Not really, just been so long since I've perked a pot of coffee I'd have to do a test run. Check equipment before you need it sort of thing. Hate to wake up in the morning with no power, lights, or water and have to stumble through confusion before coffee. I'm not good before coffee. When I get up at 3:30, I'll run a cup through the SO's one-cup machine so I can function well enough to start a pot in the dripmaker.