Worked a treat. Mine was dispensing a small coffee amount when pressing the large coffee button. After the 2 vinegar flushes, when running the rinse cycle, what do you know, large coffee amounts started dispensing again. Well done. 👍
thank you for this demo..I purchased one of these from an Op shop today for $8..looking at just the water tank alone I knew it was going to need a clean but did not know how..you know electrical appliances rarely come with instruction manuals...I suspect apple cider vinegar should work just as well cause that's all I have at the moment..I think it's an item that will probably only get used on weekends...
Put a tablespoon of baking soda in the discarded vinegar water and it will keep your sink also descaled grease-free, and fresh smelling. Watch the cleaning fissy.
The noise is the pump. So if the tanks got water and you press any button to make it pull the water through the machine but it's not coming out, then you probably have a blockage in a tube or pipe. Hopefully dealing it might pull the vinegar to the blockage and it might dissolve it. But it might not. Potentially you'll need to pull it apart to clear it out
My machine was a hand-me down, more rectangular than what's in this video. I seem to be having a similar problem too but don't believe it's necessarily a blockage: -water runs through when the machine does it's pre-rinse/there's no pod (like in Outie's descaling video). The machine's performance when a pod has been inserted seems to be inconsistant: -Coffee will dispense OK. -Coffee will dispense OK become a trickle and go back to OK. -Coffee will dispense as a trickle and then stop completely. -Sometimes after making a coffee, the spent pod drawer has a bit of liquid and others it looks like it has tried to drink my coffee >_< After watching another video that addresses these machines having a blockage, I'm wondering if my machine: -has valves which need some TLC -the pump is on its last legs -to a lesser extent, I think the seals where the pod sits are perishing/have become unseated. As handy as these little Aldi machines are, I'm more inclined to replace it with a proper espresso machine when this one is kaput.
It's air in the system that needs to be removed. Here's a method that I found which helped me. 1. Switch on the machine and don't forget to fill the water tank with water. 2. Run the pump with a closed lever. 3. Open the lever, run the pump with an open lever. 4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 from 10 to 20 times. 5. Switch off the machine and try to run it the next day. Actually in my case I had to run the pump with a changed lever position at least 30 times, lol. But the next morning the machine came back to life!
@@outie555two Hold the big cup button until the desired height of coffee is obtained then let go of the button. It is now programmed to that height until you do reprogram it to a lower level again. No need to keep doing a 1/3 of a cup ... waste of a time. IMO
If you go onto the Kfee web site you can buy online water filter , descaling solution as well & even different coffee pods for the Espressi etc. coffee machines .
@@outie555two I did the descaling, made a coffee today and still coming out a dribble, I do a clean before and after making the coffee each time. Should I descale again? Thank you so much for the quick response. Sheila from Australia.
Comment below as stated don't use vinegar.P age 15 of k-fee manual BIG warning triangle "Don't use vinegar"BUT! as all manufacturers say ,Only use OUR products.W ho do you believe? Its always a sale but also like any company. they won't guarantee a product unless you have followed to a tee their recommendations
Yeah it is acidic and may ruin it, but I've had no dramas doing this twice since I've owned it. Just flush it out thoroughly if vinegar is your only option.
@@outie555two I have used vinegar for the first time and it's taken three tanks of water, just to flush out, and it's still flushing a slight coffee colour. Will this ever end!
who told you this is a way to descale the machine?? I think you are making it up..and you know why?? because if it was really working the water should be coming out brownish
The area actually being cleaned is tiny, essentially just a short tube and spout. You're diluting any crud in that tiny tube with nearly a full litre of water. The chance that you will be able to see such a tiny amount of crud diluted in nearly a litre of water is precisely zero.
My girlfriend tasked me with cleaning out her coffee machine while she cooks dinner. Sounds like a fair trade. Your video helped immensely. Thank you.
Honestly, that is a very good trade!
Worked a treat. Mine was dispensing a small coffee amount when pressing the large coffee button. After the 2 vinegar flushes, when running the rinse cycle, what do you know, large coffee amounts started dispensing again. Well done. 👍
Excellent!
thank you for this demo..I purchased one of these from an Op shop today for $8..looking at just the water tank alone I knew it was going to need a clean but did not know how..you know electrical appliances rarely come with instruction manuals...I suspect apple cider vinegar should work just as well cause that's all I have at the moment..I think it's an item that will probably only get used on weekends...
Google says that apple cider vinegar can work, so best of luck!
Fabulous help!! Thank you, will 100% be putting to use!
You're welcome
Thank you
Good work, thanks for the video. Cheers.
No problems. Enjoy your coffeee
Put a tablespoon of baking soda in the discarded vinegar water and it will keep your sink also descaled grease-free, and fresh smelling. Watch the cleaning fissy.
Gday mate thanks for your video I did this with my machine (slimline model) and so far it’s working much better. How often should this be done?
I do mine about once a year, but will depend on how often it's used. I make about 4 coffees a week.
@@outie555two ok I use mine daily and that was the first time I’d cleaned it like that in 4 years 😂
Just did this on my Mum's machine, the vinegar water came out brown.
I have problem Why the coffee capsule not stuck.....
If it gets stuck just use your finger to pull it out from the top side. Be careful if it's hot.
How do I stop the red light from coming on
I have descaled using their liquid and it flows much better now
But the light comes on every time
Mine only has green lights. Do you have the same model?
@@outie555two no I have the white one that has the tank on the side
I can’t work itboit
Bought this at an op shop but doesn’t seem to be working when I press the buttons, makes a noise but nothing happens
The noise is the pump. So if the tanks got water and you press any button to make it pull the water through the machine but it's not coming out, then you probably have a blockage in a tube or pipe. Hopefully dealing it might pull the vinegar to the blockage and it might dissolve it. But it might not. Potentially you'll need to pull it apart to clear it out
My machine was a hand-me down, more rectangular than what's in this video. I seem to be having a similar problem too but don't believe it's necessarily a blockage:
-water runs through when the machine does it's pre-rinse/there's no pod (like in Outie's descaling video).
The machine's performance when a pod has been inserted seems to be inconsistant:
-Coffee will dispense OK.
-Coffee will dispense OK become a trickle and go back to OK.
-Coffee will dispense as a trickle and then stop completely.
-Sometimes after making a coffee, the spent pod drawer has a bit of liquid and others it looks like it has tried to drink my coffee >_<
After watching another video that addresses these machines having a blockage, I'm wondering if my machine:
-has valves which need some TLC
-the pump is on its last legs
-to a lesser extent, I think the seals where the pod sits are perishing/have become unseated.
As handy as these little Aldi machines are, I'm more inclined to replace it with a proper espresso machine when this one is kaput.
It's air in the system that needs to be removed. Here's a method that I found which helped me. 1. Switch on the machine and don't forget to fill the water tank with water. 2. Run the pump with a closed lever. 3. Open the lever, run the pump with an open lever. 4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 from 10 to 20 times. 5. Switch off the machine and try to run it the next day. Actually in my case I had to run the pump with a changed lever position at least 30 times, lol. But the next morning the machine came back to life!
That name k-fee gave me a flashback
To what?
How do you get the machine to fill up the cup more. Mine only goes half way.
Press the button again. And if it's too much, press it again to stop
@@outie555two Hold the big cup button until the desired height of coffee is obtained then let go of the button. It is now programmed to that height until you do reprogram it to a lower level again. No need to keep doing a 1/3 of a cup ... waste of a time. IMO
The manual describes a water filter inside the water compartment. Just got my new machine...no filter!!! Should there be a filter or not? Thanks.
I've never opened it so done know. It's probably not a user serviceable filter if it does have one inside.
You can buy it as an optional extra. I don't need one as I fill my tank with filtered water.
If you go onto the Kfee web site you can buy online water filter , descaling solution as well & even different coffee pods for the Espressi etc. coffee machines .
@@susanclarke6311 The white vinegar and water works fine
How often should we descale? I have one coffee a day
Depends on how much minerals are in your water. Probably once every two years to keep your machine operating optimally if making one coffee a day.
@@outie555two I did the descaling, made a coffee today and still coming out a dribble, I do a clean before and after making the coffee each time. Should I descale again? Thank you so much for the quick response. Sheila from Australia.
Comment below as stated don't use vinegar.P age 15 of k-fee manual BIG warning triangle "Don't use vinegar"BUT! as all manufacturers say ,Only use OUR products.W ho do you believe? Its always a sale but also like any company. they won't guarantee a product unless you have followed to a tee their recommendations
Yeah it is acidic and may ruin it, but I've had no dramas doing this twice since I've owned it. Just flush it out thoroughly if vinegar is your only option.
@@outie555two I have used vinegar for the first time and it's taken three tanks of water, just to flush out, and it's still flushing a slight coffee colour. Will this ever end!
This does NOT work!!!!
Surprise, surprise!..........
Hot chocolate and meat pie :(
who told you this is a way to descale the machine?? I think you are making it up..and you know why?? because if it was really working the water should be coming out brownish
The area actually being cleaned is tiny, essentially just a short tube and spout. You're diluting any crud in that tiny tube with nearly a full litre of water. The chance that you will be able to see such a tiny amount of crud diluted in nearly a litre of water is precisely zero.
The instruction manual says don't use white wine vinegar
Oh well. I guess very diluted CLR could work if you flushed it with clean water afterwards, but I'll stick to the vinegar.
The plain white vinegar used for cleaning is different to white wine vinegar
He's using plain white vinegar not white wine vinegar.
there you go, this guy is a tool
White vinegar and white wine vinegar are not the same thing
Not white wine vinegar, not red white vinegar, not white vinegar....
You need to use APPLE CIDER VINEGAR.
and that is the ONLY vinegar I happen to have in my house...so I'll see I suppose..
Couldn't a person who speaks correct English be found?.................
No, none could be located here in Australia. They must have gone back to England.