Keurig 2.0 K200 Full Teardown Disassembly, Water Leak

[@shawnandrews996]

I found one improvement for the front face, you don't have to break the tabs. Once you have the top screws out, you can take the screws out of the bottom of the machine and then the front face pulls downward (towards the bottom) and the clips release.

[@thought-cloud]

Thanks for pointing this out! I'm pinning this so others can see.

[@CommentFactsAndNotNegativity]

Thanks Shawn (and Thought Cloud) you tip allowed me to take the front off in about 10 seconds. While pulling the front downward with one hand (use thumb and forefinger on the front edge of the bottom) you use your other hand's fingers to lift up the top edges where you had removed those 2 screws.

[@baseballhunter42]

Plus @8:45 was completely unnecessary, the entire back piece comes off in one piece.

[@jotacalvo]

I’m an idiot for not reading these comments lol. I just painstakingly figured this out and was going to post it, but you beat me to it by 9 months 😆

[@patriciahill2320]

That looks like a bit much for me. My 2.0 lasted me eight years with at least two cups of coffee a day, sometimes three. On to my next model!

[@johnnytran2103]

After 4 years...my 2.0 finally started leaking. Ive been using the Keurig in the sink to make coffee until I figure out the leak. Thanks to your video....looks like I will just buy another one. LOL! Thanks for saving me a full day of headaches.

[@thought-cloud]

Thank you! I'm glad it helped!

[@MannyC711]

Oh wow! I’m pretty much mechanically inclined. I have to say I have the same leaking issue on the same model and after viewing your video it help me make my decision to throw the thing straight in the garbage! Thanks in helping me not waste my time.

[@thought-cloud]

no problems!

[@brianmalcolm6899]

I just came to the same conclusion

[@spearsg]

But will you buy another Keurig? See, I don't think we should keep buying un-repairable things that also break easy. That's just me though.

[@litishashelvin2789]

I appreciate you for putting in the time to show this, however, I’m going to chalk it up as a lost. Buying a new one.

[@jcepri]

We as a society need to go back to the days where everything was repairable, preferably by consumers. We dump so much stuff in landfills that it's not sustainable. Entire cities will need to be built on dumps someday.

[@thought-cloud]

Agreed!

[@spearsg]

I got a Keurig K-Express for $50 at walmart. It's the ultimate fix for all my troubles with my previous Keurig. This one makes hotter coffee, is easier to use, doesn't have a kanipsha if i cancel a brew, just great -- and is finally cheap enough to be a throw-away when broken (which is what I think they want you to do, lol j/k)

[@fishergrad2015]

Great video! Thank you! My hubby used a hot glue stick to grab the little plastic covers in the first step - worked great!

[@thought-cloud]

Great idea! Thanks for the tip!

[@aaronkeener95]

I’m done using keurig. Mine is broken at the tea in two places and if you look inside the clear tubing you can see plastic burnt plastic that starts breaking off internally and goes in the piping which goes into your coffee so you’ve been drinking hot melted breaking off plastic

[@pelebagwell8174]

I cringed each time a knife was used to pry things open in this video. After taking apart my Keurig 2.O K200 that was leaking from the bottom, I concluded that the only difficult piece to remove is the black collar (3:54). I just happened to have a plastic prying tool and put it in the back space (4:11). By leveraging the tool, the back separated enough from the collar to get screwdrivers in and do the same as the video. The silver piece (1:22) is easy to take off with no damage. Just use follow brighamyoung7301's advice. Once the two screws are removed at the top (5:18), ensure the top is no longer flush in the space and pull the front down - that is how to not break the plastic tabs as the front is designed to slide up to lock it in place. Overall, 8 screws hold the Keurig 2.0-200 together, but the outside plastic slides to make a perfect fit. In my water leak situation, the plastic tee deteriorated (similar to what curtwelch discussed below). Replacing it with a 1/4 irrigation barb tee ($3 for a 10 pack at your hardware store) restored the Keurig back in operation with no water leak. If I have to replace my other Keurig's tee, then I would consider getting a pressure relief valve added but the $5 cost for something similar with $20 shipping is not worth it right now.

[@WayneB27]

Thanks for posting this video, it was very helpful to me. On our Keurig the leak was caused by corrosion on the water boiling unit(the silver tank situated deep in the centre of the unit. My girlfriend ran some descaler through it and it started to leak profusely. The descaler must have dissolved the corrosion and scale that was keeping the small perforations closed that were above the chrome band that holds the water level probe and temperature sensor.. The unit was 5 years old and we live in an area with hard water. Ended up buying a new one as the part needed wasn't available.

[@thought-cloud]

No problems! Gotcha, that sounds like it was a good call. Yeah, I'm hesitant to run tap water right into my machines these days. Either filtered water or I run distilled water on my latte machine just to get a peace of mind.

[@tmckelve1]

Thanks for the video, I wasn't having the same problem as you but did have a leak. I watched several videos before yours tto get some idea how it came apart and yours was the best you made the repair easy. Thanks again.

[@thought-cloud]

Thank you! really appreciate your kind words!

[@haidyquevedo1655]

Thank you for posting this video, saved me time to figure it out the what was wrong with mine; mine actually had hose T broken. Time for a new one!!!

[@thought-cloud]

Glad it helped!

[@aaronkeener95]

5:54 mark. Lay the coffee machine on its back and pull towards you making sure the tires were you just remove the two screws are not still hooked and I’ll come right out without you have to hang to mess with the tabs

[@hoagonebad6561]

I did this disassembly my self as well; however, the part that broke on mine is the 4 way T valve where the clear hoses connect to. Disappointed that these parts aren’t replaceable. Just more waste in our landfills.

[@thought-cloud]

I agree!

[@soneill4909]

Awww man, really?! We just disassembled ours. There really isn't a replacement for that 4-way T-valve? We were hoping for a substitute even. Has anyone found a reseller at all?

[@fishergrad2015]

We had to replace the t-valves as well. We bought two t-valves (metal, not plastic) at a pet store... aquarium department... then connected them together with tubing from Ace Hardware. The tubing was also used to attach the top t-valve to the smaller plastic tubing. Could have bought tubing from the pet store too but Ace sells it by the foot...25¢.

[@couturecreative]

Warm plastics with your hairdryer, it helps so much

[@thought-cloud]

That's such a good tip! Thank you!

[@the_allamerican7057]

With the little screw covers. Just use a knife that has a point on it and place it in the little slot and pry up. They come out really easy.

[@thought-cloud]

Thanks for the tip!

[@the_allamerican7057]

@@thought-cloud no problem

[@ereman6]

At 9:31 you can almost see a 3 way connector, mine was cracked about 3/4 long and it looked like it either melted or significantly degraded. I don't think that's the only thing wrong. Mine's going in the garbage.

[@thought-cloud]

That's a good note! Thanks for calling that out

[@dundeeecroc]

Mine is doing the SAME thing, I'm BUYING a NEW one!!

[@aaronkeener95]

To get the top silver piece off. With a screwdriver push in the black tab and lift with another screwdriver on the silver going up on the opposite side

[@aaronkeener95]

Use duck tape to help get the caps off.

[@chcou3125]

Thanks. I used duck tape and rotated the caps while pulling up and they came right out.

[@j.b.matheusen6987]

Hey dude, awesome Job, thanks for going for broke, charging in and just doing it! YOU'VE Inspired me to figure out a better way to the (2X) 'Plug' Removal problem; (the ones under the Tank on both sides, that cover those two Screws, etc.) I found an appropriate Sized Plastic 'Screw Anchor for Drywall' to 'Hot-Glue' the ('Head') End of that to the Top Surface of each of the Plugs, (one at a time) allowing the Hot Glue to harden for about a minute, before lifting up on them and 'Viola' they pop right out, no prying needed...!!! Worked really well...! You just 'Peel' off the Hot Glue when you're done, no muss, no fuss!!! I'd Send you a Pic of it, but IDK who - where to Send it to...?!? (BTW: Those 'Plugs' DO stay put in the Kurig Machine B/C they've got a 'Taper to the Side' of them which allows them to be 'Pressed - In' purposely to stay and also not to Leak either...! -jbm)

[@thought-cloud]

Genius idea! Glad this helped!

[@GenesisFan1]

I just used a piece of duct tape, pressed it on and they pulled right out. Took 2 seconds.

[@brighamyoung7301]

To pop off the silver top part (the part that you damaged I wedged a screwdriver under the silver top part and the flat of the black top (the area that you disassemble next) then after wedging the screwdriver in there I used leverage, pushed the screwdriver down and bam, the silver half round piece popped off.

[@37yearsofanythingisenough39]

Brigham means to go around the silver top part from the outside of the circular part, not from the inside of the circle. His suggestion works perfectly.

[@eydzzdye2672]

Using Brigham's technique popped the silver top part up in few seconds. Thanks.

[@geomcc39]

Buy yourself a cheap pick set there great for the little black caps that hid the screws . I love savaging the parts from them for other projects. I got some great stepper motors from junk Electronic's people throw out !.

[@thought-cloud]

That's a good idea! It definitely doesn't hurt to have spare parts around.

[@CommentFactsAndNotNegativity]

At 8:17 you don't need to remove that 'pipe' from the fitting. Rather than that, really pry up on the outside clip and leave the pipe in its place.

[@robertduncan2742]

Mine stopped pumping water but before that it stopped during pumps. I'll take it apart and check for lime in lines

[@wymorr6889]

Thanks for the vid. Fixed mine

[@thought-cloud]

Glad it helped!

[@MrMlettruong]

I found mine have broken part where hot water go thru. Do you know where can I buy part for this machine?

[@thought-cloud]

I used eBay in the past for this.

[@markvejvoda3375]

With those little tabs around the top that he took off with a knife, it's MUCH easier if you insert the tip of a knife above the tabs and lift the handle of the knife up while prying down on the tab. It will come right off. The tabs will get a little damaged but it won't show when you're done.

[@CommentFactsAndNotNegativity]

If you're talking about the silver half circle decorative molding he's trying to take off at 1:44 , I was able to proceed without removing it at all. I just had to wiggle and pull the black half circle part out while really pushing a screwdriver into that opening he said to use your finger in.

[@bonniek5331]

That's a lot of work

[@kristynelson4316]

The double sided tape worked!

[@thought-cloud]

Lol haha! I'm glad it did! :) Thanks for letting me know!

[@GenesisFan1]

Actually you just need single side tape. I used a piece of duct tape. Pulled them out in 2 seconds

[@Callmegrandma]

My needle housing unit fell apart when I took the cup holder out…don’t know how to get it back together

[@thought-cloud]

Sorry to hear. Hopefully you found another video that has the instructions for that

[@jackgoldman1]

Great job. Thank you.

[@thought-cloud]

Thank you appreciate it!

[@christineblack4654]

what weres the rest? oh well I think that's probably the same problem with mine. thanks

[@lisafogleman4859]

Why hasn’t keurig designed these machines to have a drain on them instead having to do all this?

[@thought-cloud]

I hear you!

[@timlafreniere1580]

I’ve seen the very same machine at thrift stores never bought it because I already had one but course they could be there for there for the very same reason but for a few bucks might be worth buying one just for the Pressure relief valve or maybe the machine itself might work

[@christineblack4654]

it's the pump that rust look till the end.

[@christineblack4654]

people are commenting on how to open it up trying to give tips. lol didnt you see the full video?? it's the pump that gets allll coroded with rust plain and simple. so why even open it. it's freaken dun crap. we are drinking rust and burnt plastic wow, great.this guy is going back to instant.

[@CurtWelch]

Thanks, never would have figured this out without your video. These things are not made to be easy to open for sure. Your air pump never should have had water in it rusting the unit. I think your actual leak was higher up and it was dripping down into the air pump. My leak was the pressure relief valve just above the air pump. It has 4 hoses attached to it and the plastic just gave way and cracked open. So when making a cup of coffee, half the water was pushed down these air tubes and leaked all down through the unit and past the air motor. Did you try running the unit when open and seeing what was leaking? I doubt that replacing the air pump motor is going to fix your problem.

[@amanitamuscaria4559]

This turned out to be the same problem as my parent's keurig had. The little 4-way t-connector had pretty much turned to powder probably due to the temperature changes. I ended up replacing it with a standard brass aquarium t-connector for air hoses. I connected the line from the motor to the chamber and the last line to the motherboard. The line I bypassed is the one that leads to the back which I think is a pressure relief valve. I figured if it ends up 'exploding' it'll go in the trash. It's been a couple months and it's holding up fine.

[@CurtWelch]

​@@amanitamuscaria4559, mine turned to powder as well. The plastic deteriorated oddly. The rest of the system and hoses were fine. Just that one part. And I've used mine nearly every day for years so it held up well, just odd that one piece deteriorated like that. I was thinking of doing the same thing and just replacing it with a T connector like that. Home depot might even sell the right sized connector. Decided to just buy a new Kuerig for $80 instead. Yeah, that extra hose leading straight up is just a pressure relief valve. If the needle going into the pod gets clogged with dried coffee grounds it could build up too much pressure when pumping or maybe just from steam pressure when heating the water. But the worse I would expect to happen is that one of the hoses would pop off a connector from the pressure. I don't see any real danger to the operator, other than water all over the electronics. I contracted Keurig's support department to see if they sold parts. They didn't. There are some people on eBay selling parts but they were sold out of this part. Clearly, they don't have access to parts. They just get old machines, take them apart, and sell the parts. One vendor had a collection of parts that included the missing valve, but he was asking something like $30 plus $10 or more for shipping. Wasn't going to pay $40 for the part when I could get a brand new Keurig for $80 at Target. I got their low-end K-Classic and I'm very happy with it. NIcer than the stupid 2.0 with the touchscreen in my view. Just hit a button to turn on. It turns itself off if unused for 2 hours so less energy waste. One button to start to brew instead of the 3 I had to hit with the touchscreen system. Doesn't have the strong brew option but I can live without that. Their next model up includes it for a few more bucks by I decided to go low end this time. Love the machines in general, use it every day.

[@thought-cloud]

No probs! Thanks for your feedback! Yeah I no longer have this now. I think you're def right about the leak.

[@ryanmcgarvey8980]

Great video and comments. I am having the same issue, the 4-way connector completely deteriorated and fell apart. That is where it is leaking. Looks like they Kuerig knew the design flaw because they put a catch basin and funnel below it to send water to the base instead of all over the electronics. Planned obsolescence at its best! I call Kuerig for a replacement part, and they told me they do not sell those internal parts and to buy a new one. Funny because their waiting song phone playback talked about making recyclable cups and going green, yet I am supposed to throw out my broken machine because of a $0.50 part and buy new. Wonder corporate culture! :( Anyone know how to purchase this cheap part? Does advance auto part, autozone, lowes, home depot, sell something similar that can handle the heat?

[@ryanmcgarvey8980]

So I found a site that sells FDA approved plastic barbed fittings that can handle temperatures up to 250 degrees (F) well above coffee temperature. Follow the link below to McMaster-Carr to fittings to correct this problem. Part # 5116K147 and 5116K172 should fix it, total cost ($15). www.mcmaster.com/tube-fittings/plastic-barbed-tube-fittings-for-food-and-beverage/shape~tee/

[@deassbt83]

Thanks for the info, unfortunately mine is dead. Good video though

[@JayT1975]

we found the keurig destroyer lol

[@stevegilewicz9444]

Dey, dis, den, dose, dem, dat. Way you from?

[@joshbailey9822]

The pump he takes apart in this video is the air pump not the water pump fyi the reason why it was so gunked up is because he hasn't properly maintained it over the years

[@Torty72]

Ladies and gentlemen this is the sure way to f****** your Keurig.

[@KhiangSeow]

Found a way to get the two tabs off the unit. I pressed a piece of duct tape on top and lifted then right out. Thanks for posting this. I needed to fix the leak as well.

[@j.b.matheusen6987]

I'm sorry, but Duct Tape did NOT work for me, it's NOT Sticky enough folks...?!?! ...as I DID try that first, before doing the Hot Glue ting, as outlined by me in another Comment, etc. -jbm

[@ShakeyHorse7788]

5 minutes in and youve damaged it in at least to spot and said "neverminded, thats wrong" 4 times, LMAO.

[@thought-cloud]

🤣 LMAO

[@hotelprius4612]

How not to tear down a Keurig lol you need tools.

[@thought-cloud]

LOl! I had to do with what I have on hand.

[@garypinkney5309]

Yeap! just Fixed Mines, Go To Home Depot, or AutoZone, Get a 3 or 4 way Plug,,, That all to It?

[@christineblack4654]

wow thank dude. after seeing this, I'm going back to instant. wow all that rust and plastic we were drinking. byby keurig hope you go out of business for making crap.

[@SiouxperKev86]

I don't mean to pile on, but this "tutorial" is not done well. I was so hopeful since this is the only video I could find on the Keurig 2.0 K200 model like mine. Maybe for future tutorials, you might want to practice tearing it down once before you record so you sound like you know what you are doing.

[@thought-cloud]

Thank you for your feedback!

[@Milkmans_Son]

So, Kevin, what you're saying is you had a better understanding of how to take apart your Keurig before you watched this video? Is that right? You'd be better off never having seen it? Did you eat a lot of paint chips when you were a kid? Your comment is not done well. It's a coffee maker, not a nuclear submarine. Showing us the incorrect way is just as valuable as showing us the correct way, maybe even more. Think it through instead of complaining because some of us appreciate the guy who is willing to break theirs so we don't have to break ours. And by the way, learn how to search for content on YT before you comment so you sound like you know what you are doing: kzbin.info/www/bejne/r3XQdnydjLmSepo

[@GenesisFan1]

Dude you destroyed the machine with the knives. You don’t have small screwdrivers to pry stuff off with? Also, tabs are meant to be pushed in, then stuff pops off. Don’t need to use brute force and break them. Thanks for the tips of how to take it apart though.

[@thought-cloud]

Haha I definitely went for broke here. All for you folks. I used what I had. Thank you for your suggestions.

[@christineblack4654]

ok so it's crap. you need a new one every 4 years. or be able to change the pump.

[@braedensinner]

Tray is stucj

[@thought-cloud]

Hopefully you were able to fix it!

[@braedensinner]

@@thought-cloud my dad had to use needle nose pliers and it barely came out he got lucky

[@brandonbrown6918]

So don't buy used😂

[@Milissa-h5x]

Horrible

[@Surprise_Me]

You're doing "how to" videos? How to break shit? Put the camera down, dude.

[@Milkmans_Son]

He broke his so you don't have to break yours, you dumb egg.

[@PaulDale1957]

Taking these apart requires delicacy and finesse. You need to proceed like a surgeon. You are brute-forcing everything. Not good. If you can't disassemble something without marring and mangling it you shouldn't even try. Suggestion: Don't ever consider becoming a surgeon.

[@thought-cloud]

Thank you for your kind words 🙏

[@leovolin7525]

BS, nothing 'complete' here. No visibility as well.

[@thought-cloud]

Was there something you wanted to see specifically?

[@leovolin7525]

@@thought-cloud The handle assembly - it's a third of the unit

[@dave0267]

My gosh, what a poor editorial, the narration puts you to sleep, everything he says is “it’s hard”. Oops, broke another tab,

[@thought-cloud]

I shall do better! 🙏

[@davidn.gaskill5774]

Not worth the time 👎🤔

[@thought-cloud]

Definitely took some patience!

[@LavenderRoad]

LOL this is a video of how to destroy a machine without need. the fact is that taking the 4 screws below and pushing cover up removes it entirely without taking smaller sections apart. .... reason why they only have those screws... I was able, ME a WOMAN, to take it apart AFTER seeing the entire video that breaks tabs and ends up doing what I did,. Poor video and please my ex taught me that knives are not tools except to cut meats.... LOL

[@thought-cloud]

Woman or not I applaud you for being able to take it apart! 🙂

[@mayfieldtm]

Whoa! No Clue! A butter knife? Really? Most all clips on this machine is opened by finger pinch. What is with these people making KZbin Videos with no rehearsal, no research, no skills? Throw away your tools.

[@amanitamuscaria4559]

It's harder than you think smart guy. This thing is made to be assembled once and thrown away. When you send one in for service I guarantee they'll send a new one or a refurb with a new body. If you can make a better video then show me the link; it'll help a lot of us out.

[@CurtWelch]

This guy is a no Keurig expert for sure. But to suggest these things openly with a "finger pinch" is absurd. I tell you, they do not. They are not MADE to be taken apart. That top chrome ring that holds it all together is made to snap on and never come off. You have to pry it from the INSIDE of the machine which is unreachable without a special tool and even then I'm 99% sure you can't get it off without breaking a few tabs. I thought his use of a picture hanger hook was very creative! I was considering making myself a tool to do it then just decided to brute force it off. Mass-produced machines today are so cheap there is very little justification for repairing them. The repair cost is almost always more than the cost of the machine so they aren't designed to be easy to take apart of easy to repair. They are designed to be easy to manufacture and then throw away. Mostly it's just us nerds that like to open and try to fix these things. This video made it possible for me to open this machine. I'm a smart guy but NEVER would have figured it out on my own until after I had broken most of the part trying to open it. it was very helpful to me that he made a video of the exact machine I have and needed to take apart!