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I have rinsed through my new senseo machine at least 6 times and it still smells and tastes of plastic !! can you suggest any other way to solve this problem or is it a fault and needs to be taken back to where we bought it from.
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If you didn't change the brand of coffe pads, my first educated guess would be that the machine needs to be decalcified. For that purpose, little sachets of citric acid are available in most stores. The rinsing procedure is mentioned in the manual, but basically consists of filling the reservoir to the max, placing a large bowl under the outlet, keep pressing the single- and double cup button simultaneously while also briefly pressing the power button. To stop rinsing, press the power button again.
I had the same problem and I discovered that after running 3 resevoirs full of water through the machine at 192 degrees , it got rid of the plastic smell. Set the cup size at the largest size mug and then just open the lid and close it , hit brew and let it fill the cup. Dump the water in the sink and repeat until you go through at least 3 resevoirs. The smell should be gone by then.
A few things you can do. Buy less pods at a time and store them in a jar. Shake or aerate the water when you put it in the unit. Don't put it in, the night before.
Hi,
This model of Senseo suggest cleaning once every 3 months, preferably 4 to 6 times a year.
I suggest to download the user manual from Philips for your model and to follow the procedure described.
There is a check valve inside the coupler of the danby kegs that cause this problem. The valve is mainly there to prevent beer from back-flowing when changing the keg. Next time you change your keg check for a little black plastic retainer and also a small white plastic ball inside the coupler. Remove those (or just smell it) and you should notice that this is the taste/smell your beer has. I removed mine after this discovery, and there isn't any issues with the taste/smell since. I've heard this is a common issue with the Danby D coupler systems. Also, you won't have any issues with beer backflow when you change the keg, provided the line going to the tap is empty (which usually is if keg is kicked).
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