Anyone know how to clean a Keurig?
Hi! Does anyone know how to make your own descaling solution to clean a Keurig? Thanks!
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Disassemble the brewer. Open the cover of the brewer by lifting the handle and remove the K-Cup holder inside.
The remaining pieces should disassemble with relative ease. Gently pull on the funnel until it separates from the K-Cup holder. Remove the drip tray by simply pulling it away from the base of the machine.
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Run a vinegar rinse through the machine. Fill the water reservoir with undiluted vinegar. Brew the vinegar through the machine.
Discard the warm, dispensed vinegar by dumping it down the sink.
Here's the link with pictures: http://www.wikihow.com/Clean-a-Keurig
Here's what I found: If you use citric acid you will need an acid-to-water ratio of about one part acid to 20 parts water. For vinegar and/or lemon juice, the mixture is a 50/50 ratio. Pour either solution into the water reservoir of your machine. Choose the largest volume brew cycle and press start. If your machine will not brew without a pod in place, simply use an old, used pod. IMPORTANT: If you used citric acid or lemon juice you will need to run 2 water-only cycles to rinse the machine out. If you used vinegar, 4-5 water-only cycles will be necessary to thoroughly remove the smell and taste.
Good luck!!
the vinegar and water will descale. be sure to keep running water through or you will taste the vinegar. also, if it is clogged or liquid is not coming out of the needle (that punctures the kcup)-take a paper clip end and put into the 3 holes of the needle to make sure they are free of grounds.
Thank you!
I use white vinegar to descale coffeemakers as well, but never run it through just once. I catch it and run it through several times before discarding and doing several rinses with plain water.
Thank you!