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Black & Decker SDC740B SpaceMaker 12-Cup Coffeemaker, Black |  | Brand: Black & Decker
Category: Kitchen
List Price: $74.99
Buy New: $52.99
as of 3/17/2010 14:28 MDT details
You Save: $22.00 (29%)
New (23) from $52.99
Seller: ccmuffin2
Rating:  71 reviews
Sales Rank: 1548
Color: Black
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 10.3
Dimensions (in): 17 x 13 x 13
MPN: SDC740B
Model: SDC740B
UPC: 050875536821
EAN: 0050875536821
ASIN: B001REHCZY
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | 12-cup programmable coffeemaker with Perfect Pour glass carafe | | • | Removable water reservoir; illuminated water-level indicator window | | • | Brew-pause function; nonstick heating plate; clock and timer; auto shut-off | | • | Installs easily under a cabinet to save on space; cord storage; Save-a-Plug outlet | | • | Measures approximately 12-3/5 by 12 by 15-1/2 inches |
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Product Description
When it comes to counter space, don't compromise... downsize! This Black & Decker coffee maker features a reduced footprint that opens up 63% more counter space, yet still brews up to 12-cup of perfect, piping hot coffee. One-year limited warranty. Model SDC740B.
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| Customer Reviews:
Showing reviews 1-5 of 71
 nice clean look and works great March 13, 2010
Bradley Emmett (currently: Myrtle beach)
I replaced my older spacemaker coffeemaker with the new one and really like the new clean look. It works great and also like the new water holding space. Highly recommend this product to others.
 Has this happened to yours? March 11, 2010
C. Dwayne Gooch (Indiana)
We received this model as a gift over a year ago. From day one it leaked water from the resevoir, even with only 10 cups. It leaks plenty when filled to twelve. It also perked one pot onto the counter caused by a slightly out of place pot.
Always wiping up during and after the perk would keep me from buying another; however, this morning, right after perking a pot, it died! No lights, no clock, no evidence of power from a still-hot electric outlet. Has anyone else had this happen? It doesn't appear that this model has been recalled.... but on the positive side, it did make good coffee and it won't mess up my countertop again!
Dwayne
NEVER turn your back on this coffee maker March 7, 2010
CN
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is the worst coffee maker I have ever used. It is annoying and dangerous.
We dare not use this coffee maker without standing right there watching it through the whole brewing process, towel in hand.
1. The "sneak a cup" feature is mis-designed and dangerous. The lever that the coffee pot pushes against to hold the water escape aperture on the filter basket open will (with nearly 100% predictability) actually push the coffee pot 1/4" out towards the front of the unit, causing the aperture on the filter basket to be closed. The filter basket will then overflow, dumping the coffee all over the counter (and everyone on the counter) instead of into the pot.
I ripped the whole silly "sneak a cup" mechanism off of the unit. Originally I planned to try replacing the spring with a weaker one, but decided that it's just too dangerous to leave in place.
If you buy this coffee maker, I HIGHLY recommend that you remove the "sneak a cup" lever and spring before you install the unit, or you will be likely to get a very bad surprise.
2. Even with the "sneak a cup" mechanism removed, the filter basket still overflows unpredictably and dumps boiling coffee all over the counter. We have not been able to figure this one out -- we think that perhaps the water flow is very poorly regulated, and it sometimes dumps water in the filter basket faster than it can filter the coffee into the pot.
For my next step in re-engineering this monstrosity of a consumer product, I plan to use a (Makita, not a Black & Decker) drill to enlarge the hole in the bottom of the filter basket, hopefully increasing the speed at which the filter basket empties and thereby preventing overflow.
Of course, then we will also have to experiment for as long as it takes to learn the new quantity of ground coffee to use with the modified filter basket.
3. The installation process is a terrible experience. I'm very handy, and this is not the first under-cabinet coffee maker I have installed. The poor instructions, useless mounting template, and inadequate hardware made a frustrating 4 hour job out of what should have been a straightforward 45 minute job.
4. Overall, the unit is very poorly constructed, mostly of cheap easily-bendable polyethylene.
I cannot recommend too strongly against this coffee maker. Buy almost any other available alternative. The quality of Black and Decker products seems to have gone completely down the drain in recent years.
 Spacemaker Coffeemaker March 6, 2010
S. McMillian (Houston, TX USA)
We purchased this product as a replacement for a twenty year old Spacemaker. At first we were put off by the bulky appearance, but once installed it looks very attractive. It works very well and makes excellent coffee. The water tray is a bit bulky, but not a major problem. My only complaint is that the water tray sweats and water drips below and also the lip of the carafe causes drips too. Overall a good product as long as you don't put anything under it that could be damaged by water.
What a Piece of Crap! March 4, 2010
M. E. Beardsley
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Purchased unit as a replacement for older style B&D under the counter coffee maker, about 1 year ago. For the umpteenth time I awoke to find it had brewed coffee all over my counter top. Sneak a cup feature is POORLY designed!!!! If at set up, the carafe and basket are not perfectly adjusted, valve that allows liquid to drain out of basket will overflow.
Disconnected unit and placed it in the trash (violently). Located a marine unit that runs on 110V / mounts under the counter. Ordered it today. So long B&D...you've seen my last purchase.
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