Keurig drawing a lot of electricity? actually tripped circuit in my kitchen! Has anyone had an issue with this?
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Your circuits may be overloaded. As the other person noted you have to make sure there are no other high draw items on the same circuit running at the same time. If this unit draws 12.5 amps you could use several more amps in addition safely but not a toaster or other high draw item running on the same line. Simple way to find out what is on the same line is cut off the one that tripped and go around and see what has the power cut off to it. While you are at the breaker box, look at the amperage of the breaker you cut off. It should be a 20 amp breaker, if it is 15 then there might be your problem. Whatever you do, do not put a bigger breaker in there, just note the size and subtract 12.5 for the coffee maker and then you have the allowance for the rest of the items you want to run at the same time. If you have a 15 amp breaker you can only run 300 watts if you have a 20 amp breaker the limit is only about 900 watts. When the pump primes the heater element is running at the same time and quickly heats a cup of water to 192 degrees, According to Keurig this MAX draw is 1500 watts. (1500w/120v=12.5amps) Water tank reheat cycle is only 200-400 watts and idle is ~60 watts, again all information directly from www.keurig.com. If you attempted to run even a small microwave then you had about a 20 amp draw from those two items alone. Dishwasher takes a lot of power 700 watts to 1400 on heat cycle. Toaster is about 1000 watts. Add the watts if you can not find the amp draw on each device and divide by your volts (typically 120v). One last thing to note is the high electricity draw is VERY short lived. Leaving the unit on (I do for about 12 hours a day) is convenient for me and on average uses about the same electricity as a small light bulb. It does draw a lot of juice on startup every day (It is suppose to) you just have to make sure you don't have other high draw items running at the same time on the same line. You post is a very valid one, I hope I helped clear up your questions and have offered some assistance.
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I'm power adapter started smoking , it works great in my amp , but when I put the keurig on it , smoke came from adapter
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Was a breaker thrown? Did you try a different outlet. We have been extremely satisfied with our Wolfgang Puck coffee maker.
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The pump problem is very real and is common to all of these single cup K cup machines. I'm on my 4th Keurig in 2 years. They replace them, but I'm getting tired of the aggravation. The techs blame it on you not descaling or brewing hot chocolate--ridiculous!
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I had the same problem. I was told that I needed to descale the keurig which I did. It did improve it slightly but i happened to have purchased my keurig from Costco and they just exchanged it for a new one no questions asked.
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I'm sorry, but I'm completely "power stupid"! I plug it in...it runs, I cut, I open the next beer. I tend to imagine the higher voltage would want to fry the motor, but again...what the heck do I know?
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Sara-it should only run for what a normal brewing cycle should be, that light will never go off now, this was the first sign of the problems I had with this coffee maker. Good luck.
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Ufortunately the product is really bad. I had other serious problems with mine. I lasted less than 2 months before 1) pause to pour stopped working, then 2) the heating plate just overheated (thermostat issue I presume) and overheated boiling the coffee in the pot. Threw in the trash. The last 4 coffee makers I have purchased, all different brands, have ended very badly and very quickly (1month to 6 months for the longest life). They are all bad and not made to last. Now have a Keurig with issues. Sorry I cannot give more constructive feedback. Good luck!
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Not sure what you mean. I have this on my coffeemaker and turn it off after I make coffee. That way my coffee maker is not drawing any power when not in use.
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I looked in my instruction book of 2007, (my Keurig has always worked well) and do not see any references to rated wattage.To obtain that info I would go to customer service:www.keurig.com or 1-866-901-BREW (2739)
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Hello, I've had mine for a little over a year and feel it's a good tool for the household electrical measurements. I started out measuring my fridge, washer & dryer, computers etc;. My main concern was the lighting in the house. At about 6 months I was getting a pretty good idea that this was a valuable tool for me. It was this tool that convinced me to change the way we do laundry with how much clothing to wash and dry at on time. Also changed to LED's for lighting. The Belkin wised me up to the coffee maker using power when not in use. At about 12 months I realized a 41% decrease in my electric bill. Accurate, I think so. Especially when your on a fixed income like me. I hope this helps you. Thank you. Dave
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If this happened to me I woulld get ahold of the company keurig. They are very helpful!!
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Yes, the 3rd rounded plug is the ground, but I would assume your using the coffee maker in the kitchen which would be on a ground fault circuit anyway.
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I didn't unplug at first, but it would be warm when I returned after hours (and my house is coooold), so I started unplugging it. It's a pain, but I have to do the same with the coffee grinder (it stays warm as well), so I've got in the habit now.
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In our case, we have never had that problem. Other than it being louder than our Keurig, we've been very happy with the unit. My advice would be to exchange it, but not return it. When you get the pods directly from the CBTL brick and mortar store, at $.60 a piece, this machine is a joy and a great value.
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60Hz 1200 Watts I have not tripped a breaker using this machine. I just make sure I am not using another appliance while I am making a great cup of coffee!! George K.
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Hello CEOMOM, Yes, when my wife called Keurig, directly, they advised against the K2V accessory. They shared that it was problematic and was responsible for the damage. They also forewarned us that future use of such an adapter, purchased from a third party would void our factory warranty.