1. Unplug and cool the appliance

Disconnect power and allow the coffee maker to cool before moving or tilting it. Empty removable water reservoirs and carafes first.

2. Check the rating label

The label is commonly located:

3. Copy the complete model number

Record every letter, digit, hyphen, and suffix. For example, DCC-3200 and DCC-3200NAS may be related identities, but a suffix should not be discarded during review.

4. Do not substitute the serial number

A serial number often identifies one individual unit. The model number identifies the product family and is what compatibility catalogs normally use.

5. Search the normalized value

Kitchen Part Match accepts common formatting variants such as DCC-3200, DCC3200, and dcc 3200. If more than one plausible record exists, the finder should show choices instead of guessing.

Ready to check a record? Try the DCC-3200 example.