How To Replace Water Filter On Keurig 2.0

Your Keurig might help drag y'all out of bed each morning with the smell of java. But just every bit your Keurig takes care of you, yous must also take care of it, else the java it brews and the motorcar itself will dethrone over fourth dimension.

Not only should you clean your Keurig by descaling it every 3 to six months, you should besides supercede thewater filter every few months. Here's how.

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When to replace a Keurig charcoal filter

The purifying filter in the water reservoir on your Keurig is designed to concluding a finite number of brew cycles, non whatsoever item length of time. The less you apply your Keurig, the less often you should need to supersede it.

Keurig says its filters should be changed every two months. But if y'all're non brewing every 24-hour interval, it suggests you lot modify the filter every 60 tank refills. You could also get into the habit of descaling the Keurig every other filter modify.

Some newer Keurig models allow you to gear up a water filter reminder so there's no guesswork in when you should supercede the filter.

Similar whatsoever other charcoal filter, one time it's spent, it will no longer filter the water in the reservoir similar it should. This will not only impact the quality of the java, but can affect how speedily particulates will build up inside the auto.

Most newer Keurig models (salve for office-fashion, Rivo and K200 models) use the same charcoal filters, and they tin be found in most major retailers that sell Keurigs. You can besides find them online for as piddling as 65 cents each (they're well-nigh 90p in the UK or AU$4 in Australia).

How to replace a Keurig charcoal filter

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Once the existing water filter in your Keurig is spent, replacing it with a new ane will take less than 10 minutes.

Start by soaking a new charcoal filter in a loving cup of water for 5 minutes or so.
While the new filter is soaking, remove the old filter past gently pulling upwardly on the filter holder.
Remove the clip that holds the filter in identify by pressing in both sides.
Discard the spent filter.
After the new filter has soaked for 5 minutes, rinse it for threescore seconds.
Rinse the filter holder and the bottom clip.
Insert the new charcoal filter into the filter holder and reinstall the clip that holds information technology in place.
Rotate the dial to the month that yous should replace the filter side by side. (Older filter holders only highlight a unmarried month, while newer ones highlight the engagement you installed the new filter and when y'all should replace it.)
Reinstall the filter holder in the water reservoir by firmly pressing until it locks into place.

After that, you'll be ready to mash for a few months without having to worry about the water filter.

Annotation that if y'all feel the water filter isn't doing its job and you don't have a replacement on hand, you can too utilise prefiltered water in a compression.