One of our viewers had a great tip! @Alfred Morency : " On a similar subject, I have tried many things to remove coffee and tea stains(as opposed to mineral scale) and by far the best is trisodium phosphate (available in hardware stores). I mix 1/8 cup TSP to a quart of hot water, let it soak for an hour or two then dump the solution down the drain, rinse and wash with dish detergent. I have used this on stainless steel, ceramic, glass and plastic with very good results. If an object has decorations painted on it I but not glazed I would be reluctant to use this method( I haven't tried it but I think TSP might remove some paints). I use this most often on my stainless thermos, it gets very stained after a few weeks despite daily washing, put the TSP solution in it wait for two hours dump and wash and it shines like a mirror(no scrubbing needed). I would not run this through a coffee maker but have used it on the carafe and filter basket. Wear gloves and eye protection this stuffs a bit rough on the skin and the last thing you want when your cleaning your dishes is chemical burns."
@@concretejungle6938 if you have the Slim start with the machine OFF DO NOT TURN IT BACK ON Press the 8 and 12 0z at the same time until the desacle light comes on solid (not flashing). Follow the rest of the steps as shared.
I haven't done this in years, I'm ashamed to say. Just recently, my machine is brewing half the normal amount and hopefully doing this will restore it. I'm going to try using vinegar first, as it's what I used last time. Love your video. Thank you.
Make sure you also take the pod assembly apart and thoroughly clean it as well. Coffee grounds can get stuck in it and you end up with buildup and possibly even mold. All you do is grab it from the top and push it up from the bottom. Wash it with soap and hot water. Rinse and pop it back in.
My Keurig stream was coming out slower than an old man's morning pee. Always heard about vinegar to clean coffee makes so I gave it a try. To my surprise, it did not change the flow and the Descale light stayed on. Next step, I tried citric acid and viola, it started out pumping the water out like a stud. Recipe: 2 Tbsp citric acid dissolved in 1 cup hot distilled water, then add 3 cups of cold distilled water for a total of 4 cups. Run it through the machine until empty. (For tough clogs, run it a couple of times then wait for 20 minutes and then run it again.) I rinsed out the coffee make with 1-2 carafes of cold tap water. Food safe citric acid has no odor and does not hurt silicon seals in the coffee maker unlike vinegar.
I descaled 2 times following the directions exactly. My Keurig Slim bailed on me having owned it for 6 months AKA 2 descaling twice. Thankfully my machine was under warranty..
After having a single Kcup maker for years we craved a pot being made on the weekends. Researched a bunch of models and choose this one. ruclips.net/user/postUgkxL8yFdHfPF4ObeIwJ5JdM3i_9XLnbjUC2 We love it! We wanted a water reservoir for the single cup so we didn’t have to pour water in every cup but the other models it fed the water to the coffee pot to so by the time we made one pot we’d have no water left. This model has the traditional pour in feature for the pot and the reservoir for the cup which works great for us. Love how there is a bunch of holes pouring the water over the coffee, makes it taste much better. Only drawback I have is the way the lid is angled on the pot section it’s hard to get the last bit of water out of the pot into the machine without it spilling somewhere else.
Thanks for this simple, easy to understand video (also kudos for throwing in some humour in there). I've been dreading descaling my K35 but now feel confident that all will go well. Also one thing I picked up from your video is that it's a good idea to use filtered water with your Keurig machine in general as a preventative measure to prevent the chemicals from regular water from building up!
I have the touch screen Keurig and it work with the descaling solution. I was kind of having some difficulties with the instructions trying to understand it a good thing I came on RUclips and found your video. It helped me a lot figuring this out lol
You are delightfully humorous. I feel like there is a slight undertone of mocking the people that can’t simply follow directions and yet you do it so lightly I’m pretty sure they’ll miss it LOL
I like his guidence videos, please keep up the good work sir!!!! But what if I have the Keurig mini where you only use water you need, no tank that holds standing water for later?
@@synthesizerisking2886 small variety packs have been available for a long time on the Keurig website, and other websites by now I'm sure. Also plenty of stores sell packs cheaper than $12.
My maker has a descale light button but no manual do I have to descale it. I ran vinegar thru it just the same. It the light doesn’t light up and it sounds like a grinder
My machine went from brewing perfect cups of coffee to not passing any water at all... I attempted to use the Kurig descaling product (which I've used twice before just fine) and still no water will pass through. I've tried everything. $14 for that descaling product.... and I could have used that money toward a new machine.
What are the rinse pods for then? When do I use them? Their kit drives me insane it comes with rinse pods but doesn’t tell me when to use it during cleaning
When I try using white vinegar (full strength or diluted) or the powdered descaler, my Keurig machine clogs and will not draw water. Maybe I’ll try the Keurig liquid descaled.
They have k cups at both Costco and Sams club there’s many other stores you can get them from but Costco and Sams club have the biggest selection that i know of.
What do I do if I’ve done everything you suggested and I put the K cup in and iI push the cup light and it automatically shuts off?Then the descaling light comes on again? Repeating the process again with the same results.
Guys i have a keurig elite i tried descaling it 12 times but still theres a burnt smell or plasticky smell i cant tell where its coming from should i use the vinegar? Or the cleaning pods ?
It’s a descalers and it went away all buttons were working now it’s just one side working which is a large cup it’s not giving me a full brew so I’m having brewing issues I clean the machine really well and I’m trying to run vinegar through it now but it’s not working like it starts a little bit and then stops I don’t know help please
Junk it and invest in a Cusinart keurig is junk. my POS did the same thing after descaling it, Keurig doesn't care about your issue my POS is resting in a landfill some. where
When i run the solution through my machine, it never get to ADD MORE WATER even though it runs through all the solution even emptying out internal pipes so that it no longer pumping out any water. Thus the machine no longer had any solution left inside, just empty pipes. Is that how its supposed to be, now leave it ON for 30 minutes even though all the solution has been emptied out by the machine?
Leaving the solution rest in the machine for 30 minutes is what breaks down the scale inside. If you let it run "empty", then there is no solution inside. Start over.
Didn't work for me. Idk if it's bc my vinegar wasn't distilled but I've done like about 4 rines and still pours funny and that damn light will never go off
He said do it 12 times. I think that might be overkill but I use vinegar and don't find that toxic. You can turn your unit upside down to drain out more.
@@FrugalGal I performed the descale process using the water and vinegar method. After that, my units began to spit out grounds into every cup, it deformed the rubber seal surrounding the bottom needle and it began leaking. It happened to both of my units less than a year old. You’re better off using the Keurig brand descale solution.
Both times I tried this process my kuerig would clog. I would follow this exact process and then try an make a cup of coffee and no water would come out. It would make all the normal noises and then nothing.. Help?
Would irritates me is Keurig has the corner on this market The competition is light You can upscale for those cappuccino Brewers but daily driver Kcup coffee makers I'm not seeing any competition. Keurig's customer service is meh I'm on my 4th Keurig in less than 4 years 2 in the past year (Love you Costco exchange) and the descale light is a nightmare. (Erratic level fill ) If Keurig valued their customers they would have LESS HACKS/ - F.I.X. - for the different REOCCURRING problems that arise! I love Costco standing behind the products they sell! 👍 Keurig not so much 👎 🤬
One of our viewers had a great tip! @Alfred Morency : " On a similar subject, I have tried many things to remove coffee and tea stains(as opposed to mineral scale) and by far the best is trisodium phosphate (available in hardware stores). I mix 1/8 cup TSP to a quart of hot water, let it soak for an hour or two then dump the solution down the drain, rinse and wash with dish detergent. I have used this on stainless steel, ceramic, glass and plastic with very good results. If an object has decorations painted on it I but not glazed I would be reluctant to use this method( I haven't tried it but I think TSP might remove some paints). I use this most often on my stainless thermos, it gets very stained after a few weeks despite daily washing, put the TSP solution in it wait for two hours dump and wash and it shines like a mirror(no scrubbing needed). I would not run this through a coffee maker but have used it on the carafe and filter basket. Wear gloves and eye protection this stuffs a bit rough on the skin and the last thing you want when your cleaning your dishes is chemical burns."
Awesome Tip ! Good to know. Never know when you need to remove evidence.... We mean any stains removed. 🤣😀
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How do you get the Descale light to stop blinking
@@concretejungle6938 if you have the Slim start with the machine OFF
DO NOT TURN IT BACK ON
Press the 8 and 12 0z at the same time until the desacle light comes on solid (not flashing).
Follow the rest of the steps as shared.
@@penny4792 Sorry I might be a lil slow,I descaled it did what u said but the light is now solid,what's the next step?
The simplest SIMPLEST WAY TO DO IT EASILY YET EFFECTIVELY!!! THUMBS UP FOR YOUR VID MY MAN🤗🙌👏👏👏
I haven't done this in years, I'm ashamed to say. Just recently, my machine is brewing half the normal amount and hopefully doing this will restore it. I'm going to try using vinegar first, as it's what I used last time. Love your video. Thank you.
Make sure you also take the pod assembly apart and thoroughly clean it as well. Coffee grounds can get stuck in it and you end up with buildup and possibly even mold. All you do is grab it from the top and push it up from the bottom. Wash it with soap and hot water. Rinse and pop it back in.
@@mcrchickenluvr good lookin out👍🏽
My machine started delivering half cups. I went through this process (with vinegar) and it works perfectly now. Thanks!
My Keurig stream was coming out slower than an old man's morning pee. Always heard about vinegar to clean coffee makes so I gave it a try. To my surprise, it did not change the flow and the Descale light stayed on. Next step, I tried citric acid and viola, it started out pumping the water out like a stud. Recipe: 2 Tbsp citric acid dissolved in 1 cup hot distilled water, then add 3 cups of cold distilled water for a total of 4 cups. Run it through the machine until empty. (For tough clogs, run it a couple of times then wait for 20 minutes and then run it again.) I rinsed out the coffee make with 1-2 carafes of cold tap water. Food safe citric acid has no odor and does not hurt silicon seals in the coffee maker unlike vinegar.
I descaled 2 times following the directions exactly. My Keurig Slim bailed on me having owned it for 6 months AKA 2 descaling twice. Thankfully my machine was under warranty..
After having a single Kcup maker for years we craved a pot being made on the weekends. Researched a bunch of models and choose this one. ruclips.net/user/postUgkxL8yFdHfPF4ObeIwJ5JdM3i_9XLnbjUC2 We love it! We wanted a water reservoir for the single cup so we didn’t have to pour water in every cup but the other models it fed the water to the coffee pot to so by the time we made one pot we’d have no water left. This model has the traditional pour in feature for the pot and the reservoir for the cup which works great for us. Love how there is a bunch of holes pouring the water over the coffee, makes it taste much better. Only drawback I have is the way the lid is angled on the pot section it’s hard to get the last bit of water out of the pot into the machine without it spilling somewhere else.
Thanks for sharing! I had trouble reading the instructions on the label. This helped a lot!!!
Thanks for this simple, easy to understand video (also kudos for throwing in some humour in there). I've been dreading descaling my K35 but now feel confident that all will go well. Also one thing I picked up from your video is that it's a good idea to use filtered water with your Keurig machine in general as a preventative measure to prevent the chemicals from regular water from building up!
Amen! Great comment. This video rocks and made me feel confident enough to descale for the first time!I
I came here just for a simple instruction video. But I got so much more 💚
Thanks so much for the great video!!! I didn't know how to use the solution as they don't give directions on the bottle!! Thanks so much!!!!!
Glad it helped!
I like the way you say ‘soap & water’
That’s not creepy
Clear and simple instructions!! Thank you!!
Best video for descaling so far!!😊
You can go ahead... And check the next video!!!!!
your humor for a mundane but necessary acts is great!
Best and easiest directions. Thank you!
Great job! You actually said to use filtered water to rinse and refill your tank! All others have been re filling w tap water again! 🥴🤦🏽♀️🤦🏽♀️
😊❤💪👍
You got straight to the point. Thank you so much!
you're welcome!😁😁
Thanks so much! This was super helpful and simple! I’ll soon be enjoying coffee from my Keruig again!
awesome! you're welcome!!
I have the touch screen Keurig and it work with the descaling solution. I was kind of having some difficulties with the instructions trying to understand it a good thing I came on RUclips and found your video. It helped me a lot figuring this out lol
Awesome! great to be of assistance! Now is coffee time! 😁
I loved the commentary! Lol
You are delightfully humorous. I feel like there is a slight undertone of mocking the people that can’t simply follow directions and yet you do it so lightly I’m pretty sure they’ll miss it LOL
"mocking" though?
The many wonders of white vinegar!!!! Thank you!!!!
You are so welcome!
I like his guidence videos, please keep up the good work sir!!!!
But what if I have the Keurig mini where you only use water you need, no tank that holds standing water for later?
Great video I like how you kept it simple ....... Thanks
Thank you! 😁
You’re a life saver. Thank you !
Happy to help!❤😊👍
Very easy directions
Thank you for this video!
Welcome 👍😊
Thank you for the instructions
Thank you!
You're welcome!
Yay this worked BIG THANK YOU 😊
CEO of saying “go ahead”
I counted like 53 go aheads. He would make a great water park employee at the top of the slide.
Seriously - thanks for the video though nice job.
🤣
Thank you!!!! Excellent video.
You are welcome!
I refuse to give them more money for descaling solution.
Yea dude save your money and just use vinegar.
Then... use vinegar.
@@purediva81 I can't get vinegar to foam up like the solution does.
@@LanceMcGrew baking soda in the vinegar will make it foam like crazy...not sure if it will hurt the machine tho.
Right? I just spent almost 8 dollars for the solution and then come to this video and find out I could’ve used vinegar but I already have in my house
Vinegar doesn’t dissolve minerals- it only breaks it up which can cause bits to clog the head. Better to use “citric acid” which dissolves mineral
Can't even open the bottle..tried everything
It's intractable!
I would luke to see a video for cleaning needle
Liked and Subscribed.
Seems to also work for the K-Slim.
Same technology
Good job!
Thanks!
Thanks a million for sharing
Thanks for this video
Most welcome
Curious do you remove the charcoal filter before descaling? Thank you
Yes or else have bitter taste in coffee, made that mistake first time won't again. If you do though just change filter.
Thank you
Thanks 👍👍👍
No problem 👍
Thank's. So much 🙏👍👍👍👍
Thanks for this!
My pleasure!
What about the filter?
Worked great!
Great to hear!
I priced that cleaning solution at $12. I think I'll use vinegar.
I just used vinegar on my k500 flush it 3 times after with water and its purrs like a kitten
I will use vinegar the next time as well. I didn't know any better
Why is everything $12 even coffe pods? When are they gonna make small variety packs? Everyone does not want giant collections of k cups!
@@synthesizerisking2886 small variety packs have been available for a long time on the Keurig website, and other websites by now I'm sure. Also plenty of stores sell packs cheaper than $12.
$5 at Walmart all day long for this ACID from Keurig which cleans better then Vinegar
Thank you!!
My maker has a descale light button but no manual do I have to descale it. I ran vinegar thru it just the same. It the light doesn’t light up and it sounds like a grinder
ThX Excellent!!
Great thanks
THANKS BUD
I like his voice
Hahahaha thank you for the informational and entertaining video.
So this style of Keurig does not have a filter that needs to be replaced?
Correct, I had that one (little one) before I got a larger one. Mine doesn't have a filter either.
My machine went from brewing perfect cups of coffee to not passing any water at all... I attempted to use the Kurig descaling product (which I've used twice before just fine) and still no water will pass through. I've tried everything. $14 for that descaling product.... and I could have used that money toward a new machine.
What are the rinse pods for then? When do I use them? Their kit drives me insane it comes with rinse pods but doesn’t tell me when to use it during cleaning
Call Keurig customer service.
Would apple cider vinegar work or only white vinegar?
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When I try using white vinegar (full strength or diluted) or the powdered descaler, my Keurig machine clogs and will not draw water. Maybe I’ll try the Keurig liquid descaled.
Hello! I did all the procedure but my Keurig's light is still on. What Should i do now ? Thank you
The link for Amazon has it priced 4x more than what it is at target
What k cups were shown in the video
Fill the entire reservoir with vinegar/water 12 times or, fill the cup 12 times?
Cup
0:39 Hi, where do you buy those particular coffee k cups? My dad is really interested in a couple flavors but can't find it anywhere online. Thanks.
Keurig website. They have a variety and you can chose onetime shipment or re-occuring. They have sales so sign up for e-mails.
They have k cups at both Costco and Sams club
there’s many other stores you can get them from but
Costco and Sams club have the biggest selection that i know of.
What do I do if I’ve done everything you suggested and I put the K cup in and iI push the cup light and it automatically shuts off?Then the descaling light comes on again? Repeating the process again with the same results.
mine was doing thus I just had to unclog the top needle with a paperclip
What if the add water light never comes on
Guys i have a keurig elite i tried descaling it 12 times but still theres a burnt smell or plasticky smell i cant tell where its coming from should i use the vinegar? Or the cleaning pods ?
what if the solution plus water doesn’t fill the reservoir completely? just add mor water?
yes you can or just used that amount, to keep potency levels same
Should we use filtered water when using the keurig like normal? Will this help with build up?
It would be ideal, yes. Contaminants can't form scale if their not in the water.
Some Keurig's have a built in filter. We have well water and use it out of the tap. Whatever your comfortable with.
I followed these steps. It still says descale.
It’s a descalers and it went away all buttons were working now it’s just one side working which is a large cup it’s not giving me a full brew so I’m having brewing issues I clean the machine really well and I’m trying to run vinegar through it now but it’s not working like it starts a little bit and then stops I don’t know help please
Junk it and invest in a Cusinart keurig is junk. my POS did the same thing after descaling it, Keurig doesn't care about your issue my POS is resting in a landfill some. where
I had the same problem. Brewing a half cup. I tried to descale several times. It helped a little but in the end I gave up and bought a new one.
Do we go ahead?
maybe🤣😂
When i run the solution through my machine, it never get to ADD MORE WATER even though it runs through all the solution even emptying out internal pipes so that it no longer pumping out any water. Thus the machine no longer had any solution left inside, just empty pipes. Is that how its supposed to be, now leave it ON for 30 minutes even though all the solution has been emptied out by the machine?
Leaving the solution rest in the machine for 30 minutes is what breaks down the scale inside. If you let it run "empty", then there is no solution inside. Start over.
Keurig cleaning kit instructions on box:
Follow instructions on descaling solution label
Instructions on label: Follow instructions on box
Woooow.😆
My keurig still have descale on after doing this
Didn't work for me. Idk if it's bc my vinegar wasn't distilled but I've done like about 4 rines and still pours funny and that damn light will never go off
so run through 12 8oz cups of water?
The problem with mine is after 6 months of use the power doesn't come on, I must unplug it for 10 seconds to re-boot the power.
I cleaned it but can't get the salutation out of it flush twice
He said do it 12 times. I think that might be overkill but I use vinegar and don't find that toxic. You can turn your unit upside down to drain out more.
Thats an awful lot of water to descal that totals 16 8 ounce cups of water
Leslie Lewis you want to totally empty the inside reservoir. So that’s why so much.
Are you the same guy who hosts Sous Vide Everything?
Buttered rum K cup. Where do I find those? Never seen them before.
We got those in aldis, but we believe is a holiday thing, every holiday they have theme boxes.
Why isn’t any water coming out
My machine puts out a 1/4of the cup then stops
I tried this and my machine just froze 🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄
Usually that means it had too much stuff built up in it and when the solution knocked it all loose it clogged.
12 times!?
don't use vinegar i used it in mine just a little bit with water and mine stopped working
Could be it got clogged with debris after descaling. I'd turn it upside down and give it a few smacks and try again.
Fun fact: The narrator says "go ahead" 9 times in this video. Lol ☺
Don’t use vinegar in the newer Keurig’s. It ruined 2 of my Keurig Elite’s.
@@FrugalGal I performed the descale process using the water and vinegar method. After that, my units began to spit out grounds into every cup, it deformed the rubber seal surrounding the bottom needle and it began leaking. It happened to both of my units less than a year old. You’re better off using the Keurig brand descale solution.
@@FrugalGal No problem. I was not aware of this before I did it. To Keurig’s credit, they did replace them.
Both times I tried this process my kuerig would clog. I would follow this exact process and then try an make a cup of coffee and no water would come out. It would make all the normal noises and then nothing.. Help?
Use a paperclip to poke the hole where the k cup goes. Its probably clogged. I had this issue before too and it fixed it right away
I’m scared, should I go ahead?
Just buy a Keurig water filter
Would irritates me is Keurig has the corner on this market The competition is light You can upscale for those cappuccino Brewers but daily driver Kcup coffee makers I'm not seeing any competition.
Keurig's customer service is meh I'm on my 4th Keurig in less than 4 years 2 in the past year (Love you Costco exchange) and the descale light is a nightmare.
(Erratic level fill )
If Keurig valued their customers they would have LESS HACKS/ - F.I.X. -
for the different REOCCURRING problems that arise!
I love Costco standing behind the products they sell! 👍
Keurig not so much 👎 🤬
Who the hell is giving this video a thumbs down?