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Post by Miss Ang on Aug 8, 2014 11:41:00 GMT
I have the B70 and notice it's making some strange noises as it warms up each morning and when it brews. It just doesn't sound as smooth as it once did. I do not remove the reservoir to fill it, I bring water over to the Keurig. I do take it off to wash it out now and then but for the most part I don't. And I only use filtered water. Do you just fill the reservoir with distilled vinegar and run through followed by water? Or do you use anything else? It seems like I once saw little k-cups that were meant for cleaning but I never purchased any. Anyone used those? Just curious what other people do. I would be so sad if I woke up one morning and my Keurig wouldn't brew. I gave my regular coffee pot away to someone whose broke so I would be without coffee if that were to happen!  |
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Post by Debbie on Aug 8, 2014 11:44:49 GMT
I use the vinegar method. I follow to the instructions and let it sit for a while, then run lots of cycles of water to rinse.
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momto4kiddos
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Post by momto4kiddos on Aug 8, 2014 11:52:28 GMT
I just cleaned my recently using vinegar. Worked great!
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conchita
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Post by conchita on Aug 8, 2014 12:30:19 GMT
I've had three Keurigs break down on me. I've always made sure to do regular maintenance on it but sometimes the machine is just faulty. I'm back to using a small coffee maker now.
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Post by SockMonkey on Aug 8, 2014 12:32:18 GMT
I found the instructions for full cleaning online (including taking apart the cup assembly and cleaning the needle). I do that. I have not had problems.
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Post by cakediva on Aug 8, 2014 12:43:34 GMT
While I've always used vinegar to clean it, lately we've been having issues with the water not going through. I was sure we needed a new one.
We had a new k-cup place open in town, so as I was filling my basket with single cups, I was chatting with the owner.
Now, it could totally have been a sales gimmick, but he told me the vinegar only takes the scale off the machine, but that small particles were still inside, hence the clogging. He sold me a bottle of Kuerig brand cleaner ($20) and then the water filter attachment for the machine. Once I cleaned with the cleaner, and started using the filter? No more issues at all! It did take a couple tries to get the water flowing with the new filter (I don't think we soaked it long enough before putting it in) it has been running like a dream ever since!
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Post by SockMonkey on Aug 8, 2014 12:54:51 GMT
While I've always used vinegar to clean it, lately we've been having issues with the water not going through. I was sure we needed a new one. We had a new k-cup place open in town, so as I was filling my basket with single cups, I was chatting with the owner. Now, it could totally have been a sales gimmick, but he told me the vinegar only takes the scale off the machine, but that small particles were still inside, hence the clogging. He sold me a bottle of Kuerig brand cleaner ($20) and then the water filter attachment for the machine. Once I cleaned with the cleaner, and started using the filter? No more issues at all! It did take a couple tries to get the water flowing with the new filter (I don't think we soaked it long enough before putting it in) it has been running like a dream ever since! If you brew a lot of drinks that have other stuff in them (hot chocolate, the iced coffees with sugar added), then your cup assembly/needle will clog more quickly. Have you ever taken it apart and cleaned it? That needs to be done regularly, too (even if just brewing regular coffee/tea). |
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Post by cakediva on Aug 8, 2014 13:06:27 GMT
While I've always used vinegar to clean it, lately we've been having issues with the water not going through. I was sure we needed a new one. We had a new k-cup place open in town, so as I was filling my basket with single cups, I was chatting with the owner. Now, it could totally have been a sales gimmick, but he told me the vinegar only takes the scale off the machine, but that small particles were still inside, hence the clogging. He sold me a bottle of Kuerig brand cleaner ($20) and then the water filter attachment for the machine. Once I cleaned with the cleaner, and started using the filter? No more issues at all! It did take a couple tries to get the water flowing with the new filter (I don't think we soaked it long enough before putting it in) it has been running like a dream ever since! If you brew a lot of drinks that have other stuff in them (hot chocolate, the iced coffees with sugar added), then your cup assembly/needle will clog more quickly. Have you ever taken it apart and cleaned it? That needs to be done regularly, too (even if just brewing regular coffee/tea). Oh yes - I followed all the instructions. Took it apart, cleaned all the parts, used a thin paperclip to clean the nozzle point, I followed it all. But it was still not having the water run through. We only ever use coffee with it, and DD runs hot water through for her loose leaf teas. We always fill with a measuring cup, never remove the reservoir. Ours has never said "descale" on a regular basis on the panel, so we were doing it when things seems sluggish. But since doing the Keurig brand cleaner (which the guy did say we'd only need to do the once, and then combined with the filter, we should be good to go) we've been having no issues at all. And we were talking daily issues with trying to get coffee in the morning! So it was worth the $20 to me. |
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YooHoot
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Post by YooHoot on Aug 8, 2014 13:07:00 GMT
Vinegar.
But mine is dead, so all the cleaning in the world didn't help it.
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Post by brandy327 on Aug 8, 2014 13:20:32 GMT
Vinegar here too! I just told dh this morning that it needs a good cleaning. I may do that today actually!
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Post by Miss Ang on Aug 9, 2014 2:47:57 GMT
Thanks, everyone!
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Pamelou
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Post by Pamelou on Aug 9, 2014 3:35:49 GMT
I've used both methods, vinegar one time and Keurig descaler the next. I do change the filter every three months too. I am thinking that the cost of running this machine is not inexpensive in the end and if it breaks, I will look to another method of brewing again. I pay for the water we put in it too. But, I do like the temp of coffee from the Keurig K65.
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Post by adoette on Aug 9, 2014 3:40:43 GMT
Thanks. I have cleaned it with vinegar but had not done the paper clip cleaning. That might solve some issues we have been having.
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