Can you winterize a Keurig coffee maker?

[wvabeer]

Well can you? I turn it upside down but no water comes out. I know there is a bunch in there. Or do I have to leave it home?

[rondeb]

We leave our Keurig in freezing temps in the RV. How I do it is start the coffee pot to make the largest cup. I immediately pull the water tank off so no additional water goes into the tank. I have tried shaking the pot after and can hear no water and if there is some, it is a small amount and has room to expand. The secret is to pull the water before it starts filling the inner tank. You have to start the cup first because if you pull the tank too fast it just reads water low.

[mlts22]

There is -one- model of Keurig that allows you to drain the internal water tank. The K140. There is a knob on the back that you switch to "drain", then punch the button for brewing, and it will empty the internal tank.

Well, it does work. The Keurig was in temperatures in the mid-teens for a few weeks, and still works.

[Bobbo]

nomad297 wrote:

Slownsy wrote:
Simple solution is kaled a kettle use it on stove or over fier to drain tip it op.
Frank.

Not so simple to understand what you're saying, though.

Bruce

He said 'Simple solution is called a kettle. Use it on stove or over a fire. To drain, tip it up.'

That was DW's answer too, even though she loves her Keurig at home.

[nomad297]

Slownsy wrote:
Simple solution is kaled a kettle use it on stove or over fier to drain tip it op.
Frank.

Not so simple to understand what you're saying, though.

Bruce

[nomad297]

I have left my Keurig, un-winterized, in my trailer for three winters with no problems. The coldest temp it has experienced is 4 degrees Fahrenheit.

Bruce

[RoadXYZ]

SkiingSixPack wrote:
The vodka idea intrigued me, so I did a little searching .... I didn't find anything about using alcohol (or the pink stuff) in the tank. But I did find this ... Many of these look pretty good 🙂

I love Chai Tea ... but that Chai Coffee sounds interesting .. will have to show this website to my daughter ...

[wbrown62]

Slownsy wrote:
Simple solution is kaled a kettle use it on stove or over fier to drain tip it op.
Frank.

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[wa8yxm]

You know,,, Considering the size of a KEURIG coffee maker, and the improtance of Coffee (There is no life before Coffee) it would seem to me there is a very very very very easy way to winterize.

Transfer to kitchen in house and ... MAKE COFFEE.

[Slownsy]

Simple solution is kaled a kettle use it on stove or over fier to drain tip it op.
Frank.

[dave_smith1]

I found these instructions on http://www.fixya.com/support/t3381543-drain_keurig_b40_coffee_maker. YMMV (sorry, link builder is not working)

Here is a simple solution:

Pour all the water out of the reservoir and remove the filter if you have one.
Get a large cup for the largest setting you have.
Lie the reservoir on its side and take a piece of tape. A long piece and tape the reservoir up all the way. (DONT PRESS THE TAPE SO HARD THAT YOU CANNOT PULL OFF. JUST TO HOLD UP THE DISK)
Put the reservoir back on the light will stop blinking.
Put a glass underneath the whole and press the larges setting you have. The water will brew. After it is complete the motor pump will continue to try and pull water.
So Turn OFF the Keurig and your internal tank is empty.
Reach in and pull the tape off and you are done.

[hermy]

The unit we carry in the rig is one of those little single cup deals. Apparently they do not hold anything in a resevoir because ours gets frozen all the time while in storage and it still works fine. But the bigger ones apparently are a different deal.

[turbojimmy]

There's always a lot of water left in my Keurig. I found a Youtube video of how to empty it out. It required dismantling the stupid thing and unhooking the hoses to the pump and heating tank.

As an aside, don't let them sit too long with water in them. I thought the Internet stories about the bacteria and mold growing in them was bunk until I stayed at a vacation rental a couple months ago. There was a sign on the Keurig from the house's owner that said to run a full tank of water through it before using it. Sure enough, the first few cups had all kinds of black stuff swirling around in the water.

[wa8yxm]

Wow, My Kurig is a MINI-10, very little if any water remains in it once it's done brewing (Same as an automatic drip coffee maker)

I used to have a Senseo machine (uses coffee pods) it had a cap you removed and woosh went the water.

Be aware the reason Green Mountain Came out with the Keruig 2.0....

Some folks did not bother paying a licensing fee before making coffee "Kups" for the Keurig line... So they came up with a scanner that checks for the Keruig logo on the K-Cup,,, The 2.0 will refuse to brew if that logo is not present,, alas, not even all genuine Keurig K-Kups will work in the stupid thing.

Overides are possible.

[LaunchnRetrieve]

Fizz wrote:
Fill it with Vodka and run it a few times. That should clear out the water.

And that comment means I'm having Irish Coffee in the morning!