I am in the same boat. I did inherit Moccamaster GCS from my grandmother. I belive its from the 90'ties and it just keep going and I just love the design. Its a shame they dont make that model any more.
Granted we have what we call "soft" water but i think we descaled our old moccamaster once in like...12 years. Gave it away because we upgraded to a more expensive moccamaster, so it was still going strong then.
I have one and only brew about 680ml of coffee daily / about 23oz. We have the model with the smaller glass pot that is switchable between a full and partial pot. Has been going strong brewing every single day the last few years.
I've been using the glass one for 5 years now and I've given it a fair share of accidental bumps and whacks into the counter top or the sink and have had no issues. Glass quality for a coffee machine isn't thicker=better If you feel yours has a manufacturing defect, contact customer support and get it replaced.
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