I just used the pot (I guess they're called carafe ), not the actually maker. I boiled water on the stove, then poured it into the coffee pot that had the tea. Just like a giant cup of tea!
I think they actually have tea makers that work like a coffee pot. I thought of using the coffee pot and putting the tea in the filter just how you would coffee, but I didn't know if that would work since it wasn't actually steeping.