FOLKS, don't use soap to descale your machines! Always use vinegar and run it through multiple times. Just a few cups. After that, fill the entire vessel with only water and run that through the machine. Do this at least twice a year if you're a daily user of these machines.

This works. The only downside is that miserably unhappy people who were unable to get their morning coffee come here and it’s slightly painful to get a minutes worth of info stretched out to four and a half minutes. Thank you nonetheless!

This is my second Keurig Coffee Brewer. kzfaq.infoUgkxBrV-RbF5Nk0Rlt9i15aao-YMzqzTG8Vf The first one lasted 6 years. It worked beautifully until the day it didn't. It was hard to go back to the drip coffee for a couple of days while I waited on my Keurig to get here. There is a huge difference in the taste. Keurig makes a really good cup of coffee. This new one is a little different from my old one. I find putting the water filter in was easier than on the old one. Attaching the water reservoir was also a little different but once I figured it out, it too was easier. This new one has the auto off feature but is not programmable like the old one. Only three cup sizes instead of four. The odd thing for me was how much lighter in weight this one is compared to my old one. More plastic and much less metal in the construction of this one. The price is so much less than the original Keurig that I bought and the coffee tastes the same so all in all I am satisfied.

I can not believe this worked. I was about to buy another Keurig but now I can keep the one I have and save money. Great vid.

Two years later and you're still helping. I've been struggling for about a month with mine making less and less coffee. I'll have to run it 4times before I got half a cup. Your advice got me back to a full cup in one try. I'm so grateful.

Where was this video 2 years ago? I used Kuerig for years, got 2 years tops out of them and tossed them for this very reason. I even purchased the office grade unit, same problem. Finally bought a Cuisinart, never looked back, have had mine 3 years, works as good as the day I bought it. Getting to the point, this is fantastic info, thanks for posting, this will help save many people money, this is why I continue to watch you tube. There are many clever people out there, and you are one of them.

Thank you!! This worked and saved me from buying a new machine! WOW 5 years later! You’re awesome!!

I can’t thank you enough for sharing your knowledge on how you fixed your non working Keurig coffee maker. I was on the brink of throwing mine away but went to KZfaq, once again and there you were showing what you did to yours. I did the exact thing and now mine works perfect. You are very innovative and once again thanks for helping so many by sharing your knowledge.

Did the trick. We’ve had ours for about a year. Husband was ready to toss it and buy another one. These machines are not cheap. Runs like brand new now thank you.

5 years after you uploaded this, your fix worked on my Keurig slim.

Thank you so much, sir! I had my Keurig sitting by the door to go to the trash. I figured it was 12 years old, it was time for another one. I did go get an “emergency” cheap drip coffee maker from Walmart (this happened in the middle of the week when I didn’t have time to think about it, and I can’t go one day without coffee!) but YUCK!, I guess I am spoiled on Keurig coffee. I thought, what the heck, I’ll Google and see if this is a common problem and could it be fixed. Found your video, tried it, and Wala, it’s fixed! You saved me a lot of money and saved the landfill from one more Keurig sitting in it! Thank you!!

You saved my soul and life found this video late on a Saturday evening after ours broke! My wife would have killed me without her coffee! Your a true hero

Thank you for this video for all us coffee drinker addicts! I’ve had my same Keurig for probably10 years now. Just when I thought I was going to have to get a new one. KZfaq to the rescue once more!

Just logged in to say your video is still helping people brew a full cup of coffee, years later. Thank you, Journeyman!

I tried several other suggested fixes, never would have thought this would have been the issue but your suggestion worked! Thanks very much for sharing!

Had exactly the same problem, thanks for the tip. Thast why I come to KZfaq when I need advice cause someone has already had the same issue that is bothering me. Thanks again, great video, short and to the point.

THANK YOU SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO MUCH! I've been without my Keurig for two weeks trying to find a fix, and this worked perfectly! I'm amazed and so grateful! I can put the french press away now :)

thank you, I have never thought about cleaning the bottom like that. So far I haven't had any problems but I think I am going to take it apart this weekend & clean it anyway.

Can't wait to try this!! This is exactly the problem I was having with the same model! You, good sir, are a HERO! I love my Keurig, up til this point it had never failed me. Now I can get another few years out of it I bet. Thanks again!

Thank you so much! I just wanted to let you know that your solution is still helping people. I have the same model of machine as you do and your suggestion of cleaning that valve worked perfectly. I don't have an electric toothbrush but I found that scrubbing with a regular toothbrush worked just as well. Thank you again!

Omg thank you so much for this video! You’ve saved my sanity! I tried EVERYTHING then I came across your video! I cleaned out that water valve and just like that, VOILA!

WOW You just saved me from buying a new Keurig coffee maker. I tried descaling as well and nothing was improving. I cleaned that reservoir valve and it started flowing normally again. Thank You So Much!! 😀

Perfect! That did the trick. I also used a can of compressed air (cause I happened to have such a thing) and blew out the receiver for that valve. We're back in business. Thanks a bunch!

Thanks for the tip ... seems to be working fine now. Like you, we don't have any hard water problems where we live, so I've never descaled the machine. Had it for about 8 years and still works great. Thanks again.

Fixed mine just like you said. Thanks for the excellent advice! You're my hero!!!

Great! Was just about to completely open mine and investigate the same problem, will try to go this route and see if it fixes it this way. Way to go and thank you!!!

I was just about to go out and buy a new one. The water is fluid now and the machine is operating so much better. Thank you!

After watching countless videos, descalling it a few times, cursing at it more than a few times; I'm happy to say that it was fixed instantly after watching your video. I was dreading buying another one, so I'm happy this worked. Thank you!

Thank you, thank you! My husband has always taken our machine apart, but I thought I'd give your quick-fix a try. It worked!

Spent more time putting my machine back together listening to others bad advice. This slick trick worked immediately. LISTEN TO THIS MAN, it works. Thanks!

Thank you SO much, my keurig almost had a new home with the local trash service! Now it makes a full cup of coffee again, you are wonderful!!!!

Bravo, thanks a bunch. This did the trick. I took off the bottom plate, and the tubing and all looked very clean even though it is several years old. I cleaned the needles with a paper clip and took off the top cover as another video had suggested, but all was AOK. Your comment did the trick. Thanks again.

Thank you Journeyman. My situation was almost identical to yours and your cleaning of that water valve advice worked for me as well. Thank you for sharing. Cincinnati Bob

Thanks for sharing this information. It fixed the issue with my Keurig and definitely saved me the time and frustration associated with tearing it down and possibly never getting it back together. I noticed a number of other commenters saying that they were close to throwing their coffee maker away and replacing it with another. Considering that Keurig is the market leader by a wide margin in the single pod coffee business, they are HOPING that we will chuck our failing makers and pop for another one made by Keurig. I've only used mine for six months and the fact that the valve was clogging up indicates to me that it is a design failure. Your discovery and generous attitude in sharing it here is greatly appreciated but if my Keurig quits working again and I can't easily remedy the issue, I'm quitting the pod life.

Thank you soooo much for taking the time to make this video it has brought my frustration level for Keurig back down. Did not need the simple task of descaling sending me out on Christmas Eve to get a new coffee maker so glad I found your video. Best wishes

OMG!!! Thank you so much!!!!! I didn't realize that this was NOT the norm until I used my friends (exact same) machine and received a full cup of coffee! You tubed a search and viola! There you are! Again, thank you! You made my day!

Kerrigan stopped brewing this AM. Found your video. Thanks for saving me from tossing out my machine! Your video was spot on. Took a few minutes, now running like new.

Thank you so much for this simple solution. I noticed that sometimes removing the tank and putting it back helped but did not check the valve and spring. Of course descaling sometimes helps too but for now this is my problem. I am amazed how people taking "time" of their schedules to post videos helps us all.

Yay! It worked! Should've saw how sad my husband looked when he couldnt fix it at first. Shoulders slumps n sighs. Itll be a nice surprise when he gets back from his work trip. Thanks for taking the time to record n share!

Just like everyone else, I was on the verge of buying a new coffee maker, and possibly just gift this one to someone bc it only made about 4 ounces when I chose the 12 ounces. Now I can have the best of both worlds, selling the new “old” one and buying a newer one to save myself some counter space. It’ll be like getting the new one at half the price! Thanks so much!

How in the WORLD did you ever discover this???? I had descaled our coffee maker at work and thought it was just too soon for it to STOP PUMPING. I did this and BAM, back in business. Thanks a bunch.

It actually worked! Thanks! It was for the one at my job so I didn't have access to an electric toothbrush. I used the bristles of the bottle brush cleaner we have at the office and just scrubbed best I could. Again, thanks! Just saved my office from having to purchase a new one.

Thank you so much for this video! Ours basically stopped pumping any water. I followed this video a couple of times and it now flows almost like new. We descaled as well and it worked most of the time. We have had our unit for 5 years so really are thankful it works at all... :) Thanks again!

Same problem tried everything same as you did. Cleaned the water tank valve and BINGO. You are the man.

Worked perfectly! There is also a screen on the inside of the reservoir. I simply used a small craft paint brush , moved it around over the screen & rinsed. Works perfectly now

Man I was JUST about to buy a new one. You also gotta make sure that it's ALWAYS full of water. Thanks!

Thanks for the help. Whenever my kerig burns out, I will not purchase another one. This is the 2nd time that I was able to find a solution to a problem with my kerig on KZfaq. Kerig has never disclosed, as far as I know, problems and/or solutions to their product. Kudos to you!👍

Thank you!!! You saved my Keurig's life this morning! I was just about to toss it, now it works perfectly!

A friend had a keurig and it quit working. He destroyed it taking it apart but found what he thought was black bugs in the hose between the tanks. I was about to tear mine apart but thought I'd check youtube first. I tried the toothbrush trick and it's working perfect again. It pumps water for 10 or 15 seconds now when before it took about 2 minutes to pump water into the internal tank. Last year I called keurig about it and they said to descale it. I told her I used distilled water and she said in that case no I didn't need to descale it. THANK YOU very much Journeyman!!!

Excellent information! Thanks for taking the time to pass it on.

I tried this, no luck for mine. But I still find your info invaluable, thank you! Easy enough first step in troubleshooting!!

Journeyman thank you so so much for the tip, that's exactly what my Kruger is doing in going to try as soon as I get home.

Worked for me. I had watched the other vids and tried those suggestions. Didn’t expect this to work either cause I didn’t see anything on the valve. Used the toothbrush for cleaning, then also an Allen wrench to plunge the spring loaded valve a few times. I’ve got coffee now, thank you!

I found that in my unit, it wasn't the valve causing the issue. It was the fine mesh screen inside the reservoir that needed cleaning. and we use distilled water! You led me in the right direction, for that, tip of hat to you sir!

Just had this same problem and your video was the first I watched. Took me a couple tries but after the second cleaning my Keurig is back to normal-THANK YOU!!

Thank you very much......just bought a Keurig Elite today at Costco. I will remember this for the future......very useful.

Amazing fix! I was ready to buy a new machine, but your method worked after only a bit of cleaning. I used a regular toothbrush. Wow! Thank so much!

I was about to purchase another coffee pot, specifically an old school one until I watched this video (As I happily write this review sipping my nice cup of coffee). Thank you! You fixed it!

I want to say thank you because you just helped me fix what had been wrong with my Keurig machine. Mine is different from yours, but I turned it upside down and cleaned the spring gasket on the bottom and voila, it was fixed! Thanks!

THANK YOU! Sincerely, A tired pediatric nurse who was missing her caffeine fix ♥️

That absolutely fixed it!! The small screws were a pain in the a$$, but it’s putting out like new now!! Thank you!!

Thanks for taking the time to show this fix! Similar to you, I was getting gradually smaller cups of coffee and then no pumping at all. Cleaned the valve with a sink brush and this amazingly simple fix worked perfectly for me. Now operating in top form. Tried a toilet brush first but it made the coffee taste funny.

I retrieve the same coffee machine from my grandson’s room, when he moved out of my ex-wife‘s house. It had sat on the shelf for at least two years I replace the water tank and almost threw the machine out when it wasn’t working. While my wife was doing a return on Amazon. I looked in my iPad at your video. I gave it a try and lo and behold it worked. Thanks for saving me a few bucks on replacing the coffee maker.

You saved my Keurig from going into the trash. I've watched a few youtube videos and non that would help mine. My machine now works. You've made me very. Thank you!

Thank you, thank you! I used dish soap and a regular toothbrush; scrubbed it good and it works great.

Thank you as I looked and mine had some orange bits in the spring.

We have a Cuisinart SS-10 Premium Single Serve unit that has a filter in it. But I can see and have read that "that" particular water inlet valve has caused problems - even on my unit. We also use filtered water (used to store it in the refrigerator but not anymore) to keep the reservoir filled. When I change the water filter (it's a Pur water pitcher) I also clean the coffee maker. Thanks for sharing your info with all of us. It is videos like these that make life easier for all of us.

Tried your method. Worked like a charm and my Keurig is working again. Thanks so much 👍👍😀

Thank you so very much for that. I love my Keurig and I am the fool who has gone out and bought more than one because they quit working. I'm smart enough to have saved them so I will clean them all out now

OMG it worked you just saved my life....Thank you, Thank you, Thank YOU! Happy New Year!

THANK YOU!! I almost threw it out and bought a new one. You saved me monies!!

I was skeptical but this did the trick. Back up to 100% working order. Thank you!

Glad to be of help. Thank you for your feedback! ☺

Threw my last Automatic coffee maker away 4 years ago. Now using an Electric Corning Perk from the 1970's. Still works like new.

Thanks so much, this worked immediately after I tried your method ! Better than the other videos out there! Awesome fix, Keurig should pay you for helping all of us since there’s absolutely no video put out by them. I bet so many people just ran out and purchased new coffee machines! Maybe that’s the plan! Thanks again!

👍 my Keurig started this tonight. Not surprised that KZfaq had a fix. Thanks dom!

IT WORKED! thank you so much. My keurig has been broke for months and months and this video just helped me fix it in like 2 seconds lol. I was about to toss it!

You are a keurig life saver. My final hope for this keurig before it went to keurig heaven. LOL It worked. YAY!!!

Just went through your steps in cleaning the diaphragm...had my machine working like new in about 60 seconds. Thank you.

You just saved me $200!!! We have this exact one in red and it’s AT LEAST 4yrs old. This worked like magic!! Thank you so much!!

Thank you so much for posting that video. I just started having that problem yesterday and this morning it was much worse. Now its fine. I just used an old manual toothbrush for about a minute and then depressed the valve and held it under hot running tap water for another minute . its good to know I can fix it when it happens again. Also, its really an outrage that Keurig doesn't describe this fix. I had another unit some years ago and wound up trashing when this happened.

Thank you so much! You video solved my problem! I had watched 2 other videos did what they did with no help. I went to Keurig’s website with very little help there too. My coffee maker is running like new again. It was making this horrible sound along with not making any coffee. I thought I was going to have to throw it out, and buy a new one.

Worked like a charm. Literally thought I was going to have to make a Walmart run this morning for a new Keurig. Thank you!

so grateful for this video! did the paper clip trick and the toothbrush cleaning and now i have a working keurig! gotta love youtube

For the longest time I’ve been needing to clean my keurig every 3 days... You litterally saved me my dude. Thank you!

Right in the middle of descaling, filling the cups until the blue light comes on, and my Keurig quits pumping. I had cleaned the piercer with a paper clip to no avail, I took the top cover off and cleaned the check valve and it ran one cup and quit. Finally I found this posting and cleaned the outlet on the bottom of the reservoir. Afterward I was able to finish the descaling and flushed out the tank. The Keurig works great now, no excessive noise trying to pump water and it works much faster. Thanks Journeyman.

You saved my old Keurig!! Thanks so much!! It's flowing like new again!

Wow. First video I opened and wasn’t even sure what exactly was wrong but this did the trick. The keurig is a very popular item in my house. Thank you!

Nice video and very helpful. I think that the common service procedures are intended for "normal" use up to maybe a year. My home machine makes 4 to 8 cups daily, for about 4 years so far, way more crud and deposits will accumulate so we have to use different service methods. I also fix old radios and tube audio. There are problems that never occurred to the designers of these radios because they had no idea what parts would fail after 70 or 80 years !!

Thank you so much ! I was about to give up and this video has save me trips to Starbucks !

Thank you so much for posting this!! I didn’t have a toothbrush to use but I did just push on the spring and washed it with hot water, soap, and a kitchen brush. It’s working good as new again!! Yay!

Thought I'd check on KZfaq before going out and buying a new Keurig. Glad I did, this is what was wrong with ours too. I used a long phillips screwdriver to remove the inner screen and cleaned that also. Now to order some new charcoal filters for it. Thanks!

Thank you! My son gave me one for my birthday. My husband descaled it 2 times and the descale light was still on. This was after using it for 3 mos. Husband said, throw it away and I'll get the old one from the garage. NOOOOOO, I can't go back! lol. It started doing what you said this morning. Luckily my husband is not here. I'm going to try this and let ya'll know....It worked!!! I just pushed the spring several times as it had plastic cover around it. It didn't appear to be dirty or slimy. Now if I can find a video on how to get the descale light off!

I had the same issues today with my Keurig. I was worried, that I had would have to replace this one, or would have to open up the machine. I did a KZfaq search, and I found your video. I didn't have an electric toothbrush. I used an old regular toothbrush. I put a little dish soap on the toothbrush, and I scrubbed the area for a few minutes. I have ran my Keurig machine, a few times, and so far, it's working again like before. You are a genius! This really does work. Thanks for posting this video. 👍

Thank you so much for this video. I have tried and tried to fix my Keurig and your video was the ticket.

You nailed it!! Mine was not producing so I followed your tutorial and fixed my machine! Many thanks...

Omg!!! You saved a true coffee drinker

THIS WORKED! THANKS FOR SAVING MONEY ON NOT BUYING A NEW ONE. P.s. i used my wifes electronic toothbrush and not mine so we are good.

Thanks so much for this video! That area on ours was much smaller than yours and it was all black. On the bottom side there is a screen and our screen was all gunky with black slim! I cleaned it all and now the pot is working fine. I rinsed the reservoir out with a little dish soap and rinsed thoroughly and then a vinegar rinse to clean out any remaining germs, then more water rinse. Good coffee now! Thanks again.

Wow! Thank you so much for this. My sister is coming to visit and the day before her arrival my maker was acting funny. I descaled it even though it had only been about five weeks, but I’m a coffee connoisseur and I use the machine quite a bit. After I descaled everything got out of sync after that. I watched another video on how to reset the computer and then I did what you said here and now my machine is working! Thank you thank you ! I’m one grateful coffee connoisseur👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻☕️☕️☕️