This coffee maker has a tremendous issue with leaking - the drip spout pours out at an angle so it misses the coffee pot and flows cups of coffee all over the counter. I've tried different grades of coffee grounds and an alternate filter - no luck. I bought it because it was designed to front load water and brew awesome cofee but it doesn't operate (major design flaws in this model, including no auto-pause). Looks great and coffee tastes good but you will have problems with this model if you buy it! Sincerely...