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Posted Sat Aug 11, 2012, 1:02pm Subject: Are the measurements lines on the Bonavita water tank accurate?

When I measure 1L of water in a measuring bowl and pour it in the tank, it fills all the way to what you see on the first picture. If i measure 40 oz (8 5 oz cups) and pour it in it fills all the way to the second picture https://plus.google.com/u/0/107590 725333489502611/posts/5VcD2J8wHQT So I'm concluding that for accuracy we should always measure before filling the water tank. (Click for larger image)

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Posted Sat Aug 11, 2012, 1:19pm Subject: Re: Are the measurements lines on the Bonavita water tank accurate?

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Posted Sat Aug 11, 2012, 1:40pm Subject: Re: Are the measurements lines on the Bonavita water tank accurate?

Interesting. Did you weigh the cold water to make sure your measuring jug is accurate ? 1000cc (weighed) poured into mine shows about 2mm below the 1 litre mark on the tank, which I reckon is pretty accurate all things considered. However there's a significant difference. The original Melitta version tanks are marked .5 litre,1 litre and 1.25 litre, as well as 2/4/6/8/10 "cups", although cups is pretty meaningless here in Europe as we don't use cups as a cooking measure, and there's no real standard. Looking at the Bonavita version in your pictures the markings are totally different. I'd do a double check by weighing the water accurately as well as measuring it.

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Posted Sat Aug 11, 2012, 6:02pm Subject: Re: Are the measurements lines on the Bonavita water tank accurate?

Okay guys sorry about that I should have totally weight the water before pouring it in. If I go by the weight the water goes exactly on the line. Thanks keepitsimple for the tip ;-) Now I guess my wife should throw away her Pyrex measuring cups :-)

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