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Found this moka pot at a friend's relative's house, they said it's been in their family for a bit over a decade. It just broke about a week ago, but it seems like it means a lot to them. Unfortunately they're a little too old to check out how to get it fixed, so I'm thinking of doing it for them in the near future just as a gesture.

Question is, is it possible? If so, what needs to be done/replaced?

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[–] vext01@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Looks like it just needs a new o-ring and a good clean.

You can buy o-rings, and to clean it you could trying giving it an overnight soak in vinegar, followed by a scrub.

[–] vext01@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 1 year ago

The filter isn't broken by the way. That's designed to come out I think.

[–] dragnucs@lemmy.ml -1 points 1 year ago

Bleach is a good option too to kill bacteria and fungi if any.

[–] ColoradoBoy@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

It’s clearly past it’s 2010 expiration date on the bottom…

(JK these things last forever)

Also, after you clean it up, run a few brews through because the cleaning can bring out some bad aluminum taste that a seasoned moka pot coated with oils doesn’t have.