Cleaning & Maintenance; Cleaning External Parts; Cleaning & Sanitizing Entrance Needle Area; K-Cup Portion Pack Holder Assembly - Keurig B3000 Use & Care Manual

SECTION 2
CLEANING & MAINTENANCE

Cleaning External Parts

Regular cleaning of the Brewer's external
components is recommended.
1. Never immerse the base unit in water or
other liquids. The Housing and other external
components may be cleaned with a soapy,
damp, non-abrasive cloth.
2. The Drip Tray can accumulate up to 10 oz
of overflow. The Drip Tray and Drip Tray
Plate should be periodically inspected
and rinsed clean.
Cleaning & Sanitizing the
Entrance Needle Area
Regular cleaning and sanitizing of the Brewer's
Entrance needle area is recommended. The
needle, entrance needle gasket, and
surrounding puncture mechanism should be
wiped clean using a clean cloth. See figure
below. After wiping the aforementioned areas
clean then do three (3) sanitizing brews.
A sanitizing or cleansing brew is performed by
simply running a brew cycle without a K-Cup in
place. To do a cleansing brew, at the 'READY -
CHOOSE K-CUP - LIFT HANDLE' Prompt, raise
the handle and then lower it as if a K-Cup had
been placed in the holder. The brewer will
display that a K-Cup is not in the holder and
will ask if you want to continue. Press the
button beneath the 'CONT' prompt and the
cleansing brew will start. Repeat twice more to
complete the sanitizing process.
A
A. ENTRANCE NEEDLE GASKET
B. ENTRANCE NEEDLE
C. NEEDLE SURROUND SURFACE
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Cleaning & Sanitizing K-Cup
Portion Pack Holder Assembly
Cleaning the Parts
The K-Cup
or can be manually cleaned and sanitized by first
removing and rinsing under a sink faucet and
then wiped clean using a clean cloth. The unit
should be rinsed a final time. To remove from the
Brewer, open the cover by lifting the Handle.
Grasp the top of the K-Cup
hand while grasping and squeezing the clips at
the back of the holder (A). After releasing the
holder, lift it away from the puncture mechanism
(B). The removed holder assembly is seen in (C).
The funnel can be separated from the holder by
pulling on it until it snaps off (D) After cleaning,
reassemble the K-Cup holder and funnel and
then align the K-Cup
using the two front ribs as a guide and snap into
place from the top.
Cleaning the Exit Needle
The Exit Needle is located on the inside bottom
C
of the K-Cup
protected by a floating plate. Should a clog
arise due to coffee grinds, it can be cleaned
using a paper clip or similar tool. Remove
K-Cup
Needle to loosen the clog and push it out. The
K-Cup
® Holder Assembly is dishwasher safe
® Holder with one
® Holder with the opening
FIG. A
FIG. C
® Holder Assembly and is
® Holder, insert the paper clip into the
® Holder is dishwasher safe.
®
FIG. B
FIG. D