Ninja Coffee Bar 5 Beeps of DEATH ~FIXED!!! 

Alternative solution: I didn’t have the right screwdriver so I added vinegar a little at a time into the black valve and pressed to drain it into the machine. When it stopped draining I knew it was filled. I let it sit, then ran a clean cycle and it worked! I ran three more clean cycles with vinegar/water mix and two more with clean water. So far so good.

I got one of these from Goodwill for $18 and you helped me fix it, thank you.

The flow meter detects reduced flow signaling the maker to do the five beeps. I went through six videos, including yours (yours was the most helpful!), and I cleaned the hose and the scale off in three different ways. It worked for a week before the beep came back. I told Ninja on Twitter about it, and others did, too. Template response. Treated you like a generic customer and not a person. If they would've responded on Twitter with real solutions, I'd have stuck with it, but when the beep came back after a week, I said, "Okay, that's it." I later bought an Aeropress for $30 and it makes better coffee, faster (as fast as you can get hot water), quieter, and you can take it anywhere. That said, thanks for the video, Lenia. It helped.

I followed your instructions, cleaned out the heater with a Dremel brush attachment, cleaned out the tubes with a straw cleaner, ran vinegar and water through the machine and POOF! it was like a new Coffee Bar! Thanks for your help, Lenia!!

This is wonderful, thank you. One note, when you pulled the white plastic piece off, the gray gasket was in the metal boiler. When I put it back together that way it leaked like a sieve. After a few tries I realized that you have to put the grey gasket around the plastic piece before putting it back together. Other than that, great video!

I've been pushing the brew buttons repeatedly so I can get a pot of coffee for about the last year at least. Your video helped me clean my machine and I'm back in business without having to push the brew button 20 times every morning. Thanks!

WORKED!!! I got my Ninja for free from a university pantry, and I was so excited to bring it home and show my husband. Only to be greeted by the five beeps. After half a bottle of vinegar and three videos later, your tips did the trick. THANK YOU! Hopefully it stays this way.

Took the two screws out of the boiler..fought to get the pump out to inspect the tube...when i pulled it out...there were yellow plastic pieces from the the plastic cap blocking the hole OUT. Apparently there was a small funnel on the inside of the cap ?? And it decayed and lodged itself into the exit hole ...blocking 75% of the exit. Cleaned out with a bottle brush- ran cleaning cycle with vinegar...then water 3 times... NO MORE BEEP! Thank you so much for posting your video...can't go without my coffee!

You're a life-saver. I followed your video and boom full pot of coffee brewed without having to babysit the machine. Thank you. 💖

Thank you so much for this video! I found mine at my local goodwill for $8.00 in brand new condition and it was doing this exact thing! Now its working like a charm and hopefully it stays that way.

I am so grateful for this video. I had tried literally everything I could think of... cleaning everything, trying to run clean cycles with vinegar, pulling out and cleaning all the inner tubings and no clogs. I was ready to throw it away! My problem was caked build up of calcium deposits in the silver cavity. After taking care of that issue, it finally was able to filter an entire reservoir of water without an interruption of the dreaded 5 beeps. Then, I was able to run the much needed clean cycles and everything is now working as it should. I appreciate you!

Perfect! Your fix worked, my wife will get her morning coffee and I don't have to shell out $200 on a new machine.

Today, I followed your steps as mine has been down for days, and the inside was full of scale from hard water. Once I cleaned it out and soaked a few parts, it's purring like a kitten!! Thank you so much!!

This worked for me. Thank you! Btw, if your having trouble getting that calcium scraped off like I did, soak a towel or a paper towel in white vinegar, stuff it in there and leave it for awhile. That loosened it up well for me. Also, make sure you put that gasket around the plastic circle before you reconnect it; I didn't do that correctly and water poured out the bottom when I tried it out.

Thank you. Couldn't even run the clean cycle before 5 beeps and a shut down. Thought I would have to buy a new machine. Really appreciated.

Worked like a charm. Thank you for posting this Lenia! T-10 security screw driver is needed to remove the bottom plate screws. #2 screw driver is also needed to remove the boiler plate. I also had to bend over the plastic tab on the cord holder area to remove the boiler plate.

Thanks for posting this! It saved my Ninja! I had been experiencing the 5 beeps of death for weeks. Repeated cleanings did nothing to solve the problem and I was searching for answers. Its ridiculous that a user has to dismantle a coffee maker just to brew a simple cup of coffee. At least I know how to do it now if the Ninja's death song comes on again. By the way, I had a lot of difficulty removing the bottom covering. Some of the torx screws were stripped. I ended up breaking the bottom to get it off but was able to superglue it back together.

This works!!! I had chunks of loose white scale in my boiler and build-up on side and where the seal sits. I stuffed dry paper towels inside then soaked them with white vinegar. I cleaned the rubber seal and areas where the seal fits so it would not leak later. A month later and my ninja is still working like new. Note i had a piece of black plastic blocking me from opening the boiler. I removed it.

Mine was actually almost new, so it wasn’t dirty. What I realized is that there seems to be sensors on the filter holder. I had mine between two appliances, so could open it to put coffee in it, but it wasn’t opening fully to trip the sensor. So as long as I open the coffee filter door fully, hear a tick, then push it closed and hear another tick, it works fine.

Excellent ! My wife was pissed because I wanted to buy a new one watched your video and got working again. Saved a couple hundred bucks , the ninja from the landfill and maybe I’ll get rewarded for the effort. Cheers 🍻

Really grateful for the video. I didn’t have the right screwdriver to begin with and it took me a little bit of research to find out that I need T10 precision screwdriver to open it. Other than that your solution worked like a charm. Thank you again for sharing!

Thank you so much! ❤️ I did everything you said and it’s working again! Not only you saved me 300$ but you helped me to win my first battle against planned obsolescence! Thank you!!! 😁

Thank you sooooo much! The 5 beeps of death are a real soul killer, especially when you're jonesing for a cup of coffee. All I needed to do was monkey around with the reservoir buttons, like you said and then ran it and voila, excellence! Thank you again.

Thank you very much, I bought a second-hand coffee maker and I thought I had been scammed because it did not work, I had the same problem..and I just did what you say in the video and it worked perfectly. Thank you so much again God bless you.

Thanks! Worked! It’s insane how many problems these units have... nice to have fixes available. Seems most of the problems revolve around calcium buildup.

Super helpful! This video pointed me in the right direction to get mine going again The issue with mine was a buildup in the water pump. I was able to clean it by soaking the pump in white vinegar, then forcing water through it with an air compressor. Works good as new now!

Thank you so much for sharing this video! I was about to donate to recycling Depot when I figured I had nothing to lose to try and fix my machine. I had the same problem with the round casket not sitting right and water was just seeping through like a funnel. Got it right on 2nd try.... so proud of me self! And safe $$$ from getting a new one! 👌👏😁

Thank you so much for this! Bought a ninja off of Facebook marketplace and it was just filthy. Spent an hour cleaning it only to get the beeping when even trying to run a cleaning cycle. Did this and it’s working like new now!

I was skeptical of this troubleshooting but it worked! I also took apart the small little pump where the small hose is connected to on the piece she took out. Opened up the pump housing by slightly turning it and it unlocked easily. Made sure the small little fins inside it was able to move freely and cleaned out the small hose attached to it. Put everything back together and sure enough it worked! After running a full coffee pot (just water), lots of little calcium nuggets got flushed out and went onto the coffee basket!

Thank you! It beeped the first time I clicked clean and I was about ready to give up, but I clicked it again and it’s been cleaning for the last 10 minutes.

Thank you for this video! Customer support gave up after unplugging it and plugging it back in. This fix worked great and should be a part of Ninjas maintenance on the coffee maker.

Your video helped me fix my coffee maker! Thanks so much for sharing.

So first of all, thank you. This worked!!! Little upset about the torx security bit set I had to buy- but ended up with a 100 piece kit from Harbor Freight for $9.99- beats another $200-500 coffee system. I made the mistake of not seating the seal correctly and ended up with half a pot’s worth of water and vinegar on my counter... so I got to get those super clean as well!!!! My neighbor has the same system and recommended using the water from my refrigerator since those filters are usually pretty decent. Thanks for the video.

Worked! So thankful for this video - wasn't able to find one that took apart the machine. Thanks!

Hi, Lenia! I used your video to help fix my coffee maker, thanks. A quick insight on why this works: - The hose you cleaned connects to a flow meter (Google "ab32 s21p030c 11R" and you'll see a doc explaining that it's a flow meter used for coffee makers that use "vibration pumps". The 30c is the opening in mm (3.0mm), 11R is the angle (w/e that means) and AB32 represents a model. - The inside of the coffee maker gets reeeeeallly scaly, like we saw here, and I think scale clogs up the hose - I think clogging up the hose causes the flow meter to register as "too low of flow" - The coffee pot takes this signal, shuts it off, and gives you the five beeps. So I think five beeps means inadequate flow, caused by scale, which you eliminate which makes it work.

Mine turned out to be a corroded connector (the red one) going to the "boiler chamber" over-temp switch. I bypassed the connector on the pin that was corroded and the five beeps of death went away. Always check the integrity of the several connectors in the bottom of the coffee maker. Thanks for the inspiration.

It worked! Thank you so much for this video! You legit just saved us a couple hundred bucks, now not having to buy a new one!

OMG thank you so much for this video. I just experienced the 5 beeps of death myself and had no clue what was wrong and ready to go buy another coffee maker. At least now I was able to get it working again! I too am unsure how I got calcium buildup when I have a whole house water softener and get water that's filtered again through the refrigerator. I also had trouble getting the screws off the bottom, but eventually found a small flathead screwdriver that did the trick. Thanks again!

ty for posting this, I dont have the same model as you but this helped me so much.

Thank you!!! it worked, just be sure you put the gasket in the right place

Worked for me, thank you! My heating chamber was gross. I will say that I didn't get the gasket in place the first time and leaked water all over. When I put it back on the plastic part and then squeezed the parts together, it worked like a charm.

Very impressed. I wish my wife was even a little mechanical (not a deal breaker, been married 30 yrs.). Thx!

This, alone, didn't work for me and I was ready to throw it away. I saw somewhere else about bubbles getting in the line and it said to burp the machine. I unplugged it, removed filter and basket and turned it over in the sink. I pushed the button where the water reservoir meets and let the water drain. I began turning it up right again and let the water drain from where it fills the filter basket. I repeated this until no more water came out and while it was upside down in the sink, I spanked it pretty hard on the bottom a few times. Plugged it back in and it immediately ran a full clean cycle without beeping after 20 seconds! My wife is impressed.

this is the only video that actually worked! thank you for the video!!

Thanks for the detailed video. This helped me fix the deadly 5 beeps :)

Thank you!! All I had to do was the first steps you said to do without having to remove the bottom. Now I have really hot water & white vinegar on the 1hour clean. 🙏🏼🙏🏼 Thank you.

I simply took the reservoir off, turned it upside down in sink and used my finger to press where the reservoir connects to the valve in the machine and bled all the water out. works good as new. good video though.

Fixed it for me. I tried just flushing the line but that didnt work, but when I scraped the deposits out of the boiler, then ran clean water directly through the boiler(machine upside down, like she did with vinegar) out the top of the coffee bar, put it all back together and it works! Thanks so much!!

Hallelujah!!! Thank you for this incredibly clear, succinct and easy to follow remedy! It worked! You are a saint! ;0)

Thanks for saving me about $200 to replace!

Thank you so much. You saved my coffee maker😀

Thank you! You saved my morning!

Thank you . You saved me a lot of money

Thanks for posting! 2 quick suggestions: 1.) Of course, make sure that you unplug the unit before you open up the bottom (seems obvious but some may forget). 2.) Remove all of the screws, including the two heating element cover screws, before you put it into the sink. That way you don't lose any of the tiny screws down the drain. And then assemble on the countertop, not near the sink.

Thank you for the instructions they were great and it did work!! , one thing to be very careful it is when you put it back together to place the washer on the pump properly if not it will leak ...test for leak before replacing the cover

Thank you for this video it’s exactly what I needed to fix the problem!!

You’re my hero!! Fixed mine first try!

Thanks so much I fixed my machine with your video so helpful!!!

Great video! Helped me immensely.

Thank you so much for this information! Worked immediately after following your instructions ❤

FINALLY!!! Thank you so much… my brother regifted it to me and then it wouldn’t work so I figured it was done for… until I googled how to fix the 5 beep death…

This 100% worked for me, thank you!

Hey all, a year in, and this is still THE BEST HOW-TO-FIX video on your Ninja.....I have referred to it several times. I no longer do the vinegar cleaning cycle, ever. It takes HOURS of hovering and doesn't work. The reason is that the Ninja boiler is something like 3 inches tall, and only about 1/2 of an inch of liquid sits in the boiler; the rest quickly cycles in and out...so the vinegar/special coffee maker cleaner doesn't have time to do it's thing! Save yourself the frustration. Skip everything else. Go straight to the boiler. My tips: Clean boiler soon after the coffee maker has been brewing, because the hot water seems to soften the mineral gunk. Scrape down the inside of the boiler with a screwdriver best you can. Then use a small wad of sponge or cloth to plug the hole at the far end of the boiler and fill the boiler with vinegar, and hopefully the plug of sponge will hold the vinegar so it SLOWLY drains, fizzling as it goes. Now find the sharpest junky knife you can and scrape again. Then use a skinny fork (I use a little 2-pronged lobster fork) to swirl a somewhat abrasive scrubby pad soaked in vinegar around in there. Repeat till satisfied. You'll never get all the mineral scale off, but the machine will work fine with the bulk of it gone. Even if you scrape around for half an hour to an hour, it is still way easier (and effective) than the useless time trying to use the the cleaning cycle. I do this every three months or so, when the Ninja needs to brew twice (or three times if I am delinquent!) just to fill my coffee mug!

Before you go to all that trouble, remove your pot and reservoir… Turn the whole thing upside down over your sink and give your coffee maker a good few hard slaps. That should dislodge a lot of your problems including air bubbles. After that run a vinegar solution through it on the clean cycle. No need to take the whole darn thing apart if you don’t have to. Worked great for me.

Worked like a charm, thank you!

This worked! Many thanks.

not sure if it's a fix for all ninja's, but just holding mine upside down and depressing the valve fixed it. It was just an air pocket in the line. Try that before taking it apart. But still appreciate seeing how to take it apart if I ever need to!

Thank you so much! Cleaned her up and we are back to brewing. 😊

Thank you for the suggestion. I was able to get all cleaned out but couldn't get the boiler cover back on. It has to slide under and back. Help!

Oh my God I have the same problem as I was cleaning at white residue was coming out. Looks like I’m gonna have to take it apart as well because only a little water comes out and then it stops. Thanks so much. At first I thought maybe someone put baking soda in there to clean it but it’s just white residue

Thanks for the help. Tried everything else and this worked.

I ended up having to blow through the top but this worked! Thanks,

worked for me! thank you!!

THANK YOU!!!! This worked!!! You just saved me quite a bit of money :)

OK, I wish You showed the issues taking stuff off and putting it back on as well It was not that hard but there is some issues. I did fixed my coffee bar. At least you showed the IDEA what can be wrong there is few more thing I did to fix it like empty the extra water from inside, this is another thing I found video on RU-vid. Thanks

Totally worked on mine. Leaked first time too. Gotta get that grey gasket in the right position.

This video was helpful-it worked. Thanks

Thanks this worked!!! The only difference is we have the cf100 they use torx screw with a stopper pillar sticking up. I had to Dremel that sucker out but other than that close to the same process.

Thanks for the great video!

Thank you so much. Mine started doing this on a Monday just before work 😑 my immediate reaction was "uhh f this I'm ordering Shipley's coffee and fixing this Sunday" lol

Thank you so much it worked for us!

Mamma to the rescue! 👍

We won one of these on the local buy and sell, and I think the reason the people bounced it was because it was beeping. I flipped it upside down and did the pump trick and so far I have had to open it up.

Thank you! This helped so much!! ❤

Great job

Yes this works. Thanks so much

Thank you! You saved the day

Thank you for the help! It works!

Thanks Karen! ❤️

Thank you it helped 🙏

Put a dark towel in the sink so that you can catch little screws and parts that get dropped so they don’t go down the drain

It's absurd to me that a coffee machine this expensive has such a common problem with such convoluted fixes.

Awesome thank you for your help!

To fix ours I just created a seal with my lips where it feeds water in and blew into it hahaha and it worked!

I bought the mr coffe iced coffee maker cause i love iced coffee and i need iced coffee🤣yeah my ninja coffee bar is unsaveble but thanks for this review Lenia Driscoll👍🏾👋🏾😁

Gratitude for posting 🙏. What type of screw driver .? ❤

Solved my problems thank you 🙏🏻

I am going to try this

Thanks!!!

Thank you.