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Tip for people with Keurig k cup brewers

Discussion in 'Non-Vegas Chat' started by Jerseyguy2, Jan 12, 2016.

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  1. Jerseyguy

    Jerseyguy MIA

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    Just got off the phone with Keureg guy who walked me through how to unclog the thing. Press your fingers on the top of a new k-cup. You'll feel the gas that they put in to keep the coffee fresh. He told me that when you close the lid on a k-cup the top needle puntures the cup releasing the gas and blowing coffee upward into the needle cloging it.
    He said to always press down first on the cup so that the bottom needle punctures it releasing the gas before you close the lid. Who knows,this is what he told me.
     
  2. WestTexas

    WestTexas Low-Roller

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    It does work to do that. This happened to me a last year. I was waiting about 5 minutes for coffee to finish. I googled it and discovered the needle was clogged. Cleaned it out and have been pressing the K-Cup down first before closing the lid. I have not had an issue since.
     
  3. Suekel

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    I will mention this to my husband, he uses ours nearly every day. I suppose it can't hurt, right?
     
  4. Royal Flusher

    Royal Flusher Savvy Gambler

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    I spank my knock-off j-Cup machine. Jimmy Poon says it fell out of a container in the Port of Vancouver and right into a truck.

    Good price, but it really gets jammed a lot.

    I spank it.

    No, really, I turn it upside down and whack the bottom soundly for really stubborn situations. This also works with one's partner, I'm told.
     
  5. smartone

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    Thanks for this! I'm not a coffee drinker, but the girls in my house sure are and they love their Keurig.
     
  6. vegasfan

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    I've had to unplug mine twice, almost threw it out the first time as I thought it was broken. I just stretched out a paper clip and used it to clear the needle.There are 3 spots on the needle to clear.
     
  7. JosieCat

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    Ditto. I have moved away from using mine every day, as it's a bit too high maintenance for me. Sick of wasting pods as mine has the nasty habit of when brewing - I end up with a cup full of grounds. Yuk. But when I do use it, after I'm done, I run a hot water through it after removing the old pod.
     
  8. Jerseyguy

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    The guy also sent me an email containing a code to put on their website for a free box of k-cups including shipping.Nice man.
     
  9. redzone

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    Hmmm. Why don't you be a nice man as well and share this code with us.:rolleyes2:
     
  10. Jerseyguy

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    OK,worth a try . Code is 1FRBEVVWY5NN66 Good luck,I got the pods yesterday.
     
  11. Royal Flusher

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    seven out for me :(
     
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