The Keurig B70 Platinum is Vermont Brewery’s flagship single-cup coffeemaker. The B70 makes a single cup of coffee in a fraction of the time it would take to brew an entire cup. It is virtually self-cleaning and requires almost no maintenance. It works efficiently and reliably handles your coffee needs over the years and quickly becomes your best friend in the morning.
That’s when everything works as it should. Occasionally, however, his Keurig B70 will decide to become a stubborn stepson and refuse to produce a full cup. He will send you a message on the LCD screen to descale and not complete a full cycle. After running him through the descaling cycle over and over again, he still gets no results.
So what’s going on? Is the B70 broken forever? Most of the time, this problem is caused by trapped water or air bubbles inside the heating pipe. This is how you can fix your Keurig quickly. Before doing so, be sure to unplug the Keurig from the power source or wall and remove the tray that holds the coffee cup. Then follow these steps.
First, remove any spent K-cups in the chamber and let the unit cool down if it is still hot after going through the descaling cycles.
In the next step, this may differ depending on the model you have. On the Keurig Mini, you cannot remove the water reservoir, so continue to the next step. On the Keurig B70, you must remove the reservoir so the contents don’t spill.
Take the Keurig to the kitchen sink and turn it upside down. Hold it over the sink and let any excess water run out of the unit. Water can come out of areas you don’t anticipate, so be careful. Give your Keurig a little shake while it’s still suspended over the sink. Don’t be rude but you want to make sure you get all the air or water out of the machine. This air is trapped by the water in the tube around the heating element and must be released.
Tap the back of the unit carefully to ensure any remaining water and air escapes. That’s it!
Double check that there is no water in the power cord and plug the machine back in. Run a full cycle with an empty K-cup or no coffee pods. Hopefully, your B70 should be as good as new again and give you years of amazing coffee.