Kitchen

[DiAnne]

I have a very old one that I purchased years ago from Costco.  It does not have all the bells and whistles on it that the new ones do but it just keeps working.  It is noisy and every once in awhile I run straight vinegar through it.  I am concerned about what I am hearing about the mold.  When this one bites the dust I think I will buy another brand (one without a reservoir).  

[bonnielu]

Same experience with Keurig and my brewer even after the warranty was up. Love them.  However in some cases it is the brand that seems to give less coffee.  I am finding that out daily as I drink one thing and hubby drinking another.  Mine of course is sugared coffee that does not taste coffee and his a dark something. 

I don't like coffee but bought this because it was a gadget (platinum version) I convinced that grinding his own coffee and cleaning the pot was a long procedure and he should try this out.  I guess I really wanted my new gadget.  He bought the idea and is fine with it.  

[Kardi]

Thank you all who took the time to respond to my question.  I've been cleaning it regularly so I'm not convinced that's the root of the problem.  However I never thought of it being the pods.  We've been using the same ones for months now, SAMs Club brand.  I guess I'll struggle along til it dies or heals.  Thanks again.

[ID2]

Once a month is often? I've always cleaned mine once a month. We make about 4 cups of coffee a day and you betcha it gets clogged! I learned if I descale it once a month it'll work just fine!

[debic]

@Kardi  Have you tried running a paper clip up through the spout?   I've seen several posts in the past where the coffee can get up inside and cause problems.    I bought my first keurig in '07' and it worked until I upgraded it to the 2.0.   

Anything with standing water has the potential to get mold in it.   Even regular coffee pots can mold in the tube where it's always wet.   Hard water deposits are not the only reason to clean them.

[novamc1]

@Ms X

We shouldn't be too hasty about throwing out a nonfunctioning Keurig.  I complained to them once about a small K10 brewer that I hadn't owned for too many months, and they  sent me a totally new one after the customer service person couldn't help solve the problem over the phone.

Keurig still wins, even after giving out free brewers. All those coffee pods they sell represent big profits.