Fix for Nespresso problem - pump runs but no water comes out 

Products this expensive shouldn’t have this problem

Ok update. The issue came back after a few days. We tried the same fix but it didn’t work. We called the Nespresso Support number and they are VERY. Helpful and my favorite price (free 😂). They had me fill the reservoir with hot water and then lift up the carriage where the spout is. Next they told me to stick a toothpick up the spout. I did and it barely went in. They said push harder as it should go up almost the length of the toothpick. I did that and a BUNCH of clogged coffee grounds cam out. They then had me run a cleaning by pressing the coffee button 3 times quickly. The water flowed thru fine after that. Thank you for posting this fix, and to others who continue to have this issue try what I posted as well!

Thank you!! This was the least invasive, last expensive, most convenient repair recommendation I found online. I tried this before anything else because my husband had some 1/2” pex tubing on hand. Cut off a length, it fit perfectly just as you stated, added some water and barely had to do anything to clear it, but it worked. I’m enjoying a nice cup of coffee right now!

I dealt with this this week! Here’s some feedback for people out there: - TLDR: Tried tube/forcing water approach. Didn’t work. Filled tank up with hot water. Ran through troubleshooting w/ Nespresso support. Let water tank sit full on machine for 3 days. Ran a cleaning cycle (lock, 3 quick button taps)and it miraculously started working! - I bought 1/2” flexible clear plastic tubing, secured with duct tape. You have to really seal it bc the 1/2” didn’t quite cover the intake. - I also bought 1/2” PVC. It was really thick + inflexible. Which is what my local Lowe’s had in a short length. This was a problem bc the top of the machine juts out so the end of the pipe doesn’t lay flat over the intake. I think the combo of the tubing approach + letting the tank sit did the trick for me. Thanks for getting this how-to out there!

you made my day I was so upset about my Nespresso coffee, not working I will give try

EXCELLENT TIP! This is by far the simplest and least intrusive solution. Especially on a brand new coffee maker. We bought a Nespresso Vertuo, 54 oz. (De'Longhi) from Amazon. Wouldn't pump water. I did a return and bought a replacement, same unit, and received the replacement 48 hours later.. The replacement unit did the SAME THING! Would not pump water. After reviewing all the solutions online, I tried this one first. SCORE!! FYI - The guy who originally posted this fix did not specify what size tubing he used. For the newest model Vertuo, 5/8" OD tubing matches the water inlet best. It make take you a few tries, but it works! For me, I had to fill the tube with water 3 times and blow with all my might each time before the unit started working correctly. And it was BRAND NEW!! Kudo's to Mr. Trifunov! Thank you for the Tip!!!

Thank you so much for the simplest and quickest solution for that problem. I've watched several videos that talked about taking the machine apart but did not want to do that. After watching your video, it took me just 2 minutes to bring it back to life. And now I am enjoying the Nespresso coffee, again. Best regards!

🤸🏻‍♀🤸🏻‍♀🤸🏻‍♀Simplicity at its best. Followed your instructions to the tee with the assumption that the machine must be ON and in "cleaning procedure" mode. Thank you!

THANK YOU Gerald. Had not used my Vertuo for many months and tried unsuccessfully for hours to get flow. Tried your procedure and it worked immediately. Even more surprising is that I had the right size PVC tube. Thaks again.😀

Omg thank you!! I did this with a bendy straw and it worked. Brand new machine wasn’t working. Thank goodness for you.

thank you. I skipped the trip to the hardware store and used a straw. blew hard when the pump started to run, and the water started flowing. awesome

Thanks so much!! I'm not mechanically inclined (at all) and I used a straw and poured water into the hole - I really have absolutely no fixing skills whatsoever and so I'm just thrilled

Thank you. This worked for me, we didn’t have time to go to hardware store so we used hand pump hose and sealed it around the intake. Started the machine and blew real hard. As we ran it 3-4 times. It didn’t seem like there was a change but after that we filled up the reservoir with water and pressed the button. It worked normally. Back in business!

This worked for me by using a syringe like you get from the pharmacy and cutting the tip off. Thanks for the ideas! I’m enjoying a cup of coffee right now 🙌

I tried a few things before I saw this video....bought the pvc 3/4 inch tubing and it worked on the very first try!!!!!!! Thank you!!

Thanks! I used a fitted hose and had to lean the machine forward but it worked! Appreciate you posting this.

I can confirm that this worked! I actually used a big reusable straw- the water leaked out the side but I managed to blow in it real quick and the thing came back to life! Thank you, sir!

Hello and Thank You! Yes this works. Excellent plan. The dry water line was primed using this approach and I have coffee again. Quite the time and money saved. I'll pass $20 coffee money to a local charity on your behalf. I used a larger syringe to increase the pressure of water into the supply line and a right sized faucet washer to provide a best seal between the machine and the syringe.

I just tried a couple things that never worked and found your video and it worked for me thank you

This works beautifully! I just got a 1 ft section of 1/2” irrigation hose left over from my sprinkler system and it worked perfectly!! It took two tries and you have to blow w good pressure, but it is working perfectly now

Thank you sooooo much! You saved my Nespresso coffee machine 👍👍👍

This worked great! I didn’t have tubing so thought I’d just give it a go without and it work! I put a few drops of water into the inlet and started brewing and once I heard the pump kick in, I blew as hard as I could. I did this a few times and all of a sudden I saw coffee come out. Thanks!

Thanks a lot for such an easy fix. Worked perfectly.

I have a different machine but this nudged me in the right direction thanks mate

This video is awesome 😭. Thanks a lot! I did it with a bubble tea straw and some plumber tape to add volume

Brilliant. I was just about to disassemble my machine. I will try your suggestion and be back to let you know if it worked.

Thank you! I used a plastic straw from a tumbler I had. Worked perfect.

Thank you for this video, it worked perfectly even with a thick straw!

Genius. Worked like a charm with some 1/2 inch vinyl tubing.

worked like a charm. nice job and thank you!

THANK YOU SO MUCH you just saved my machine❤❤🎉🎉🎉❤❤

Thankyou for the recommendation. I used a piece of copper pipe I had lying around and used hot water and air compressor. After a few tries, water started flowing again.

You saved my machine thank you! I used a regular boba straw too and it worked.

I had some of this pipe in the basement. I was fortunate. It worked!

Worked like a charm !!!! Thank you

this is a great video...however, when I checked the Nespresso site, it said to try the process several times due to air in the line...it took 5 times, but then the water came through...so...before dismantling, try up to 7-8 times to pump the air through before you go to the trouble of this process.....but thank you for sharing!!

Great solution. Worked like a charm! :-)

Tried a couple of other remedies that did not work. Your solution worked perfectly! I used a random bubble tea straw that I had. Thanks!

Thanks! This trick works for me 🙏

Thank you so much it worked on my machine

This worked for me thank you -

worked like a charm!!! I used the metal part of an ikea lamp, which is a tube, and worked perfectly lol

Thanks for the advice! I was able to fix the problem with a regular drinking straw by putting its end inside the hole, covering the rest with my fingers and blowing really hard

Thank you, i was having the same problem.

Thx a lot !! It works very well

This work for me 👊 thanks so much

You're awesome man!

Thank you so much

Thanks, this worked for me :)

Thank you!

Thanks! That did the trick

Perfect fix.

❤it worked great!!!

Thank You! Mine was so clogged that i’ve had to use a bike pump to make the necessary pressure (almost 20psi).

Thank you you are the man 💪

I blew until dizzy, nada, attached a bottle and squeezed, nada. Then I filled the pipe to the top with water, crammed in a baby carrot, and plunged that down with a thick pencil, viola. Thanks.

Interesting... I wonder if the seal on the water container is going funky. Prior to the failure to pump the water... Yesterday there was a puddle of water coming from the base of the water reservoir. I wiped it up and removed/reseated the reservoir. Today the water pump was straining and barely had output and was in a powered off state. I jostled the lever up and down to trick it into thinking I put a new pod in (didn't) ran again. It pumped but very strained. Repeated that process 2 or 3 times and water came out finally but kinda like it's got a prostrate issue. 😂 Gonna try your fix today and run some descaler thru even tho we are not due for one.

It works. I used bubble tea straw 😜thanks

1) place some water in filter , turn on machine and cycle . 2) place thumb over inlet valve 3) when machine tries to draw water , create a suctioning motion and this works

TADA! GREAT SOLUTION!

thank you... i just had mine working after watching your video :) nyway, i used a normal straw and blow as hard as i can.. :) presto! :)

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Thank you very much,i have a hose from the washing machine cut it out now i have 3 peace in case if i one get lost,it worked like a ROLEX the vertuoline now.

So... did everyone forget how to use the “first start” procedure which primes/cleans the unit for first use? Press the start button 3 times within 2 seconds, and my espresso after 1 min started flowing water again. It worked for me. 🤷🏻‍♂️

Hi Jerry - What is the size of the pipe you are using? I got a 1/2" outside diameter to try and get my Vetruoline Nespresso working again, but the tube did not make a good enough seal so the water just ran out on the counter. Thanks!!

Wow.. I just did this by blowing water in the hole from my mouth and it worked. Lol I just gave my nespresso cpr

This may be a silly question, but I’m trying this with the water tank pulled out and a straw and then pouring water in the straw and blowing while pressing the button to pump it through. Is that right? How much water should come out to know if it’s working? I’ve tried this a few times and see some drops of water, so I put the water tank back in, but still just drops come out; not a steady stream of water 😢

👍Works a wonder

Mine wont turn off i push the 3 seconds and it blinks

Spent two hours trying multiple solutions from multiple videos videos and still had no water coming out. In the end, I solved the issue by simply sticking a toothpick inside the piercing water exit inside the head. Ground coffee and water instantly came out. Pulled multiple espressos since and it flows as good as new.

Any idea what size pipe you used?

Hi what’s the dimensions of that pipe.? I have the same problem. 😔

It didn't work for me. Found the perfect fitting tube where there was a perfect seal (dollar tree plastic handle of a butterfly net). I blew and even sucked and thought if I just keo at it, eventually it wuld work. I read the reviews to see if I was alone in this not working. Clearly it worked for most people. Then I found dhellraisa comment aboutr sticking a toothpick in the water hole. The one on the outside did nothing but turn the machine upside down and flip open where the pods sit.....you can see a little slented shaped hole. Toothpick there and instantly it loosened the coffee stuck there and began free flowing!

If this doesn't work for you, try clearing the capsule disk. This disk needs to spin at the start of all cycles (including cleaning and descaling), otherwise the machine will make a few clicks, and refuse to operate. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-4m_UOS4s7C0.html

I tried everything and nothing worked. I poured boiling water in the reservoir and it primed immediately.

this did not work for me, nor bubble wrap nor baggies.

I blew like crazy and no water moved

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did not work....

Didn't work for me :/

no kidding

After trying every trick youtube has to offer....with none of them working I went back to using my old espresso machine that's worked fine for 10 years. The Nespresso has too many moving parts. Keep it simple stupid as the saying goes.

Lift up "the arm" and press the lungo button to at water, when you see water running through, press down "the arm", the water is now in the system again.

I used the cylinder of a meat injector and it worked great. Thanks for the video!