Keurig and mold

sixteencharacter · ‎03-11-2010

A friend found mold in her mini Keurig. I Googled it and found some references about the issue. She cleaned hers with vinegar on a regular basis, but did not use it every day. Not trying to start anything here, just wondering if anyone has had an issue or heard of it. Seems the fact that there is always water in the larger units could be part of the issue, but not sure how much water actually stays in the mini Keurig, if any. Do any of you every run clear water through to see if anything is floating around? This is how friend found hers and her husband took K apart and found mold. I don't know more precise details. I just think standing water is a real issue where mold is concerned. I love my mini and I know many of you do also. Just want to be safe and I don't think this is an issue K would be alerting us to if they knew about it. Thanks for any input.

MyGirlsMom · ‎03-09-2010

The Keurig mini does not have a reservoir to hold water. It's a one cup dispenser - you have to pour your cup of water in the Keurig and then your coffee pod - it makes just that one cup. If you want another, you will need to pour another cup in and so on.

Does your friend live where it has high humidity, dampness,o cause mold and or mildew? If so, she will need to clean her machine inside and out with vinegar or the solution Keurig sells.

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ID2 · ‎06-25-2012

Yes, as the poster above stated, this particular coffee maker doesn't hold any water longterm. We've been using our mini since last November and have never had a problem. I keep the top lid open and the area where you insert the kcup open when not in use. Keeping it closed up? Yep, I could see nasty things happening inside.

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fthunt · ‎12-24-2010

Stories of mold and other issues is why I gave my brand new machine away to good will - rather than have to pay the trash company to haul it away after having this problem. Love the perculator which comes completely apart for cleaning.

pommom · ‎03-10-2010

Precisely why I won't have a Keurig or a humidifier in my home. Gross.

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CLEM · ‎03-09-2010

You do have to drain the water every couple of days or daily if you want. To do that do the following:

1) Put an empty cup under the the dispenser

2) Press the BREW button (but do not turn the power on); there will be a few drops or even more water coming out.

This should help with the mold issue.

goldensrbest · ‎03-10-2010

My old keurig died last winter,had it for years, i did run vinegar through it ever so often, when it died ,i took it outside and took a hammer to it,i wanted to see if the mold issue was true,i broke it into pieces,i assure you, there was NO MOLD.

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GCR18 · ‎07-03-2013

I have the full sized unit. I don't use it everyday. When not in use, I dump out the water. Don't know why I do that, but been doing it since I bought it eight years ago.

RainyDayGal · ‎03-09-2010

I've had a Keurig for several years and have never had a problem with mold.

sixteencharacter · ‎03-11-2010

@CLEM thanks for the tip. I didn't know about holding down the brew button with the power off. I tried it, and realized that the part where the Kcup goes also has to be down. There was quite a bit of water expelled. Also thanks to all that have commented so far.