Cleaning the Ninja Coffee Bar & Resolving the Dreaded 'CLEAN' Light

[@macchingon]

The key point that you mention in this video is the flashing FLUSH message which one has to be tended to as soon as happens. The official video from Ninja Coffee Bar notes that it must be attended within fifteen minutes (on my model CF086, it's less than five minutes) OR you have to go through another clean cycle. This is NOT mentioned in the owner's guide. You, sir, are a lifesaver. Your video is very informative. Again, thanks.

[@Elizabeth-t1x]

TY for adding the importance of the 5 or 15 min of the flushing as every detail is crucial when one is dealing with such expensive merchandise especially a coffee mashing such as NINJA. I say they are not meant for person who are careless about cleaning or can’t offers to pay someone to clean it.

[@Elizabeth-t1x]

Fast & hurry is true that. When we want great coffee sometime takes some patience to avoid bitterness or having to replace a valuable coffee maker if being careless. TY it was a great presentation.

[@CK-jd7wo-test]

I had the problem of the clean light staying on despite many, many cleanings. Finally I realized it was because I was not proceeding with the flush cycle immediately after the cleaning. There is only a 15 minute window. Miss it, and you have to start the whole process over.

[@tkmgolf]

THIS IS THE ANSWER!!!!!

[@ginlaff1932]

Yup! Me too 🤦‍♀️. Thank you for clearing that up!

[@la1ca1jas]

I will try that

[@laynewillen9217]

I watch this video every time my ninja needs its cleaning cycle completed! Thank you!

[@Eeveestarlight]

.thank you so much!!! This machine was gifted to me and had no instructions, so this cleared the issue! Thanks again!!!.

[@mirandaweldon3113]

Thank you!! I bought a used Ninja coffee bar at the thrift store and clean light was on. I didn’t realize it took an hr to run cycle. Thought I bought a dud. Super helpful!

[@tngardener231]

I thank you for showing us this, I wish you would have started with “This takes 1 hour” .. Here I was doing each step right along with you and when I hit start it said 1 hr and I started this at midnight like a crazy person lol. I’m going to go sit down somewhere and wait my hour 🤣

[@juliecraddock3258]

Thank you! You presented a well articulated and straight forward process. Most importantly it motivated me to clean the machine - and it worked.

[@MrSteviej893]

Thank you for taking the time to watch. A lot of people try it once, and if it doesn't work, they assume the machine is not working right. I once had the light turn back on, after cleaning, and using it just once. After cleaning it again, it worked fine. Glad it worked out for you.

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[@tetgarcia3917]

Thank you, I've learned so much from you I was having trouble shooting . Showing what buttons including where the location of no drip and what the other button do . I hate reading. So now i understand my ninja coffee maker and in how to clean it

[@KINGVENAROMA]

Thank you for explaining this! Just got mine and your video was the first that came up! Much love!

[@twana406]

I don’t know what I would have done if I hadn’t found you. Thank you thank you

[@jangonzales9245]

Finally worked! Thanks for the video and the comments ☺

[@ilovemyfamily51]

OMG I finally found a video that explains thoroughly how to clean my Ninja coffee pot thank you so much you explained very good. :)

[@MrSteviej893]

Thanks for watching and I'm glad you found it helpful.

[@dsen3131]

This was such an awesome help. Thanks, Steve

[@MrSteviej893]

Thanks for watching. Glad it helped.

[@Natalia-oj6mm]

Second time using this video to clean my Ninja coffee maker. Thank You! Again

[@kenyattagreen6568]

Same

[@PazCalaci]

Thank you so much Steve for the great information!!! It worked wonderful!!!!😂😅😊

[@CherylRahkonen]

Thank you so much for this video. I have been cleaning this coffee pot wrong.

[@jamothy]

You’re awesome, thank you! Mine was given to me by my brother with no instructions so I had no idea I had to use vinegar or scaling solution.

[@MrSteviej893]

Thanks for the kind words. I appreciate you watching and am glad it was helpful to you.

[@putter-mike]

Hello Steve. The company I work for has a ninja coffee pot. The model looks almost like yours. I did the same flush cycles twice. The clean light still comes on. My boss said some coffee makers will do that, if they're too old. He told me the ninja is clean and safe. I'll just keep cleaning it out monthly. Thank you for sharing. 🙂👍

[@MrSteviej893]

Unfortunately, my light stays on even after cleaning and this started happening even before it was two years old. I just clean it every so often and ignore the light. Thanks for watching.

[@dmatthews0111]

Thank you! You explained it perfectly, I’m going to go do mine now, can’t wait!! Appreciate you!

[@dianaconner1957]

Thank you so much for this video. It's the "flushing" part I couldn't get right. I'm going to write it down, like you did, so I will get it correct next time.

[@nataliecase9672]

I’ve used this awesome video so many times! You’re the best!

[@MrSteviej893]

Natalie Case Thanks for watching. I’m glad it worked for you.

[@tripledown0x]

Great video! Thank you!

[@marcosanddanielle]

Nice video!!

[@robertcampbell9205]

Good, no nonsense video. Thanks.

[@jonscears]

Behind every good man there's a woman making cheat sheets for us 😆

[@MrSteviej893]

Sounds about right lol

[@tifflove-ham1437]

My clean light has been on for over a year & after following the steps in this video it cut off!! I was skeptical, because I thought my clean light would just stay on forever but it actually worked. I think I may have been doing the "flush" step wrong previously because instead of pushing the "Clean" button to flush it out, I pushed the "Classic brew" button, so it never finished the Clean cycle. Thank you!

[@MrSteviej893]

Yep pushing the Classic Brew button prematurely ended the cleaning cycle for you. I'm glad the video was able to help. To be honest, this video is just a visual demo of how the manual says to run the clean cycle. Sometimes it helps folks to see things done as opposed to reading an instruction manual and trying to picture how it works (visual vs manual learning). Thanks for watching

[@nsangel2]

Oh doh thats what i've been doing too

[@flaviadudley6592]

Super helpful! Thank you!

[@MrSteviej893]

Thank you for watching. Glad it helped

[@kenyattagreen6568]

Appreciate you Brother. Your instructions worked like a charm.

[@nelvangonzalez]

Thanks for the Video it helped a lot. I pray you have a Blessed 2020

[@MrSteviej893]

I'm gla to hear that it worked out for you & hope that you have a blessed 2020 as well.

[@ANDRIY_H]

Thanks for the video. I just ordered Ninja coffee bar. I currently own a Kuerig k250 and that thing keeps clogging up and stops working completely. No matter how many times i clean the needle it still cloggs up. Even thou i see that some Ninjas have the clean light staying on issue, it won't stop working. Just gotta make sure it gets cleaned.

[@christophermyr]

Thank you Steve and wife.

[@Alan1955]

Great video! Thanks, man!

[@erikfarrah8318]

Thank you! What a helpful video!

[@LilMissFancyPlants]

This works! My light just came back on after a year of nothing.

[@kellys5731]

I JUST cleaned with vinegar yesterday and light is back on this morning. Did another Google search and found your video. I have always followed the correct process. I even tried the descaling solution at one point and the light was off about 2 weeks, but we are back to it coming on the NEXT day once again. I love my Ninja Coffee Bar but this is really ridiculous.

[@magicgordo4878]

Back to the future.. 2/15/2024 " the dreaded cleaning cycle. Thanks Steve!! Tried the directions and no luck. I got this puppy for five bucks at garage sale.. I sense you are on the job ??.

[@jessicarivera1757]

Thanks for this video!. Every time I clean my coffee bar i come back to watch this video lol...my memory doesn't last few months 🙃

[@MrSteviej893]

Thanks for watching and I'm glad it helps

[@lois228gmail]

You could reset by unplugging machine. I did not know that it would tell you when to clean it. I thought it normal to clean almost everyday with plain water or when coffee residues are on the opening where the hot water area are soiled. and do not wipe off all the way. When I clean mine I put a little more water than I use when I make coffee and I press the regular brew button. I press the clean button sometimes, but it is on a timer and have to wait for it to go off. The strainer is too hot to touch any way, so wait for to cool off a bit. Mine never takes as long as stated in this video. I will be trying this, but will have to buy vinegar, do not have enough now. I noticed if anything is off, like drip leaver is pushed to right (closed drip) or strainer not pushed in all the way or water carafe not sitting on correctly it makes a beeping sound and won't make coffee. About the timer I have to put time as what ever it is already on, think it is 12:00 and the timer time as a second or so latter. Can't set timer as any other way for it to make coffee right away.

[@jw6201]

Model CF080, one commenter suggested removing reservoir and pushing clean button. Cleared and has stayed off a week. Using RO water with about 15 ppm TDS, so there was no way I'm getting lime build up after 6 weeks.

[@kenduncan5804]

Describes the same clean process we did 2 weeks ago when new. 10 pots of coffee later it came back on. Don't want to clean it after every 10+/- pots. We use distilled water so scale shouldn't be an issue anyway. What specifically trip the clean sensor?

[@CastroEstates]

Great help! Thanks!

[@BrianWolters2112]

Very helpful video but like many others, mine comes back on after 2-5 brews and just can't get it to stop...

[@jakesmusicandvideosjjbear8456]

It may be not only the type of coffee you are using like Arabica beans ground to espresso fine and then how your brewing it [espresso? Drip? Etc. ] and if it's brewing at the proper temperature. All of those elements including your water and it's specific elements [minerals it does or does not have] can have an affect on the amount of oils and build up is in your machine. When you clean it could be that it's not fully cleaning it but it is being cleaned to an acceptable level for the light to turn off but than quickly building back up after only a couple of brews. I would suggest getting yourself some Puro Caff Espresso Machine Cleaner. It works beautifully with very little of it and just as simple to use by adding maybe a tablespoon to the whole reservoir and cleaning it with the same process as this gentlemen's video. I get mine at a store called Cash and Carry here in Washington State but I know you can get it on Amazon and even Walmart has there version of it also. It's not very expensive at all. I believe 20 bucks top for like 20oz and that should last you at least a year and that's if you're having to clean it even once a month which I pretty much guarantee would be the absolute most often you'd need to clean it even with coffee stand like volume use. I hope this helps if not I'd be reaching out to Ninja Customer Service. Take care!

[@la1ca1jas]

Mine too

[@la1ca1jas]

@@jakesmusicandvideosjjbear8456 thanks for the info I am going to try it because I have the same issue👍

[@FrankGuest]

Thank you sir. I have never sat through the complete 60 minute clean cycle before. I just set it to brew a regular pot but use vinegar and water. But the light is always on. I’ll sit and wait the 60 minutes and see if that turns the light off. Then flush it out.

[@Tanker.Bar.]

Just did it today ! Thank you !

[@hfarley2]

Thanks for showing me how to clean my Ninja! For some reason I now have a craving for BBQ food. Hmmm.

[@MrSteviej893]

Thanks for checking the video out and I’m glad it helped. Everyday is a great day for some BBQ.

[@ikeyschultz4969]

Nicely done. Thank you!

[@GalacticForceMedia]

Same issue here. Followed your steps exact and keep getting the clean light.

[@MrSteviej893]

Thanks for the feedback. The responses I've received seem to be mixed; for some, including myself, it works and there are no lingering issues. For others it seems to persist. I'd recommend if it continues to stay on, that you contact Ninja customer support as they are pretty responsive.

[@GalacticForceMedia]

I actually figured a way out. A video will be up when the light comes on in the future, but the way I did it, it will not come on unless it legit needs a cleaning

[@Kathysart]

I have a single model but this does help! Thanks!

[@chazmaz2781]

Hey thanks for this video. That did work for me. But it was only temporary. What I’ve been doing since is using distilled water. Clean light hasn’t come on since. (At least it’s been a few months now )

[@MrSteviej893]

I may have to try the distilled water. I don't have a big issue with the light...my issue now is water staying in the water line and having to drain it after making coffee.

[@vdiaz123]

Great video, awesome explanation!

[@THEREALSHOWBBQ]

Hey thanks for sharing this. That's some great information on helping this issue.

[@MrSteviej893]

Thank you for checking it out.

[@lindablue2366]

Love this video. I just need to make a cheat sheet like your wife did!!

[@jonmcdon4]

Having this same issue..and fixin to try this. Hope it works. Thank you.

[@Kimberlygreen2271]

Great video... really helped me

[@MrSteviej893]

Thanks for watching and I'm glad it helped you

[@yusafkhan855]

THANK U FOR THIS I FORGOT TO FLUSH AND DRANK MY COFFEE AND IT TASTED ACIDIC

[@DeadBrokeBBQ]

Thanks for the info Steve!

[@MrSteviej893]

No prob...although at this point, I'm having an issue with the water line getting clogged after each use. Just when I was considering their new one lol

[@ellenharris9234]

i have done all of these steps several times, using vinegear and solution, the clean light continues to flash and I can not use the delay feature or set time - how do I get the clean light to reset -

[@lois228gmail]

My coffee maker will not work if I do not set time and timer. I set mine to 12:00 to predetermined, then set timer to sec or so later. So it waits those sec.s before it starts. Once it has been set up. Instead of pushing the clean button try pushing the brew button for full carafe. I think the light stays on because the strainer is very hot and you do not want to get burned touching it.

[@livinglifeoutdoorstv6550]

Real Steps to cleaning the pot: 1- Take reservoir off 2- press CLN button... should prompt you to FLUSH 3- When you see FLUSH... press CLN button (might want to just hold it) 4- like magic the CLN light goes off. It will beep for several seconds, probably to let you know it reset the CLN light to bother you again in the future.

[@tricialock8203]

@@livinglifeoutdoorstv6550 oh my Goodness! I have been dealing with that dang cleaning light being on for months. cleaned it about 12 times in a 3 week time period. I tried every way of cleaning it to get that freakin' light to go off. I tried your method a I'll be damn! The light went off! Thank you!

[@nicoleking9584]

Thanks for this video . My light keep flashing after every damn cup of cofffee I would make and had to clean it everyday because I drink coffee everyday ..... it was really a pain in the add just did all these steps hope it works this time

[@jt3978]

I have followed these cleaning instructions since day one with no issues until recently. The light turns back on after only 2 days after cleaning following the exact same instructions. I have cleaned it many times after issue persisted with no resolution. Planning on taking it back to Costco for a replacement. Was hoping to find a real solution with your video. Thanks though. 😕

[@mariarodriguez4153]

Thank you so much 🙏

[@MrSteviej893]

You're very welcome.

[@janebeville7446]

The clean light never came on, I looked up the purchase date and I bought it over a year ago! Figured I had better clean it!

[@Zman47CT]

I went onto Ninja's website and obtained the phone number for support. I called them and explained my cleaning cycle issue. They acknowledged that they had/have a sensor issue in their coffee pots. They said "at this time" they are not offering replacements or repairs to the affected units. They said to ignore the cleaning light and just make sure you clean the unit every 100 cycles. Seeing I spent $169.00 on this coffee pot...I'm not exactly thrilled with their response. It's going to take a lot of people to start calling them and complaining before they will start to offer replacements for their defective product.

[@MrSteviej893]

Yes some systems have a sensor issue. This does not prevent the machine from brewing coffee. It's also not advisable to wait 100 cycles before cleaning, if you want a machine that produces decent coffee. With regard to your comment about a useless video, no one forced you to watch so that's on you. There are many people who have benefited from watching, and the comments bear this out. There are some who it didn't help, and lots who it did. Just because it didn't work in your case doesn't mean the video is worthless. If that's the case, come up with the fix and post your own video smart-guy.

[@AndysGeneral]

Thank for doing the work of calling

[@SahrLyali]

Thanks a lot for making the video.. my machine cleans for 2 seconds then beeps and shows the flush sign. Once I flush and brew some coffee, the clean light comes back on right away. I'm not sure what to do here.

[@robertpowell7317]

Thanks man great work!

[@rbellot11]

Excellent! Thanks a million

[@janetodell4817]

Thanks and great job!

[@bjdr2001]

That’s my shirt. Thanks for the video.

[@carollester8961]

I was washing basket the other day, used the tabs on side and removed the bottom part, found a spring in the sink, and don’t know where or how the spring goes. If I attach it to the post on the bottom part of basket it pokes through the top part of basket, where coffee brews out? Thank you.

[@MrSteviej893]

Carol Lester I’m not sure of what you’re asking at the end of your post. Regardless, I hope the video helped you.

[@Cdlzzl]

Those that have the issue of the light staying on. Its a malfunction. I look it up ever few months. But i think you have to hold the clean button down for 15 sec till it goes off. That will reset it.

[@jphando]

Thanks Steve! You're the man!

[@dannyrockey3089]

Thank you. Great info.

[@g0uveia]

thanks man! Appreciate the help!

[@Mostawkwardly]

Thank you!!! This was trumendously helpful

[@MrSteviej893]

Thanks for watching...glad you enjoyed it.

[@matt89447]

Our maker will not brew coffee unless we use the clean button. The start button will not light up at all. It's a NCB but different model as it does not have a flush cycle. Ideas?

[@amandaland1330]

I just did this process last weekend and the light went off for a week. Made coffee this morning and now its on again >:[

[@alphazoomii9408]

I did a video awhile ago about this. If you run the system with just water it also thinks it's clean.... I feel this system is a cheat.... It will always come on eventually no matter what around the same amount of times you brew coffee. I'm guessing after like 30 days or something.... just a hunch.

[@Ruffinit]

Thank you for the easy to understand video👍🏾👍🏾

[@MrO2tha]

Thank you.

[@MrSteviej893]

You're welcome

[@mackenziemccoy8554]

Great video! Thank you :)

[@michcoop]

thanks for making this! :)

[@MrSteviej893]

I hope it helps

[@sonoferin54]

thanks mate good video

[@frankkilla9316]

I have the smaller ver and its hit and miss if it works (cleaning) sometimes I hit the "CLEAN" button for "FLUSH" and damn thing goes back to CLEANING ... frustrating !!

[@tholian_web]

Frank Killa I read somewhere online today that when it tells you to flush, you need to tap the clean button very quickly. That will cause it to flush. If you hold the clean button down other than very quickly, it will activate a full Clean Cycle again.

[@brendajimenez5869]

Frank Killa - Ugh, same thing happens to me!! I went through the entire clean cycle, and even made sure to be right in front of my Ninja so that I could see the FLUSH sign, and it never happened. I clicked the clean button immediately after it announced it was done with the clean cycle and it just went right back to the clean cycle 🤬🤬🤬

[@Megancunnington]

I have noticed that mine doesn't sit for fifteen minutes like the instructions say to. It just starts heating and brewing almost immediately. I live in Arizona with seriously hard water, so I expect to clean this once a month. I've run this clean cycle 4 times and no change.

[@MrSteviej893]

I've never had that issue. Mine is still working good after almost a year and a half.

[@Joizefnf]

Going to give this a try!

[@Kxxzy__]

Does this work for all Ninja cofre bar models?

[@MrSteviej893]

I can’t say for certain as I only have the one in the video but I would think so

[@aman4peace]

my wife did the thing using vinegar she did the steps after wards the light is on said clean. you said it is ok still to use if the light is on. I lke to see the light can be off if i can

[@MrSteviej893]

Yes you can still use it with the Clean light on. You can also try to do the cleaning cycle again; I know it's a hassle to wait that long, but it might resolve the issue. Beyond that, there's no issue with continuing to use it.

[@burcuferda8807]

would organic apple cider vinegar work?

[@MrSteviej893]

I have no idea as I haven't tried.

[@sandra1652]

Can u use apple cider vinegar if u dnt have white vinegar

[@MrSteviej893]

Not sure as I've never used Apple Cider Vinegar.

[@racheljackson6956]

THANK YOU!!!

[@nickradach]

I ran my coffee pot threw the clean cycle just like you showed but my clean light come on for a few seconds then off for a few then back on is this normal or did I do it wrong?

[@MrSteviej893]

The only thing I can say is ensure that you also ran the Flush cycle at the end

[@banafshesharifian1361]

Thank you for this. :)

[@jgp7591]

Thank you!

[@danielcarrillo1067]

So lemme get this right ....the light cutt on???

[@MrSteviej893]

What is your point?

[@NoSalvation2220]

Thank you. This helped, a lot. lol

[@MrSteviej893]

Thanks for the feedback and I'm glad it helped

[@la1ca1jas]

What if the clean light keeps turning on even if is clean? That is the issue I have. Thanks

[@MrSteviej893]

That's when you contact Ninja and explain the issue.

[@la1ca1jas]

@@MrSteviej893 thank you

[@tulanzuya]

The Clean light on my daughter's machine is on and it does seem to be preventing me from brewing a pot this morning. When I press the brew button I just get a dull beeping done. Checked and double checked all filling and positioning, unplugged and plugged in again (NOTHING reset). I'm bummed. It's 4 am and I have to start work in 1/2 hour. WHY do these gadgets even have the option to screw up somebody's morning like this??

[@MrSteviej893]

I know the feeling. Mine has now developed an issue where it steams and evaporates more water than it brews.

[@Bori_Bombero]

Morning sir, Well, I've actually done this twice back to back. With the vinegar & with descaler. Both times (done within 4 days of each other) after making pots of coffee, the clean light came on again. Not sure what's going on! Thanks for the video though

[@RandomPerson19]

What if you have the single serve one? Is it the same process? Mine doesn't have the carafe thing or a timer. :/

[@MrSteviej893]

It should work the same, however, without knowing what the single serve manual says for cleaning, I'm not 100% certain.

[@RandomPerson19]

@@MrSteviej893 ok thanks i lost my manual. Lol I havent been using vinegar so I think that might be the issue. The manual made it seem like you could just use water but it seems like there are some things that it left out.

[@MrSteviej893]

If you use water only, that light will never go off lol. Try the vinegar with water and it should make a difference. I hope it works and thanks for watching.

[@Megancunnington]

@@RandomPerson19 I use 8 oz vinegar and fill the rest with water. Still having the issues after months.

[@maribellash]

Thanks!!!!