“The message on the screen is water under pressure . Perform needle maintenance. What do I do to perform "needle maintenance". I do not have an owners manual to look up troubleshooting. Please help.”
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Hi there. My 2.0 just had this issue and after doing the needle maintenance it still put out the same error message. I called Keurig Tech Support and was told to use a paper clip to run through the needles at the top (front and rear). She stayed on the line with me while I struggled with finding a way to put the paper clip through the needle at the front top. She then had me unplug the machine, turn it upside down over the sink and run hot water through that area. Still nothing. I was told to try descaling, which I did, and still got the same message. I did needle maintenance again, and ran the paper clip. Nothing. After giving up, I unplugged the machine and let it sit for a week...too irritated to deal with it. Anyway, the hilarious piece of this story is my impatience and frustration made me order an European coffee maker that I’d been wanting. Today I decided to give it one more try before chucking it the garage. I descaled it again, using the Keurig descaling solution, rounds of needle maintenance, and wasted/ruined k pods, etc. It was obvious water was able to flow, but the regular sized (single cup) pods looked like they were pressurized each time I got the “water under pressure message. Oddly, I could brew using a pod adapter that I put my own coffee into, as well as a carafe K pod. Then I had an epiphany...I examined the last ruined k pod, looked closely at the pod holder and saw a needle. Duh, duh, duh! I figured out that the pod holder comes out by pushing the button on the underside. I popped the holder out and tried running a paper clip through the needle, then washed the holder in hot water, and ran a smaller pin into the needle until I could blow air through it. Snapped the pod holder back into the machine, threw a single cup k pod in and...I brewed a 12 ounce cup of coffee without an error message! Here’s the part that irritates me - after doing the steps Keurig Tech Support told me to do, my machine was still a paper weight. The tech person never mentioned the lower needle in the pod holder. Why?? What she did do was offer me was 20% off of a new machine, because my warranty expired six months earlier. SERIOUSLY? At the price of these machines, that’s the best they can do? Come on Keurig...how about training your techs better and making it well known that the pod holder needle also clogs? Anyway, hope this helps. From what I can tell, the “Water Under Pressure” error message is not uncommon and the only “fix” seems to be the orange needle maintenance adapter, which doesn’t work if it’s the lower needle that is clogged.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.I have cleaned needle but still getting water under ot pressure message
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.My keuric 2.0 is displaying a under pressure message. As I open the compartment for the pod, a needle falls out from the pod holder. What do I do?
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.The message on the screen is water under pressure . Perform needle maintenance. What do I do to perform "needle maintenance". I do not have an owners manual to look up troubleshooting. Please help. by Brewster
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.This happens when the pressure of the k-cup blows coffee grounds up the puncture needle and plugs it up. Straighten a small paperclip and open the needle (if it is totally blocked). Then, run some water through it with no kcup to wash the loose grounds out.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.The bottom needle (underneath where k-cup goes) needs to be cleaned also. You’re able to take the piece where the kcup sits completely out. Let sit in hot soapy water. Unfortunately this needle broke off my machine, but attempting to glue it back together. Fingers crossed. Trying to find a piece to just replace what hold the kcup in place rather than replacing entire machine!
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.I have found it’s usually a certain kcup I purchase. Maude’s usually cause this. So I love there coffee and will be contacting them about this issue. When it happens I use the kcup piece that clears and cleans the needles. Then run just regular hot water thru to clean it again. I regularly take out the entire piece which holds the needles and clean it. I had to replace it and found one for 14.00 on Amazon. hope this helps
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.My friend came over and put a different coffee pod in our keurig pot and got the message about the water pressure. So she just didn’t have any coffee.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.Hi Brewster, thanks for your question. Please visit our Keurig Support pages to view the Use and Care Guides for our coffee makers and videos to assist with maintenance. http://support.keurig.com/article?id=kA036000000SplWCAS&retURL=/apex/Brewer_Popular_Topics If you need further assistance, our consumer care team can be reached at 866-901-2739. Hope this helps!
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