Hello forum. My original citiz machine has been functional for almost six years. This recently morning I was brewing as usual but the coffee won’t come up.
I opened the lid and the pod chamber has a steam coming out, feels really hot. the pod itself is wrinkled, but not punctured at the back, nor perforated in the front.
I have tried resetting the machine since and so far has only got it to work again for one time, with a few more pods ending up in similar wrinkled condition. I suspect it is a result of the hot water/steam somehow flowing around the pod, but not able to flow through the pod.
So curious has any one seen this before ? Is it time to get a new machine ?
by Vegetable-Ad5856
5 Comments
Yes, this happens with many third party pods.
I have been using only Starbucks and Peet’s. Never seen this before 🙁
You have to be SUPER CAREFUL buying pods for example from eBay or Amazon, lots of times they seem to be from Nespresso or Starbucks, etc. but they are actually counterfeit. I was almost fooled myself on Amazon just earlier today. Best!
To be more specific, the needles have been deliberately designed by Nespresso to onoy work if the capsule has certain dimensions; they must be tall enough and wide enough for the needles to engage and pierce. Compare yours to real Nespresso or Starbukcs capsules and you should see a slight difference, just enough to make them useless.
It’s an issue with the pod. I stopped using Lavazza OL pods for the same reason.