NESPRESSO PIXIE - Step by step clean and disassemble guide XN304 / EN124
Вставка
- Опубліковано 15 жов 2024
- Hello guys, Today we are working on an Nespresso Pixie machine that leaks water in the capsule chamber. This is a easy fix since it only needs cleaning of the nozzle and diffuser plate. Tag along and see how to properly dissasamble and clean this machine for an "as new" effect.
Enjoy!
![[UA] NAVI vs MOUZ | BO5 | IEM Rio 2024](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/CMBYk0cbGoA/mqdefault.jpg)
PROCEDURE FOR TOTALLY CLEANING THE NESPRESSO PIXIE COFFEE MAKER WITHOUT DISASSEMBLING - MY EXPERIENCE
PROBLEM: Machine does not produce coffee due to clogging, causing a large backflow of hot water.
1. Clean the inside of the machine as many times as necessary, as recommended by the manufacturer, until the water comes out completely clean.
2. Afterwards, turn off the machine's power take-off, remove the tray, and do the following:
With the machine in hand, place the coffee outlet under the sink faucet, letting hot water pass for approximately 2 minutes, making the counterflow, which will release the material deposited in this sector.
After applying the cleaning procedure, mentioned in item 1, which will remove the material that was removed by the counterflow of hot water.
3. Repeat the procedure from item 2 until there is no more coffee residue in the spout.
4. After these procedures, there will be no more hot water backflow and the machine will produce coffee normally.
Hello. What a detailed guide. I will pin your comment on this video so others can see it. Thank you for your contribution on helping others!
@@benassy69 After item 2 I applied a "manual" procedure using a counterflow with hot water.
This counterflow procedure is typically used in industrial process filters, or more commonly in pool filters.
As people don't routinely clean, I think Nespresso could incorporate a similar procedure.
Worked like a charm. Thanks for an easy fix.
The counterflow technique worked perfectly: I brushed the pyramides plate from the inside with soap and rinse extensively (as recommended by the Nespresso hot line), but it did not help. I then applied full pressure hot water from my tap up the nosle, creating the counterflow... I could see small brown aggregates drip down my sink, and after replugging, I had barely any clogging. Thanks for the easy fix!
@@arnaudcarpentier5960 Hi! I think that Nespresso could provide a simple device incorporated with machine for feeding with hot water to be used in new counter flow system !
Thanks man! You saved me a new machine!
Also: points down for Nespresso machine designers (in this case DeLonghi) for requiring a complete disassembly just to perform some routine clean up...
I just stripped and repaired my Nespresso Pixie as per this video. It is now working again. many thanks for the easy to follow lesson.
This is our second K-Classic. We had our first one for many years, so when we had to replace it, we wanted nothing else but this exact ua-cam.com/users/postUgkxBrV-RbF5Nk0Rlt9i15aao-YMzqzTG8Vf model. We use it for about three people everyday in the morning. The taste and quick brew is one of the reasons we like it so much. There are so many choices of brands of coffee that we would grab what was on sale and test the different brands from there. I would definitely recommend trying different brands of coffee to find the ones you like the most because there are brands that quite frankly taste horrible.
Many thanks for sharing this video. I've spent 3 hours trying to open my Pixie and have come to the conclusion that it's designed this way so you either break it trying to open it, or throw it away and buy a new one.
Fantastic video, thank you so much. Nespresso wanted £79.99 to look at my machine but after watching this I did it myself. Saved me money and my sanity from no coffee.
Having watched this video, I'm not surprised. I've been repairing things all my life (I'm 84) but never an esspresso machine so this video is great info. I'd want £80 to repair one for a customer (rather than a friend).
Thanks for your video!
I was able to fix the handler that had broken (after disassembling I noticed that the bearings collapsed). I used JB weld and put them back in place, I also lubed the rail with petroleum-jelly and it is now fully operational.
Good thing that I also managed to clean all the channels from inside. This machine is being operating for the past 10 years, would you imagine the mess. Lol.
Again, thanks a lot.
Дотошный мужик, разобрал и не сломал. Терпеливый. Молодец.👍👍👍
Thank you so much for this video! I was totally clueless and your generous sharing helped us keep our machine and continue enjoying it...
Phew. Just spent three hours fixing my 10 year old Pixie. Thank you Adrian! Your instructions were awesome!!!
Amazing, thank you so much for this! I bought a second hand machine that looks pretty used and dirty. I followed this tutorial and gave it a good clean. It’s like brand new!
Thanks for the guide. It was a pain to deal with all those clips (literally, the Pixie Drew first blood on one of my knuckles) but ultimately I got it apart enough to force some water back and forth and dislodge the air bubble that had rendered it temporarily useless. Thanks again!
Thanks Adrian, just cleaned the insides of my 10 year old Krups pixie using your video as a guide. Hopefully in future, companies will make such jobs easier for customers who want to do it to prolong the lifespan of their products and avoid filling landfill.
You clearly forgot the MOST important part!! Make a cup or two if you are able before you start to help motivate and keep focus! Truly a great video that helped me clean my system properly and identify where the leak was coming from. I got it into working order just before puting the other half on to see it operate. I used your other video for "most common leak points" to identify the leak just after the heating point. Took that apart and cleaned and the leak is much less now. I may replace in the future, but my system is fully hands on cleaned with vinegar and soapy water. Thank you again for such an in-depth disassembly for what we all know they DONT want to be a serviceable unit!
Thanks for the comment and I am glad the video was helpful for you. Thanks for the tips as well ...
Hi Adrian, I discovered, via the manual, that the correct and very easy way to remove the inside chamber that you struggled with, forcing it, is by inserting a small screwdriver at the top on the left inside the drip tray chamber, there is a small square hole, when you do that and lift a little bit at the same time, it releases entirely by itself, without any pulling and/or danger of breaking latches/tabs.
The manual instructs on how to disassemble it? That's pretty impressive. Mine not.
@@DavidMoralesMojica Hi David, yes, one I found does.
@@DavidMoralesMojicaAlso important to know is machines, gadgets, watches, phones have been made most often with the intention to put people off of trying to fix anything, the manufacturers promote material waste, they want people to throw things away and buy new ones. This is why new EU law is going to oblige manufacturers to make, for example, phones in which the buyer can easily replace a battery. Nespresso developed machines to make it seem impossible to fix, newer versions are sometimes easier. Basically manufacturers are guilty of creating societies that create lots of environmentally unfriendly waste.
@@GetMoreMellow I'm curious, what brand you have? What does it say regarding disassembling the machine?
@@DavidMoralesMojica It says never open always let an accredited service person do it (€€€€€€€€€€€€___)
This video clip helps me a lot. I made it to fix it. Thank you so much!
Are there no rubber seals to replace? Nice to see an honest video - thanks!
Nice video, but before you do this try backflushing the nozzle under a hot tap. Open the chamber and just flush. It worked for me: a lot of gunk came out and after that the machine worked flawless again.
This reply needs to be pinned!! This worked perfectly for me.
I back flushed under the tap, then normal flush with the pump, then back and forth between back flush and normal flush. A ton of gunk came out, even though I always flush with water before and after making an espresso.
I did this, and took a toothbrush and gave it a good scrub inside, and now it works perfectly again.
I’m sorry how exactly do you backflush it
@@odenjohannesebastianbach1463 Just hold your machine upside down and flush the nozzle under a hot tap.
@@odenjohannesebastianbach1463 Remove all the loose parts. Open the chamber in which you normally put the coffee capsule. Hold the machine upside down above the sink. Run water through the nozzle (the part from which the coffee is normally dispensed). You'll probably see a lot of old coffee residue come out. Be careful and it should be easy to keep the rear of the machine dry (which is where the electronics are). After this, reconnect the machine and and run it with just water. Probably you will again see coffee residue come out, this time from the nozzle. Repeat these steps a few times.
Thanks for the tutorial, I managed to fix my Pixie, so all good. I have though a few observations on how to make it even better. First, it would help to zoom in when a particularly tricky part is handled, to remove guessing. Second, the casing is held together by snap-fits, which I broke many of them while taking it apart, as I didn't know where the "male" and the "female" were. It would help to provide tool insertion side, if known. Thanks again.
Thank you for the video 🙏🏽 this helped me revive a 10 years old machine 💪🏽
Dude…you’re a life saver…HUGE thank you for this!!!
Hey, this is helped so much! I’ve got stuck at the end putting the main big piece on. Any advice? Just won’t seem to line up correctly. I’ve made it this far I want to finish!
Thanks man! You’ve saved my nesspresso pixie 🥰
Thanks! You saved my Creatista! I’m back to feeding my caffeine addiction!
Glad to hear my video helped. Thank you for the contribution also!
They don't make it easy, do they? I was waiting for the blood damage :) Excellent video showing what a tricky job it is, even for an experienced repairer.
My problem is that the coffee capsules are not being pierced so I get neither water nor coffee! I've nothing to lose, so I'll strip it down as described by Adrian, clean it all and see if it works after reassembly - if I succeed in reassembling it, of course.
Hello. I have a different video on the reasons why some machine do no pierde the capsule foil. Take a look
@@benassy69 Thank you. I de-scaled with white vinegar and used a toothbrush on the mesh at the front as described in your other video. It's all working again. I took the sides off as I cleaned up the whole machine and, in the area where yours has springs (mine doesn't) I found a live slug about 20mm long! I cannot think how it got in. Luckily nowhere near the coffee route :) A lot easier than stripping the whole thing as in this video.
Once again, thanks for the help.
It helped me a lot to disassemble my Nespresso! Thank you so much! I saved the value of a new!
Awesome Adrian. Really painfull but after almost 2 hours I could fix the problem. Great instructions!
Thank you so much for your help. It was tough but it still worked.
What an excellent, detailed video-well done! Thank you for sharing this. Have same problem with our Pixie, but could not find an exact match to the problem after searching many ways and looking at many sites, until I found your video.
Now I have to decide if I want to tackle the full job of disassembly and cleaning. Hah! I have been making some progress with manual cleaning, and think I’ll continue with that to see if I can get same improvement now that I know more about what areas are causing the issue. If that doesn’t work, then toolbox time.
Thanks again for the effort in making this video.
You are welcome, my friend!
Thank you for this video, it was perfect for fixing my coffee machine and saved me getting a new one. Its shocking how much gunk was in there!
A few years ago I did painfully this with a Pixie to scrap off the aluminium from the diffuser plate (after it had been sitting in the machine for over a year). Today my machine didn't flush due to coffee residue and I wanted to see if there was a frustration-free way of disassembling this and now I know there isn't!
Before anyone tries the disassembly: please try Ted van Oss suggestion in the comments and try to back flush the nozzle of the machine under running water. Solved my blockage near instantly for me.
Thanks. Just did this to our Pixie although with far less grace and I mangled the hell out of the plastic, but seems to have worked out fine. Note, Pixie owners, that there is a small square metal magnet that allows the drip drawer to "click" into place. I did not put that thing back in. Whoops.
Thank you for this video. I have a Pixie and after doing all the steps indicated, it worked very well.
Thanks for this video. I successfully followed your steps and cleaned my nozzle after 10 years. Although now I have a left over piece and don’t know where it came from. Hope it’s not important lol
Did the same on the model 124, almost identical except to get the middle bit out make sure the lever is up so you can pull the unit over the internal lip.
Thank you so much for this video! We had this problem, we followed your instructions and although it was a big job our machine is now working perfectly! 🙏
My Brenville doesnt have springs, so maybe I cannot take it apart. Will continue to watch..
Thanks for the video, helped a lot.
It would be great to have a picture of the latches before trying dissasamble this piece of plastic. Will make it much, MUCH easier.
Thank you very much
Amazing & so useful video
I will do it for my Pixie too
Thanks again 🌺🌺🌺🌺👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Thanks a lot Adrian! I have tried and cleaned everything but my pump is still not working (it seems to be stuttering). Any chance I can send you a video so that you can have your expert look at it and point me to the right video? :)
Hi sure. adrian_benea on instagram
Il y a beaucoup plus simple à faire !
Prendre une scie à métaux et découper le cache noir autour du nez de l'appareil : Deux traits de scie au-dessus de chaque côté du sigle "nespresso", le faire sauter en le cassant , deux traits de scie verticaux de part et d'autre jusqu'à mi-hauteur (sans toucher l'entonnoir intérieur), deux traits de scie en biais sur le devant, faire sauter les deux côté du cylindre en les cassant. L''avant du cylindre scié peut alors se dégager en forçant un peu sur les encliquetages latéraux bien fragilisés par le sciage. Récupérer au passage le nez encliqueté à l'avant pour le décor.
L'entonnoir en rilsan est devenu accessible et peut alors être déboité soigneusement et vidé de ses amas de marc, tout comme l'intérieur de la sortie du café, en inclinant la cafetière (débranchée !) sous un robinet.
Ré- encliqueter l'entonnoir en rilsan nettoyée, pour le look poser dessus le cache noir extirpé de l'avant du cylindre en le collant avec un point de mastic ou de colle épaisse de chaque côté. Jeter les morceaux du cylindre découpé.
Sans y avoir passé la journée, sans toucher au câblage ni au mécanisme, vous avez retrouvé une cafetière fonctionnelle et déjà prête pour un prochain nettoyage rapide !
Merci pour la tres bonne idée!
Hi I have a Magimix Mini which is leaking. I have dismantled the brewing unit to replace the rubber O ring.However I have a circular metal washer of wavy design in my hand and don't know where it came from?Thx
Obrigado, meu amigo!
Seu vídeo me ajudou muito. 👏👏👏
Mas essa é a última máquina de tipo que compro, gasta-se muito tempo para se realizar um simples desentendimento.
For this issue absolutely no need tear down the whole set, a waterpik Oral irrigator do very good job, just remove the capsule chamber， then use waterpik flush the nozzle from outside, 2 minutes you will get things fixed,
At the minute 19:00 the machine has a black round wheel on the side, I took the side plates out on my machine and I can see the water leaking from there, what can I do :)) help :)
Thanks for uploading this! Now I can get to disassemble our machine! There's a weird taste to the coffee I get from it. I just hope I'll find no mold in there...
Hello. Great vídeo. I've done the procedure but I have a problem. I broke the rouded plate when I try to take off (19:20 on your vídeo). Do you know where I can buy another one? Thanks.
good job! thanks for sharing and help
I found a MUCH easier way. Fill a large measuring cup or something with bleach and water. Open the dispensing area, flip the unit over and soak the spout and dispensing area in the bleach water. Use a toothbrush and perhaps pipe cleaners to scrub the diffuser plate and get into the spout. Drain and then run clean water through to flush and rinse. No disassembly required.
That still doesn't clean the perforated water injector.
Gracias!!! He seguido tus pasos y arreglé la cafetera!!!
The device does not turn on, what can be done? Should I disassemble and check?
Great tutorial and I follow to the T!!! Works 💪💪💪👍👍👍
Thank you very very much for this video
The Nespresso machine was 110vac, accidentally plugged into 220acv, please show me how to fix it, thanks
I got tired just seeing the instructions, im going to take a nap
Sleep tight ! 😂
What was the purpose of removing the wiring harness? Seemed a superfluous action.
Despite the fact that you cannot do this, in this video you can understand how to do it right without breaking the coffee machine. The author broke several latches, it is surprising that the coffee machine did not break in parts ... Kiddn'... Thank you very much, this will teach you how to do it differently, that is, correctly.
:))) ok, I will change the title to "how not to dissasamle a Nespresso Pixie". Take care!
There are cleaning capsules available (not descaling packets) available (I saw 10 for $15 online) that promise to help with this type of buildup. I’m sure they can’t clean as thoroughly as with the manual cleaning of each part, but could help. Has anyone used these, and if so, what were the results?
It is the first time I hear about this cleaning capsules. I would also be interested to see the result of one.
This is a great 10 year service video. So I am looking for a project and have now found one for my 10-year-old machine where descaling is no longer as successful as it used to be. Just hope I don't break any tabs.
Hello, i just want to ask you. Difusor plate do not make holes on the capsules and coffee is not flowing and i do not know how i can repair it. Do you know how to repair it please?
Probably the needle of the diffuser plate broke or was pushed in. Buy a new diffuser plate.
Hello Adrian. I would like to know which Nespresso machine is more reliable and which one is the easiest to disassemble and handle? Thanks in advance.
Hello Sasha. More or lees all Nespresso machines have the same internals and eventually have the same faults. 80% of the machines that come to my shop only need a deep cleaning of the front nozzle part due to clogged coffee over time. To answer your question the simplest Nespresso machine to disassemble, in my opinion, is the Citiz model but not "Citiz and milk" model. My next video will be about this model.
@@benassy69 Thank you very much
The Delonghi Pixies are the most reliable Nespresso machines I’ve ever known.
Like I can’t even find teardown vids of that model which says a lot about their durability.
I've had mine for ten years and it gets at least 5 hits a day. Descaled annually usually does the job, but do you know if DeLonghi is suitable for the teardown? I'd like to do a deep clean of the water injector nozzle and the interior nozzle.
Great Video, thank you. I get teh feeling the brewhead could be dissasambled without taking the how machina apart.. gonne try!
;-)
I tried, but only managed to do it only one. I am thinking of creating a special tool to do this also.
@@benassy69 What I think is you might be able to pry the diffuser out through the openings top and bottom..
Exactly what I was referring at. It is really difficult. Only managed once with 2 small screw drivers.
@@benassy69 If we get that off, it would be great to get the nose from the house from the outside. Maybe with some small damage.. And I think that grabbing the nose from the bottom and pressing up would get the nose detached without damaging much.
Removing the nose is useless.
Buenas tardes,hemos seguido los pasos de su vídeo pero la parte del min. 17:39 aproximadamente es imposible, por más qué hacemos fuerza no sale esa parte y no sabemos qué hacer. Algún consejo? Gracias!
What the, my unit is the same model and it doesn't even have the springs?
my handle mechanism seems to have broken, it will pull the nozzle in, but will not push the nozzle out, so i have to pull the nozzle.out by hand after making coffee, any ideas?
Sounds like the springs aren't attached any more
@@webbo73 it died recently anyway, made about 10 coffees a day for 6 years, over 10 thousand total
hey adrian first of all thx for sharing your knowe how! i got nearly the same machine (tx 160 pixie). my problem seems the on of butten is not working anymore. the on/off button leads in to a white plasticmechanik and i dont know how to fix it and i dont know how to fix it because i am a shitty millennial :D i would be happy if you or some other got an idea. greetins from austria^^
Hi. I am also a shitty millennial so no worries. 🤣 I am sorry but I cannot help you without seeing the unit. Maybe send me a video on instagram at adrian_benea
Dzieki za wskazowki , maszynka chodzi jak złoto
thanks for your help 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰
Jaki w twoim Daihatsu Ferozie jest silnik i ile ma koni mechanicznych
Thank you!
I don't use these Nespresso machines - always been suspicious about their hygiene. Seeing all that gunk in the disassembly confirms my suspicions. Meantime, thanks for this video so I can repair the one my wife uses lol.
You are a real romantic!
Congratulations
Thank You Adrian!
Thanks for this video. Now I know it is completely not worth the effort for a $100 machine. Way too much work that looks frustrating and hard on your hands. Won’t bother even attempting it now.
You are welcome my friend. Of course everyone knows how much they are willing to invest time/money. For me personally I would repair it since I love doing this kind of things. :)
Thank you Adrian for this video, actually i tried to disassemble it my self at start but wasnt sure how to proceed so i was browsing for a video lke yours...i followed your steps and disassemble all parts. at the end of disassembly i realize that its not a mchine that built for disassemble, i hope i will manage to put all of this shit together now, hahaha, in any case i think its better just to run a designated cleaning product in that case. but thanks anyway for your instructions it helped me a lot.
P.s. the one that was talking about your heavy breathing was very funny but also a jerk!
Guy
What manufacturer product did you have, as I have a DeLonghi Pixie and do not wish to open a can of worms only to discover DeLonghi is not enabled at full disassembly.
Was it just me that aw the locking tabs break on the cover of the water tank base?
Don't be so hard to judge. I have onened tens of units and I want to tell you 2 things: 1. The plastic gets hard and brittle with time it is almost impossible to remove the cover without snapping at the weaker points. 2. Don't worry about those retainers, the cover sits perfectly without them also. Believe me. Take care my friend!
Thanks!
Obrigado. Funciona sim
Many thanks for your tutorial. But I am done with that miserable little one way coffee machine. Never again. After one hour fiddling around, the case was completely destroyed. Now I putting this crap to where it belongs: into the trash can....
i wanted clean this machine but after watching this, i just buy a new one.....
I was defeated…I bled and I cried…
Я был уверен, что на 14-й минуте он эту кофеварку разобьёт молотком или применит молоток и стамеску, или распилит её пилой... Но брат с хорошими руками и добился своего! Молодец! Но я ещё раз убеждаюсь, что современные дизайнеры техники никак не связаны с инженерами, а разработка новых бытовых приборов сделана так, чтобы её не ремонтировали, а выбрасывали. Это не правильно! Таких дизайнеров надо отправлять в трудовые колонии, чтобы они понимали, как тяжело работать руками после идей этих идиотов...
That’s a lot of work and trying not to break the pieces. All those tabs and parts - Good job , but. Don’t think can do Wow. 😐
Have you did it in the end?
@@benassy69 no called customer service. They had me use soapy water n brush inside and poke the inside of the spout with a toothpick. I had descaled it but - still had problems. However, after a few tries the water stopped coming out the back. I put 1/2 sheet paper towel folded in the clear part n it’s not bad at all. If want to exchange - for new they gave me a discount. But for now I’m making cafe!
why don't they just make it easy to take out and clean the diffuser... I mean it is an item that requires cleaning!
Because they want to sell you a new unit...easy
Junger Vadder, da kannst das Ding ja gleich in die Tonne treten
😂
This is one of the worst models actually. It is difficult to get apart. It makes a hell of a lot of noise. If you want to make a coffee when it's late, the neighbours may think you are drilling in the bathroom, or your wife has got a heavy duty kick-starting vibrator and is using it many times a day. The Essensa in my opinion is much nicer, easy to take apart, not as noisy because Nespresso introduced an innovation they came up with, which is a rubber setup to which the noisy pump is attached, this model her doesn't have that and so amplifies sound by having the pump laid pretty much against the plastic of the machine.
You’re a heavy breather 😂😂😂😂😂
Deviated septum 🤷♂️
that looks soooo stressful
Why? Don't stress about a Coffee machine!
Now I realised that I have bought the wrong machine 😭
🤣
You have struggled so much with this one it doesn’t instill a lot of confidence.
Ok
I don't need a video to show how to push, pull, crack, snap everything with heavy breathing and a lot of frustrations, I can do that by myself thank you!
I'll look for a more better video about actually disassembling this unit.
You don't need anything ... You are already smarter than the average Joe, and that's why heavy breathing and cracking and snapping is triggering you. Thanks for the comment I've got a great laught.
Tell me if you'll find it
@@benassy69 Yeah thanks for keeping the video "real" (rather than "manicured", lol). I see in advanced the moment that could trigger me: the pesky-to-remove filter plate. :)
really not good at disassembly
Please concider changing the Oring inside when tyou get this far, I did manage to clean out the grate, bud it is still dripping a little. /PPsQwGcS-RA
nice efford 🦾
Thank you!