This is a game changer for me. I'm a professional field technician and I come across this issue constantly. Really nice to know about that internal clog. (We don't get much in the way of training, so it's more of a figure it out on your own thing). I think you just solved at least 80% of my Keurig issues! Thanks for the video!
Good Really hi I have the classic red one and a year ago I stupidly put milk instead of water because some one said it could do good for hot cocoa I cleaned and cleaned it I thought I had cleaned it enough but when I’m trying to using it now it still had milk in it and it’s clogged some where and I don’t know how to take it apart please tell me I can still save it
@@jarodwoods3650 Sounds like a lost cause. I'd throw it out and get a new one. You've probably got coagulated milk proteins built up in your boiler valves, and you'd have to tear the entire machine apart to clean it all out.
@Good Really I’m trying to fix it I got it for Christmas and I doubt they get me another one I got to the hose part but i don’t know hot to take the hose off to get the water out
@@jarodwoods3650 You'd have to tear the whole thing down to get all of the milk residue out. It got heated up in the boiler and most likely gunked up everything.
Luke thanks for trying to help it probably would have worked but then the kids got into the pieces I put up and I thought i had to throw it away and after that I found the pieces
My girlfriend was about to put my Keurig in the garbage.I am very mechanical and watched your video.My valve was clogged and tip was clogged.I cleaned both and as good as new.Saved $100. Thank You so much,Mike!
Just add an easier unclog tip to this great video ,,, at around the 7:10 min mark when you see mike pinching that 90 degree bend in the rubber tube you’ll notice 2 smaller Phillips head screws just behind there. Remove those and then you can remove that whole needle assembly ( very easy too ) and use vinegar or CLR mixed with hot water to clean that out completely. I tested mine at that point as well by holding the rubber tube that comes from inside the reservoir and ran a few cups of my cleaning fluid ( CLR ) and confirmed it flowing freely. Re-Assemble and your machine is like new again. Thanks Mike for the video. Very Helpful.
Thank you; thank you; thank you! I cannot tell you how badly I needed a cup of coffee this instant. Every other solution I saw online failed me. This was the one that worked.
Several years ago I found your video. I followed your steps. It unclogged my Keurig. My Keurig clogged again. I'm glad I saved this video. Thanks for the video
I came across your video I just purchased a new Keurig during the Black Friday sale I had a old Keurig elite I did what you suggest in your video and unclog my old Keurig machine and I had nothing to lose I tried it it works perfect I wish I would have came across your video before I purchase a new Keurig thank you so so much please keep that video up to help others like myself🙏
Thank you. I had slightly different problem. I was out of town for about two months, and when I was back, my machine didn't work pretty much the same way. However, in my case it wasn't coffee but stuck cylinder inside of that wider pipe you can see on your video. It didn't want to move forward, therefore it did not allow the water to flow. The solution was to run the machine, and as it wanted to push the water forward, I gently squeezed that wider part with a sort of cylinder inside. Then the cylinder once again started moving forward as the water flowed (and it backs up when the water doesn't flow). My machine is now working beautifully.
I just moved and I have been without my coffee for a week. I unpacked it, went to use it and it was clogged. I tried a few things but with no luck - the baster part saved my life and I can now enjoy my coffee as we unpack. LIFE SAVER. Thank you!
I just did this to the Keurig at my job!! It worked perfectly :-) I told my manager I am so adding handy-woman to my resume. Thank you so much for your video!!
After storing my Keurig for 6 months, I could hear it working but it wasn't pouring coffee into my cup. Instead it was draining the hot water back into the reservoir thru the vent. Watching your video did the trick, even though all the areas you mentioned - the needle and rubber tube weren't obviously clogged, I still did the paper clip task and also squeezed ALL the rubber hoses, including the inline filter?/valve? unit (not sure what it is) next to the elbow you were focusing on. It worked like a champ when I reassembled it. My unit is an older model and I had to remove the lever/handle to get the top off. This required a torx head screwdriver. I also needed to squeeze the sides of the top and pull back slightly to remove it after removing the 2 screws underneath as you showed. Thanks for the video.
This is the 5th "fix Keurig" video I've watched and it's the only one that fixed mine. I had a feeling that something was clogged. When I squeezed the elbow in the top carriage a bunch of coffee grounds came out, just like yours. I've now run 5 cups of water without issue. Thanks for the fix. FWIW, the Keurig company replaces them if under warranty and just tells you to throw the old one away. They don't even want it back for refurbishment. That's our disposable economy for you.
Thank you I just bought this machine at Salvation Army for $5 and water wasn’t coming out! Saw your video and fixed it and also was able to give it a complete cleaning! Now I got a perfect machine! Yeah!!!
My Keurig had quit and I assumed that the pump was out and I was ready to throw it away. Your video was a great source of information and this 70+ grandmother fixed it herself. It’s now working as good as new thank you so much for your very helpful demo.
Your video enabled me to fix a trashed Keurig I picked up. I went one step further than yourself--I actually unclipped the tubing (maybe a little tricky for some? Care required.) With tubing loose, I gently pushed through a paper clip through the needle from above (lots of impacted grounds came out) until perfectly clean, swapped the tube out a bit with a QTip, reclipped the tubing and repeatedly ran the machine without a Kcup. That flushed out the remaining grounds. Works like new now. THANK YOU!
I have one remaining question: How does the water level in the catch tray work? Mine seems to be missing its little metal piece with a red surround. Ordered a used replacement on eBay, but is something else missing as well? Hmmm...
Oh my...Thank You,Thank You, Thank You ! The last time this happened I put it in the trash. I now have a smaller one cup Keurig. Thank you so much for saving the day. I am a coffee lover and I can't go without my Keurig. I just fixed mine in about 10 mins. Holding it upside down really did the trick. After that it started running perfect. Thanks again for this video. I think I will just leave my cover off so I can always see it when it starts to clog. LoL. Thanks !!!!
Yup those 2 tiny stainless screws really open it up for what it needs. I’d gotten the dreaded light on mine and just before that got intermittent fill levels. I cleaned it with a bottle of their clean and it worked ok.........for 2 days. Then it’s new trick was to give mo light but just spit once and shut down. I even wired the needle, nothing. Then I saw this and with the top off it was simple.. Mine was however clean as can be out on the chamber and water tube. I did see a couple white crystals in the tube. The vinegar wouldn’t pump so I dumped the water and fulled that tube and chamber it goes in down below using an eye dropper. A while on I tried it and out came the gunk white and nasty. I ran a half gallon through it then flushed it as with the vinegar. The gunk, calcium / lime milkiness that discarded vinegar was nasty! I would suggest one thing for any non mechanical types doing this. Use a super short or 6” “ 1 Phillips if you have on . Anything in the middle range gets hung up it seems. Do it on a clean large table because those screws LOVE to drop bounce Ect. To put back in tape the screw to the end of the screw driver. That way it won’t DROP BOUNCE FLY( don’t say I didn’t warn you) when you try to start them back I . That’s the hardest part.😡
Great video I did mine a few years back before RU-vid was the stop for all types of repairs. If I may add a way to prevent the grounds from entering the discharge is to push the k-cup down by hand to penetrate the bottom first. The container is somewhat air tight and the foil pierced before the plastic so when you use the handle to the bottom pushes up forcing the captive air to escape through the easily pierced foil side to oust some grinds backward. No problems with mine for over two years! Just a little prevention. Thanks for educating.
Thank you. This is exactly what was wrong. Mine has a descale light that never lit up. I was looking for a new Keurig online when I found the vid on RU-vid. Saved me time and money.
So glad I found this! Vinegar was doing nothing for me and the clog was so sudden that I knew this had to be the issue. Unfortunately even my husband couldn't get those screws loose. Pretty sure they don't want us fixing them, but buying a new one instead. I tried shaking the machine while it tried to brew and I'd get out about a tablespoon of water and sure enough... several coffee grounds. I decided to get more aggressive and hit the top of the machine where the clip would be pretty hard with the palm of my hand and started to get a full cup again. I had several coffee grounds coming out for a fee cups, then it was good as new! My machine is 9 years old, so I'm pretty impressed really that I didn't have to pitch it and that it took such hard hits without damaging it. I figured I had nothing to lose since I couldn't get the screws out and vinegar wasn't working. I think I had filled the refillable cups too full and that's why it happened. I would bet many using those are having this issue. I use the paper filters and the last ones I bought are more narrow, so I filled them pretty full. I learned a couple things today! Thanks so much for this very helpful video!
I opened the head, unscrewed the silicone hose holder, slid up the hose cuff then popped out the tip of the hose to inspect it. There was a back up of brewing material. Took a straw brush and ran it through the rubber tube. Ta-da!!!! Running like a charm.
Thanks so much for posting this! I have a K70 model which looks like the one in your video. It stopped working yesterday and I was going to trash it like the two other Keurig machines I bought within the last seven years. I started looking online and didn't like the new 2.0 models that seem to be not as good, but have more bells and whistles. I followed your instructions and my K70 is back up and running perfectly! I wish I had known this years ago. It might have saved me from trashing my other machines, lol. Thanks again!
Almost the same story. My roommate trashed his after he had it about 1 year. I bought the new one, and a year later...I found this vid while shopping online for a new one. 1 paperclip later... Ahhhhhh yeah! Sweet.
I got mine from another department at work. They bought a new one and they thought this one was dead. I just cleaned it watching your video. I will bring it back to the office on Monday, the counselor and I will be so happy to have a “new” Keurig LOL , thanks for sharing your video.
It worked, but I didn’t see any brown residue. I removed the tubing and I blew in it then I sucked on the tube and it finally worked. Thank you, I was about to toss it!
OMG! I just fixed my Keurig by watching this video! I was ready to trash it and this actually worked and I did it myself! So proud...Thank you so very much!
I usually run vinegar through the machine when it starts to run slowly. But recently it runs strong for a couple of seconds then plugs up. So something is in there that is free flowing. Opened it up and it is clean of anything. I am soaking it with straight vinegar this time one more time to see if it will dissolve by itself. If not, I have to dig a little deeper to the inlet of the pump.
Almost bought another Keurig but saw this video and tried to do this first. I went a bit further. I removed the hose between the check valve and the connection going to the needle. Clean things thoroughly. Now everything works ! Thanks. Big big help !
Our coffee maker hasn't worked for a couple years now and I was to the point get it working or throw it out. Then I found your video, followed the directions and presto water is now being pumped through the system and I am currently descaling it again. Thank you for this video!
I just saved $100.00 by watching this video. Prior to the complete shut down of my Keurig it was not brewing the appropriate cup size. Thank you for showing the steps for taking this thing apart.
Thank you! Sure did appreciate your no nonsense, yet encouraging approach to the problem. It saved me the cost of a new machine. A few minutes vested with you, and a half hour with the machine and it works like brand new. Well worth the effort!
I watched other videos and read other instructions that described removing the top cover. All seemed to think it was just a matter of removing those two Phillips screws on the underside of the lid. Like many though, the cover wouldn't come off, but watching how you gave it a firm "jiggle" was the trick. The same elbow on my unit had crap in it, and the paperclip (which I've used successfully on many occasions) was not effective. In my case I squeezed the tube to try and loosen the debris, but it didn't clear when I ran water through it. In a fit of impatience (I WANT MY COFFEE!), I used an air compressor (do it outside, lol), to blow air into the tank inlet, and then up into the needle (which one probably needs to be careful of since I think there's a stopper valve and under high pressure you could easily damage the components of the tubing). Anyway, blowing air through the inlet forced all the water in the unit to eject at turbo speed through the needle and I was left with one very clean tube all the way through! Thanks for taking the time to make your video and sharing it with us coffee addicts!
Shew this just saved me. I’ve had my Keurig for several years now (K-Latte .. I don’t even know if they make it anymore) and I’ve already had to break it down 3 times. Once for it being non-responsive to any buttons, second time to remove a spring that kept the water from flowing, and now this issue. Never thought to check the actual hose for clogs, though, especially since I use vinegar to flush it and take the removable parts out to clean every few weeks. This round, I had to disconnect the hose and flush it out from coffee grounds and fix the o-ring back (which somehow came loose and was clogging the spout). Thank goodness for YT. I was about to text my husband that it was going to RIP in the trash, but now I’ve got it back up and running again.
Awesome thanks for the video! You help me fix my Keurig didn't realize it was such a simple fix I thought maybe the pump went since mine wasn't even dripping any water. But this fix worked! Thanks again
Wow!!! Thank u so much! This worked....your video is still changing lives all these years later!🎉❤ Great job! I had to work at it for quite a while, and then finally success. ❤❤❤
I had descaled according to manufacturer's instructions and even called Keurig support. They just had me do same steps in manual again and said it would have to be replaced and gave me a 25% discount if I wanted to order it online. I followed your instructions and it was running like new in less than 30 min. Thank you for saving me the cost of replacing a perfectly good machine.
Thanks Mike. I was going to do the same and throw it in the garbage as well! You can also remove all the plastic tubing as well which helps. Be careful not to damage the filter half way on it. Much appreciated!
Thank you! I had the same issue this morning with my keurig and this process worked like a champ. The screws are a bit of a pain to get back in because of the awkward underneath angle and tiny space but it’s worth the effort!
This is EPIC! I was ready to toss this in the trash until I found your video! Thank you! Of course I showed it to my husband and he followed along and YES it worked! Saved us money and we have delicious coffee again!
Good video, saved a lot of people, a lot of money. What I have found, to prevent future clogging, run one cycle, without a K-Cup inserted. This will flush out the upper needle. Cuz when you open your machine to remove and discard the K cup, there are leftover coffee grounds in the openings of the needle. They dry out, and block it up. Just put a clean empty white cup under the machine and run a cycle through without K-Cup inside. If you see coffee grounds in there you've obviously flushed them out.
great video... I had the same problem. Check the needle, checked the part of the tubing where it gets clog by the coffee grounds, however thats not where my clog was located. In further investigation inspecting all the other tubing that was visible all the tubing looked good, pitched the easy access visible tubing hoping to force push bubbles, fluid and possible deposits loose. For while it was still the same with the liquid coming out slow. I remember when the coffee maker was new as you could hear air being pushed out towards the end of the cycle when the coffee was ready to drink. I knew there had to be some other issue causing a clog or worst case a bad motor. I was dreading having to spend money on another coffee maker. I didnt give up and searched deeper into the machine and found another tube on the left rear side of the coffee maker, its attached to a small motor. When I look at that tubing it wasn't clear like the rest of the other tubing that is easily visible. It had some calcium plaque where the tubing connected to the small motor. You will probably need a flash light just to see the motor and tubing. Well my finger was too big to fit down into that tubing and motors location to try and squeeze the crud loose, so I used the end of teaspoon to gently compress the plague or calcium loose. Ran the machine a few times paying attention to the outward flow, and to my surprise it was back to normal like when it was brand new!!! I was soooo close to giving up and upset bc to have no coffee in the morning! OH! I have to mention I did do the descale with Keurig solution "citric acid" and tried vinegar before I watched your helpful video. Keep in mind if you use a paper clip not to go crazy and jam it up into the machine because I can see how easy it would be to puncture the rubber tubing, so be gentle. I hope my comment helps someone along with your video. GOD BLESS COFFEE! Sip! Sip! AHHHHHH!
Thank you so much for your helpful video! I've only had my machine for about a year & half and all the sudden I had no water flow. Your video helped me to take it apart, clean it out, and put it all back together again with success! You rock! :)
I did everything you illustrated, Mike, and when I opened the top there seemed to be no darkness in the tube. But the larger section connecting the tubes seemed to need "burping." I ran water through and began squeezing the water tube on the backside. Suddenly, there was a rush of water, a good bit of coffee grounds, and now it seems to be working well. Thanks for the excellent instructions!
So glad it worked for you. I am amazed to read all of the positive comments and the amount of $$ saved just by sharing your experience online - cheers!
Mike. Good starter video. If you remove the two tiny screws on the sides of the tubing then pull up on the tubing above the needle you are able to access the tubing elbow to allow the grounds to fall out. Then you can stop milking the tubing like a cats teet. You were not creating a suction rather just breaking it up.
Thank you for posting this video on how to fix the keurig. I almost tossed my keurig in the trash. Your video saved its life thanks for saving me money.
Thank you so much for posting this ! We have the same model and I was beginning to think I was going to have to throw it away. With your help I've got it running like new again !
Thank you for this video. I threw my first Keurig away because it quit working. I have fixed the second one twice after receiving help from You Tube videos.
This video was the best. My Kuerig was not filling up the flow to the cup after cleaning. I removed the top part as shown and that solved my problem...THANK YOU...and keep them coming.
I was having trouble prying off that top cover. Kept at it, and at last was able to remove to try the tube squeezing trick while the water was dispensing - it worked! Thank you!!
Very helpful video. Second time I'm rewatching this video over the yrs. This is my go to video on fixing my Keurig when just descaling doesn't work with white distilled vinegar.
Just cleaned my keurig and had this issue...I followed your instructions and it worked like a charm! I'll be toasting you with a warm cup of joe tomorrow morning-thank you!!
Thanks for the info. I took the cover off as you said and watched the water moving in the tubes. The tubes were clean but I discovered that the heating tank was not filling well. I could see air bubbles in the tube while it tried to fill which to me meant that it was drawing hard to fill the tank but there was some restriction. I removed the reservoir tank and took out the charcoal filter but that didn't help things. Under the charcoal filter is a fine screen held in place by three Philips head screws. The screen looked like it was covered with a thin film of slimy crud. I removed it and cleaned it out with the spray nozzle in my sink, reassembled and now it works fine!
Did the paper clip trick, and punched a hole in the elbow tube. Oops! So taking the top off and watching the water flow, combined with pinching the water line to increase suction, and clearing the pathways with the paper clip did work! The wife is enjoying a cup of cocoa. Thanks for the help!!
I took my top cover off like you did, and as it turns out, the valve was stuck. All I had to do was flick it and bang on it, and she runs like a champ!
Thanks! Mine is working perfect now. I unhooked the tube from top of needle and a few inches back behind the filter. It was clogged, but works perfect now! I also took the needle piece out with 2 screws. Works like a new one again
Used your suggestions for my Keurig K-Cafe model. Worked like a charm. Thank you so much. Your video gave me the knowledge (and confidence) to look under the hood. My 12oz button was only giving me 7 ounces of coffee. Now I’m back to 12 ounces once more. Thanks again. 🍻
Mike, thank you for your video. I myself have been using distilled water in my keurig 2.0 for years but recently I have noticed that I’m not getting the right amount of water in my cup. After several videos I came across your video and I have to say that your video was very helpful. I guess my coffee machine is no different than any other machine I purchased even the car. Everything needs servicing and maintenance. Thank you once again for the reminder, Thumbs up for your video 🫵👍👍😎
Woke up this morning and couldn't make my coffee! Too early to be freaking out! I found your video right away and now my Keurig is working like new! Thank you so much! You saved my whole family from a cofeeless mom!
Thank you for your help, it was exactly as you showed in video. BTW the thing with that tiny screw is screwing it back on especially if you have big fingers. The squeezing of the tube did the trick, it cleared it out really good. Make sure you run it with water about 3 times till is clean. Thanks again.
Got mine working again. Knew the paperclip trick but not the tube clogging up. Managed to get it all cleaned up. Mine is now 4 yrs old. Thanks for the video! Much appreciated.
Wow! My machine hasn't been working for a year. Try several things. Didn't know about the prongs. Used the paperclip and now the water flows through fully. Thanks Mike
Thanks! I took the cover off and got the pump working but the water line was clogged with coffee grounds. Took the tube off where it goes into the needle and cleaned the tube. Ran the cycle, drip,drip,drip. After repeating the cleaning cycle and running it five times, it got better. Then did the paper clip thing and ran it again. Wow! Finally back to normal. Side note: it's been sitting at my vacation home for six years. Ink running it with the fill-it-yourself module is the problem. It apparently sucks the grounds up the needle and deposits them in the plastic tube. Anyway, thanks again for your video.
Nothing like being able to repair your coffee maker to bring a feeling of some control over your life in these crazy times. RU-vid heroes like you are Pandemic depression busters! (That is one of your super powers-I am sure you have more.) Thank you. Seriously-this is awesome!!
This video really helped me today; thank you! Our brewer is the exact same model as yours. I didn't have the coffee grounds up in the tube; our issue was there was almost no water flowing. The use of the paper clip in the top needle is what fixed our issue. I also ran about 12 oz. of vinegar mixed with an equal amount of water through the brewer to clean it out. In your video, of particular help to me was your good descriptions of how to remove the various parts.
Thanks for the vid, this got my caffeine dispenser working like new. It seems like this elbow clogging issue is probably more common than having scale build up. No matter how much vinegar/de-scaler you run through you're not going to fix a clog there! I tried the paper clip in the needle but with the cover off and I couldn't see it get into that little elbow. A simple flipping it on it's side/upside down might fix it for a lot of cases also.
I posted this video 5 years ago and never thought it would have such an impact and save thousands of machine from landfill...so glad it worked for you.
It worked!!! God bless you! I was about to order a new machine at the office, but this fixed the problem. I only used the paperclip and didn't have to take apart the machine.
Thanks for your video, I had a Kuerig machine that had similar problem, no water flow, just pumped water back to the reservoir. Paper clip in the upper needle did the trick! Thanks again for saving me $275.
Thanks... I just got a free Keurig from a friend and I couldn’t figure out why they were giving it away. I got it today and after using it a few times I realized it wasn’t working properly. I’m going to try this now. It’s not completely clogged, but the water flow is not consistent. Anyway that was a long way to say thanks for the tips.
Worked! No grind build-up in that portion of hose mentioned but still followed what you demonstrated and BOOM 💥 a couple of grinds came out and presto! Working great!!!! 👍🏻
Thank you... I removed the lid and burped my Keurig by squeezing the hose (toward the back though)... it worked... yay... This was the only thing that worked after trying other things..
Thanks. Removing the 2 screws below and then pinching the rubber hose did the trick. Mine didn't have any coffee grinds stuck in the outlet. I had to pinch the rubber hose section a bit higher by the pump area and that jump started the water to start coming out. I watched a lot of videos but yours was the only helpful one. Thank you!!!
