Don't try to tell a Missouri Hillbilly the Keurig is shot...

Ok I admit it had been 7 months since descaling and changing the filter.She was perking just fine but seemed like a good day to do a PM.Dumped in the descaling solution after removing filter.She belched out first 10 ounces.Second 10 ounced she was lime-constipated bigtime.Quit flowing at all.This is the part where most non-hillbillys toss her in the trash,go to town,n plop down 80-90$ for a new one.
Where's the fun in that.
Remove every visible screw , removed some plastic ,and repeat first step.Eventually scratch head to realize the tools of choice are prybar, couple big screwdrivers,and a hammer.Mr.Keurig figured 4 once assembled plastic locks was plenty to stop a Hillbilly. Not even close ...had to resort to muscles,gruntin,strainin,hammering,cussin,and prying but eventually the 4 locks gave up...next step had to move operation outside to get really manly with it .Had to do some replumbing to get the citric acid from the reservoir to the heater.Eventually decided while I was holding the reservoir the wife needed to operate the pod handle and the 10 ounce button...Was high time to step up the attack so requested the wife to retrieve the CLR.Between the citric acid and CLR the lime eventually was tenderized and puked out the extended discharge hose to a 5 gallon bucket (every hillbilly has plenty of 5 gallon buckets).
Bye and bye the reassembly began.Several sizes of screws and some actually went to their original home .Many did not. Anyway got her back together and flushed out about 50 times.She's back to perkin but the pastic has a few beauty marks.That's alright with this Hillbilly.
A recommendation is to descale and change your filter fairly often so you can spend your time crappie fishing instead of fighting your danged coffeepot...


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At least you got er back to purring! Mine didn’t quite make it that far ! So I had to go throw down the 80-90 bucks ! I changed filter on the new one first couple years but have let that slip the last year or so that’s prolly why she is getting slow and grunting ! Lol

Reminded me to descale mine, thanks!

Ya might want to invest in a water softener. I'd say you have more serious lime deposit problems than your coffee maker. Just an Ozark hillbilly sayin'.

Now you can enjoy your
Triple, Venti, Half Sweet, Non-Fat, Caramel Macchiato
or do you like
Venti Iced Skinny Hazelnut Macchiato, Sugar-Free Syrup, Extra Shot, Light Ice, No Whip

Run some white vinegar through a couple times once a week. Keeps it flowing. After running it through the coffee maker, then put the used vinegar in a cup into the microwave for a few minutes. The vinegar vapors dissolves any accumulated stuff on the inside, allowing you to wipe the microwave clean with a paper towel.

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Half whip skinny vinnie shot hazelnut Macchiato iced up triple happy frappy….what!....this old hillbilly will just take a cup of black coffee please. :biggrin

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Red Green knows his stuff.........................

"It's not broken. It just lacks duct tape."

Ya'll know I prolly shoulda made one of those "Youtube videos -how to fix ur Keurig".
considerin there's lotsa hillbillies on youtube...
Slabprowler is a young guy who needs to pay better attention to life's lessons.Choked-up /killed first Keurig,current one is short-lived.Might start saving greenbacks for #3 and consider those life lessons or just keep on buying the coffeepots as it's good for the "economic stimulus ".Most likely not a hillbilly.
Buckeye Crappie-Descent feller but jury is out on whether on not he's a Hillbilly.
Pecularmike does pay attention to life's lessons.Yep,he's a Hillbilly.
Keeferfish,Not too sure what you are drinkin (or smokin).Highly suspect this one's a city slicker...
Slowhand-Shows Hillbilly tendencies, is utilitarian. Yep,have also used vinegar for years but nowhere near as thoroughly as you do.Tip of the hat Sir.
Clownfish- ABSOLUTELY a fellow Hillbilly who likes his coffee just like I do.
Joedog - A Red Green post any hillbilly respects.Yep, he' another hillbilly...

No offense to anyone - all in hillbilly jest fellas...

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Peculiarmike,
I'm sorry , should have shown my respect better...
An Ozark is a Hillbilly's Hillbilly.They can hang a treestand in just the right spot first time everytime. Gut,skin, and cut up a stew squirrel in less than a minute. Clean a nice mess a fish with a fillet knife( not a sissy electric) in no time. Get to their treestand quietly, in the dark on a moonless night, without a flashlight. Toss a frog gig that few extra feet and stick em most of the time. Caulk like a hen turkey with their mouth and walk right to a patch a morels in the spring in woods they never been in.
The list goes on and on.
SALUTE...OZARK (PECULIAR)MIKE

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Keurig? We hillbillies don't use no stinking Keurig single cup fancy dancy machine!! Have to use one when visiting the son in LA county and hate it. Just want to make a darn pot o coffee and drink my fill with a lil cream and sugar like God intended!

almost as bad as one time we traveled to Europe and they didn't know what a real cup o Joe was and gave you those fancy little cups o capochino unless you made a fuss and they gave you coffee americano style but then looked at you crosseyed when you wanted a refill. Then down in mexico almost got shot when walked back to store and asked them for refill and when they said See and walked out with one. Slight miscommunication error there. apparantly refills arn't a thing there.

"We Hillbilly's"......about how many city hillbillies reside at Lake Saint Loius Keith?
Kinda suspect the "Hillbilly " title is being used kinda loosely. "City Hillbilly" is a oxymoron...just like jumbo shrimp .
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What gave it away?? The Cream and Sugar?

I ain't very smart.....but I got a LOT MORE SENSE THAN TO BUY A 1 CUP COFFEEMAKER for THAT kind of money! I'll stay with the cheap Black and Decker and Rivals for $20 every 5-7 years!

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Originally Posted by BarryG

I ain't very smart.....but I got a LOT MORE SENSE THAN TO BUY A 1 CUP COFFEEMAKER for THAT kind of money! I'll stay with the cheap Black and Decker and Rivals for $20 every 5-7 years!

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You are using your think noodle.
I did the same many years til I had a good cup from a single banger. Curiosity killed the cat and I bought one. Have used them a few years now. Use refillable pods w paper inner filters loaded with whatever I'm likin at the time.Works ok but about like most things the new dazzle wore off a long while back.Do like an easy,quick ,fresh cup all the time though.
Whatever floats yer boat.

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Originally Posted by Joedog

What gave it away?? The Cream and Sugar?

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Yep,
A girly cup.
Make mine black,hot,and strong.

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I do get fancy once in a while when my wife brings home some of that French vanilla creamer from dollar general, but she wasn't too happy when she saw me taking a couple slugs from the bottle. :bash HE HE

Yep,
I like an occasional slug from the bottle too...not french vanilla though.

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