How to Clean & Descale a Keurig with Vinegar.

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  • How to Deep Clean/Descale a Keurig with Vinegar in a few easy steps. Keep your KEURIG running clean and tasting fresh with this video about Deep Cleaning and Descaling your KEURIG coffee maker.
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  • @annishathomas744
    @annishathomas744 Před 2 lety +25

    Just did this, on a older model and I’m here to say it works. Ran thru, half vinegar, half water, until mix was gone. Then ran thru regular water till it was gone. Also saw a tip in the comments. Added a tiny tiny pinky nails worth of baking soda, in the final rinse thru, and the descale light is off and my coffee doesn’t taste like vinegar. Great video!!! Thank you so much

  • @paulacurran3978
    @paulacurran3978 Před 6 lety +105

    Thank you for the tip on letting the vinegar sit to clean it out. It has been a while since I descaled and i have an older model Keurig. This method made it run faster, hotter and the cup fills fully now. Nicely done...thank you!

  • @Sickey
    @Sickey Před 3 lety +14

    Much appreciated on the video. Pro tip if you add a small amount of baking soda like a very minuscule amount talking tip of your pinky amount to the water when you’re on your on the last step when running just water through the machine it will kill any vinegar taste. Have a good one!

  • @you122789
    @you122789 Před 4 lety +9

    OMG you are a lifesaver. My machine was not working and all I had to do is descale it with vinegar. Can't buy a new system because it cost around $400. Bro once again you are a lifesaver. Coffee machine is back and running

  • @shirleybrown2018
    @shirleybrown2018 Před 3 lety +10

    Love the way you made the video instructions so easy to follow! Use every time I descale my Keurig. Thx so much!👏

  • @MargaritaNerone
    @MargaritaNerone Před 3 lety +17

    Best video I've seen about cleaning my Keuring! Straight to the point. Thank you!

  • @Puppygirl-hj1tn
    @Puppygirl-hj1tn Před 4 lety +20

    I really REALLY appreciate this buddy. I was not looking forward to a javaless morning

  • @alfazedz1791
    @alfazedz1791 Před 5 lety +383

    Who needs to keep track of user manuals when there is youtube and people willing to take the time out to post how-to videos? Thanks.

    • @alexjohn2495
      @alexjohn2495 Před 4 lety +1

      Seriously! I work on my own cars but I don't do things like rear diffs myself because you have to be very precise and know what you're doing. From CZcams videos I did my own read diff on my foxbody! It works, definitely used wrong backlash spec and would pay to have it redone lol but I've launched it on nitrous since and it works!

    • @LowKeyDee1620
      @LowKeyDee1620 Před 3 lety +6

      Alex John I don’t know what that means but my coffee is great!

    • @CR-pf1es
      @CR-pf1es Před 3 lety +2

      No way you would be reusing dirty vinegar that way, does not make sense, there is germs and scale in that vinegar after cleaning, defeats the whole purpose of cleaning

    • @gmwilkie85
      @gmwilkie85 Před 3 lety

      🙌🏼

    • @keikoasmommy
      @keikoasmommy Před 3 lety +1

      @@CR-pf1es
      Actually, vinegar is a disinfectant, so you could reuse it. But I didn't see where he did, I saw him pour it down the sink, which might help clean out the pipes a bit.

  • @TheScutterbug
    @TheScutterbug Před 2 lety +4

    I bought an older model at goodwill with no manual, so thank you so much!

  • @debbiemarshburn8174
    @debbiemarshburn8174 Před 5 lety +1

    Im still running clean water thru, but i now look forward to fresh cup of coffee. Thank you

  • @sharontarbell8213
    @sharontarbell8213 Před 5 lety +4

    thank you for your video on how to descale the Keurig

  • @LordLava
    @LordLava Před 4 lety +24

    Thanks man I don’t know why this was sooo difficult for me to grasp prior to your video but u knocked it down for me

  • @debbielewis2
    @debbielewis2 Před 5 lety +7

    Thank you for the lesson. Have a good day!

  • @theresawilson1798
    @theresawilson1798 Před 2 lety +1

    A great video, easy to follow and the presenter has a great voice for this.

  • @jpd3070
    @jpd3070 Před 5 lety +15

    Good stuff, esp recap at the end. Thx!

  • @tessbless2161
    @tessbless2161 Před rokem +1

    Good tips. I wasn’t aware of letting sit for a time and then rising. I agree half water should to added to vinegar and I replace filter as well. I only use bottled water because I believe coffee tastes better. After I run 2-3 cycles, I run a cycle with a coffee pod and I dump it. I think it further helps to eliminate any vinegary taste. Happy descaling.

  • @nicolewalker134
    @nicolewalker134 Před 5 lety +5

    Thank you for the tips. It worked great.

  • @donnahinds3581
    @donnahinds3581 Před 3 lety +1

    Thank You 😊 this was my first time getting the notice on my keurig😕 and your video helped a lot.

  • @BlackCoffee407
    @BlackCoffee407 Před 3 lety +2

    Thank you for this sir!! I have 2 keurigs and a hamilton beach this worked on all of them. All the directions I read NEVER said anything about letting it sit with the Vinegar with the machine on.

  • @thermonuclearcoldfus
    @thermonuclearcoldfus Před 2 lety

    I looked all over to find the answer to get rid of DESCALE on my pot. You Dad have the best info detail and help out there on these Keurig machines. I would like to add my view. I think the contacts you show are used for tank empty add water. Also I think it looks for OHM values to display Descale on our screens through the conductance of water. We must flush and let the sensors see clean water! Thank you-jeff

  • @philipfletcher4867
    @philipfletcher4867 Před 3 lety +4

    This is great I was wondering if I needed to clean mine, the first thing I did was just plain bottled water, it was crystal clear. It took less than 30 second to brew. I'd say it is safe to assume my machine is still clean.

  • @willenefrancisco6718
    @willenefrancisco6718 Před 3 lety +1

    Thank you so very much for sharing this video! Now my coffee pot is nice and clean!!

  • @boombots614
    @boombots614 Před 6 lety +6

    Great video. I saw another guy who used the same practice by using vinegar to sit and break down all unnecessary particles on the heating element. Thanks for helping!!!!

    • @wvjmat1
      @wvjmat1 Před rokem

      My Mr C pot has a Clean button to press and takes 45 minutes using vinegar, the 2 water refills. It’s easier than making 1 cup at a time of vinegar and water.

  • @bonniedowd2773
    @bonniedowd2773 Před 5 lety +2

    Thank you! Your video was most helpful.

  • @chellemorton1811
    @chellemorton1811 Před 4 lety +3

    Thanks for this! Descaling now with your help!

  • @DayOneAdeleFans
    @DayOneAdeleFans Před 3 lety +7

    Just spent the morning doing this, thank you so much. I’m assuming that you put the auto back on when you are done. Appreciate it!

  • @jenniferriche7216
    @jenniferriche7216 Před 3 lety +1

    Thank you so much!!!! My coffee tastes wonderful now!!!!! You made it super easy!!! 😀

  • @FR-tb7xh
    @FR-tb7xh Před 3 lety +3

    The black dots are old coffee grounds left by punching the k-cups open. Gotta clean that out, too. Quips work well for that. I was shocked by that backup in mine!

  • @johnmontoya2479
    @johnmontoya2479 Před rokem

    Thanks for the video. Also, appreciate the recap at the end.

  • @mjb882
    @mjb882 Před 5 lety

    Thank you for your time and great video.

  • @AcidxCrayon
    @AcidxCrayon Před 5 lety +2

    Thank you! Super helpful 😁

  • @orrinbelcher6593
    @orrinbelcher6593 Před 3 lety

    Nice how to video, superbly done, thank you

  • @janefromthecountry1820
    @janefromthecountry1820 Před 6 lety +1

    Thanks! You explained it well. I had no idea how to. I plan to descale mine tonight.

  • @rnstephenson
    @rnstephenson Před 6 lety +1

    Very helpful, thanks

  • @susanpizzuti3925
    @susanpizzuti3925 Před 3 lety +2

    You might want to recommend turning auto off in the beginning as the newer models do not allow you to access settings changes during cycle process.

  • @suenobeltran959
    @suenobeltran959 Před 3 lety

    Appreciate your help.... I followed your instructions , & I even filled & used two pitcher of water to rinse .... at the end it is still saying “descale “ .... I bought this new keurig in Dec ....

  • @medslimweightloss
    @medslimweightloss Před 3 lety

    Thank you. That helped lot. My filter fell apart, any idea how or where to go to replace?

  • @tammyw2142
    @tammyw2142 Před 4 lety

    Thanks so much. Just got this message on my machine

  • @caitlinadalton
    @caitlinadalton Před 3 lety +2

    Very helpful! Thank you. My Keurig doesn’t have a filter like yours in the tank. That’s OK right? I think I might just have a cheaper version

  • @BrianMiller1973
    @BrianMiller1973 Před 6 lety +1

    Thanks!

  • @rosajanes9519
    @rosajanes9519 Před 2 lety

    Great - made it very easy. Thanks..

  • @rosalyngoldstein1792
    @rosalyngoldstein1792 Před 2 lety

    Thanks. Very helpful.

  • @joannemarques8397
    @joannemarques8397 Před 3 lety

    Loved it. Not A bunch of blah blah blah. Concise and to the point. And I love the recap at the end CZcamsrs should watch you and learn how to do a CZcams. Was very helpful that I am in the US and you appear to be the same.Not to disparage those from other countries but many times the accent is so thick I cannot understand what is being said

  • @bhopfe210
    @bhopfe210 Před 3 lety

    thanks for the info and video!

  • @romecommunitybiblechurch6493

    looks easy now I will attempt

  • @jordanalbright3442
    @jordanalbright3442 Před 3 lety +1

    Great video! By the way, what is the name of your sink faucet set? It is AWESOME! I would love to purchase myself one.

  • @maryknepley5365
    @maryknepley5365 Před 6 lety +1

    Thanks

  • @devinschuyler
    @devinschuyler Před 4 lety +2

    Very helpful de-scaling tutorial..thanks!!

  • @carlanoel6783
    @carlanoel6783 Před 3 lety +2

    Thank god i found this .i freak out when the machine told it needed to be descale Lol thanks for your help

  • @fabtasticfitnesswithnakia

    Thank you!

  • @valerianruby3346
    @valerianruby3346 Před 3 lety

    Great video!

  • @jlyndre218
    @jlyndre218 Před 4 lety

    Thank you!!

  • @1sonlee1
    @1sonlee1 Před 5 lety

    Very Good Thank You

  • @arisewithritamccoy9818
    @arisewithritamccoy9818 Před 4 lety +1

    Thank you, very good video, very helpful!!

  • @kathysmith9983
    @kathysmith9983 Před rokem

    Sir, great video and easy but I do not have that filter you pulled out in the reservoir? I have the same machine as yours with the 5 settings.

  • @undertalefanyay5728
    @undertalefanyay5728 Před 2 lety

    Good video, thanks!

  • @josephbehm3112
    @josephbehm3112 Před 2 lety +1

    Citric acid (powder form premixed into liquid) is better because it dissolves minerals whereas vinegar merely breaks it up. Great for sanitizing with vinegar

  • @catherinemccormack9982
    @catherinemccormack9982 Před 8 měsíci

    Thank you

  • @maquellewilliams2061
    @maquellewilliams2061 Před 2 lety

    Thank you so much😊

  • @normanbuffett4642
    @normanbuffett4642 Před 3 lety

    I like the re-cap

  • @3LBRGIRLS
    @3LBRGIRLS Před 6 lety +2

    I'm going to clean my machine right now. Thanks!!!

  • @noonespecial619
    @noonespecial619 Před 3 lety +7

    Thanks. I didn’t wanna spend $12 on the Keurig descaling solution. My big jug of vinegar was a few dollars at Costco.

  • @darrenswoodworks8695
    @darrenswoodworks8695 Před 3 lety

    Nice job thank you

  • @acirelizabeth
    @acirelizabeth Před 3 lety

    Thank you.

  • @yvettecarvajal8960
    @yvettecarvajal8960 Před 3 lety +2

    Thanks. I need to descale the machine at the office. After quarantine it sat w the little bit of water left in reservoir for months, gross! But we need our coffee so I will get it back and running.

  • @YesImhymn
    @YesImhymn Před 3 lety

    thank you.

  • @trishthedishbliss60
    @trishthedishbliss60 Před 3 lety

    I have not been letting the vinegar set for an hour before flushing fresh water through to rinse🙄. Thanks for the tip!

  • @user-gh3cr3vu2r
    @user-gh3cr3vu2r Před 2 lety

    man, thanx for the vid .. i have an issue though i got one of the first model keurig's n even on a large mine only dispenses less than a small i thought it may need a cleaning but... even with the viniger its doing the same thing.. any idea ?

  • @michaeljohnson_ok
    @michaeljohnson_ok Před 5 lety +22

    Vinegar works better if you use 3 parts water to 1 part vinegar. It will allow more capacity for total dissolved solvents in the water, and will carry away better. And still won't need very long soaking. The heat combined with the acid will descale very quick.

    • @moonbal
      @moonbal Před 5 lety +2

      ikr? I saw him pour whole bottle and was thinking what a waste

    • @MomLikely
      @MomLikely Před 5 lety

      So should we heat the water and the vinigar prior to adding it to the reservoir for added heat?

    • @Brightbear_mom584
      @Brightbear_mom584 Před 4 lety +2

      Yes. Vinegar is very efficient in grabbing minerals and dirt and you don’t need to use but one cup to get the job done. I clean houses with diluted vinegar all the time, like scummy layered showers and my diluted vinegar works every time. Mine is diluted two parts water to one part vinegar though. Don’t waste vinegar, diluted does the same thing.

  • @NourishedByOMAD
    @NourishedByOMAD Před 2 lety

    Ty. Doing this now :)

  • @stephaniesewell1588
    @stephaniesewell1588 Před 2 lety

    Hi Looks like I have the same model Keurig machine. Mine will not pump water but it says de-scale. Do you have any suggestions or solutions?

  • @JAZ-wi5fq
    @JAZ-wi5fq Před 2 lety +1

    currently crying because my mom is yelling at me to do this BUT this is an amazing video very helpful thank you !!

  • @chyrellunruh3329
    @chyrellunruh3329 Před 4 lety

    I have one Keurig that has every thing in side it. where is the filter and when I open the lid.. it smelles funky.

  • @norabazuin304
    @norabazuin304 Před 5 lety

    Thank you!!! This is just what I needed to see!

  • @joshgould2427
    @joshgould2427 Před 3 lety +1

    When I try to make a cup I get a notice that this is not a valid pod. I am using Keurig pods. After about 3-4 attempts it works but I get a lot of grounds in the cup. Any suggestions on why it is not accepting valid pods?

  • @hvacexplained9341
    @hvacexplained9341 Před 2 lety

    Glad to see you’re using Heinz !!! I’m a Pittsburgh Local. 👍👍👍

  • @BudFuddlacker
    @BudFuddlacker Před 2 lety

    Can you tell me what brand coffee mug that is?

  • @weamrizkalla6900
    @weamrizkalla6900 Před 3 lety

    This v helpful

  • @KZ3W
    @KZ3W Před 2 lety

    Hi Coffee / Tea / Keurig people :
    Have a K - Compact 35 .
    Would inserting the REUSABLE coffee filter be a good idea to clean that also ?
    Also ,, the Compact 35 does NOT have an AUTO - OFF setting ,,,,
    so I guess just leaving it on ( it DOES have Add Water light ) for a half hour would help ?
    Thanks all .
    ( New to Keurig ,, as the machine was left to me by a Friend )

  • @kristynablazkova1857
    @kristynablazkova1857 Před 3 lety

    How much is the filter and how often do you change the filter? If I use filtered water, do I even need the filters?

  • @practicerepo
    @practicerepo Před 3 lety +2

    Congrats you have more views for 1 vid, than I have for 800 vids on my channel, I guess cleaning the Keurig is more popular than learning to play some songs on the guitar. Nice video.

    • @Gloomify
      @Gloomify Před 3 lety +1

      nice self-promo lmfao

  • @barbcarroll9285
    @barbcarroll9285 Před 5 lety +67

    I cleaned my Keurig with Keurig descaler. Followed all the directions. My coffee tasted like chemicals. Now I am up at 3am cleaning it all over again with vinegar. Going back to using vinegar all the time. What we do to have a cup of coffee.

    • @anthonykaiser974
      @anthonykaiser974 Před 5 lety +8

      Keurig descaler is citric acid, which is the same acid you get from lemons, minus the lemon flavor. Descale more often, and use citric acid, because acetic acid in vinegar harms seals and some metals.

    • @10bears2
      @10bears2 Před 4 lety

      @@anthonykaiser974 What's the ratio of citric acid to water?

    • @anthonykaiser974
      @anthonykaiser974 Před 4 lety +5

      @@10bears2 don't know, but the reason Barb's machine has a chemical taste is heavy scale buildup which hasn't been completely removed due to insufficient periodic descaling. Once the scale is completely removed, the chemical taste has nothing to adhere to.

    • @10bears2
      @10bears2 Před 4 lety +3

      Anthony Kaiser I found the ratio on the Internet -2 tabs to 4 cups water. It took about 8 cups & worked like a charm! You only have to let it sit for 30 mins! Thanks for the heads up!

    • @anthonykaiser974
      @anthonykaiser974 Před 4 lety +1

      @@10bears2 any time.

  • @caroloconnor1688
    @caroloconnor1688 Před 3 lety

    I did everything that you suggested. The keurig gives only 1/4 cup of water on large setting. Can I do anything>

  • @RichardBallard-ym5kn
    @RichardBallard-ym5kn Před rokem

    Does the descaling light only come on when brewer needs to be descaled?

  • @kimluttrell4284
    @kimluttrell4284 Před 3 lety

    My older Keurig model says Prime..😔But it wont let me run a cycle. The lights come on and it starts up but I feel no heat and then the reservoir just blinks.. Any suggestions? I'm tired of Folgers..ughh

  • @rusttrail3
    @rusttrail3 Před 2 lety +1

    I'm guessing it's possible to do this on a single cup Keurig too but with running multiple cups of vinegar and water ?

  • @lizbrown5533
    @lizbrown5533 Před 3 lety

    How do I fix the hot water running back into the reservoir?

  • @sues5693
    @sues5693 Před 3 lety +3

    Some very good explanations of what to look for, and a great idea to let the vinegar sit for an hour....but my question is why use tap water instead of bottled water?

    • @AdriAsTheSiren
      @AdriAsTheSiren Před 3 lety +1

      Sue, I never use tap water because we have very hard water where I live and over time the minerals in it will kill your Keurig; I personally see no point in descaling your Keurig with the very thing that caused you to have to do such a thing in the first place! Either way, to prolong the life of your Keurig, I'd recommend using only distilled water in your Keurig. Besides, even if you don't want to use distilled water all the time, you could always just buy a gallon of it for ~$1 and use that for cleaning!

    • @sues5693
      @sues5693 Před 3 lety +1

      @@AdriAsTheSiren thanks so much, I usually use bottled water, but my husband occasionally uses tap water. we finally had to purchase a new one as our old one (10+ yrs) finally bit the bullet. I noticed in the video that they filled the reservoir with tap water while descaling it.

    • @SindileWren
      @SindileWren Před 2 lety +1

      @@sues5693 yes and most new houses and new sinks already have filtered water coming out of the tap nowadays so that might explain some of it. I use filtered water but never distilled water. I mean for every brew. What a pain in the butt to have to have distilled water for every cycle

  • @hikeaphoto746
    @hikeaphoto746 Před 5 lety +1

    Hi, I done that and never had any scale. My problem is the less amount of water. I also own the same Keurig as your's. I want to know if you seen water coming back in the tank as it brought water to mug. Can you see the stream of water going back in to the tank as going to mug? Thanks!

    • @SindileWren
      @SindileWren Před 2 lety

      I had the same issue and that’s when you have deposits clogging up the interior tubing at the very top of the machine which you can’t access without taking out two screws. I did a search for “Keurig K 70 stops working“ and three or four down a channel whose name starts with ranch, shows you how to remove the top and squeeze on those tubes where the deposit is really bad. It’s a great video and super helpful he’s just one of two I could find that showed how to get into the machine. That will fix your problem I’m almost positive as when you have water going back into the tank from that clear white double spouted little knob thing that’s an indication there is a clogged tube in the machine with heavy deposits

  • @donnasturla452
    @donnasturla452 Před 8 měsíci

    I run. I ran. I have run. We run. We ran. We have run. Thank you for your tips.

  • @shawnkristoferu8303
    @shawnkristoferu8303 Před 3 lety

    I never use tap water for any drinking purpose specially tea or coffee. I noticed that the descaling the Keurig is not that necessary as often as before if bottled water is used. Not to mention that the tea or coffee tastes a lot better.
    I buy Peet’s coffee & tea which are quite expensive so the cost of water is the least of my concern.
    Additionally since I use bottled water, one cup of distilled vinegar is enough for descaling every three months.

  • @skar516
    @skar516 Před 4 lety

    Water from faucet to clean out vinegar?

  • @leejuro
    @leejuro Před 2 lety

    How about an older version of Keurig without the digital viewer? My Keurig doesn't start, though the power shows in "on" position!

  • @connieclinton276
    @connieclinton276 Před 4 lety

    What model Keurig is that? I really like it! Thanks.

  • @kieranphillipjr
    @kieranphillipjr Před 3 lety

    Mines won’t run the water at all but keeps saying descale I filled the Reservoir with vinegar but it won’t run what do I do

  • @LemonMiilk
    @LemonMiilk Před 3 lety +2

    I do have a different Keurig but when I did this, my machine was messing up. I’m still getting vinegar out even after I put water in. I’m not sure if this works with all types of Keurig’s!

    • @AdriAsTheSiren
      @AdriAsTheSiren Před 3 lety

      I did this once and forgot to remove my filter first and had the same issue as this. Maybe this is your issue! If so, you should replace the filter. If not, I would try running cycles with no pod in until your machine tells you to "add water" and then only add a cups worth of water, run it, then repeat a few times and see if that helps! Best of luck!

  • @stephaniesewell1588
    @stephaniesewell1588 Před 2 lety

    It also makes the sound of brewing but no water

  • @user-cd7zy9qr9c
    @user-cd7zy9qr9c Před rokem

    I have a problem, after descaling. my machine will not go on. any ideas?

  • @rockobattino3318
    @rockobattino3318 Před 3 lety

    Best looking KEURIG I’ve seen yet

  • @jlsmith12
    @jlsmith12 Před rokem +1

    I cleaned mine with vinegar and it starting to have problems. I have to unplug it and shake it to work.