Bosch Tassimo Coffee Maker Fix.

     I like my Tassimo but after using it for about a year I discovered that the rubber on the piercing unit wore out and eventually came off completely. This rubber seals the t-disk to the piercing unit so without it the coffee maker is almost useless because it makes a huge mess. I found that replacing the original rubber with rubber “o” rings from the hardware store saves having to buy a new piercing unit, that has to be ordered online for $10.00 + $8.95 shipping. That's $18.95! Hello Tassimo, I could buy a new Mr. coffee pot for that price..... Anyway, here's my fix, I hope this is helpful. BTW, this is my first instructable.

Step 1 Remove piercing unit

     This part is explained in the cleaning instructions and also can be found easily online so I'm not going to go into great detail about this. Basically, if you've had this coffee pot long enough to wair out the rubber parts and never taken out the piercing unit for cleaning; then I salute you.

Comments

[mungaman]

Thanks! I lost the o-rings so you saved me a lot of time!

[themonroes]

I called Tassimo customer service this a.m. before I went to Lowe's and asked about the potentially defective piercing unit. The obviously-not-an-American agent said she would send me a new one for $9.99 and no shipping charge. I said I was hoping not to get charged since it appeared to be defective. She said, "no problem, I'll send you a new one at no charge." I asked about the shipping charge and she said "no problem, no shipping charge and it should arrive in 1-2 weeks." Needless to say, I didn't go to Lowe's!

[themonroes]

Thanks for the instruction. I haven't tried it yet but I'm on my way to Lowe's right now. Is it still working okay?

[markie161]

Still works! I replaced the rings cause they flattened out, not a biggie though.