Free DIY Tassimo cleaning disc replacement
A couple of years ago I picked up a Tassimo coffee machine. After a while I realized that it needed to be cleaned, and by then had of course lost the “specially designed” cleaning disc.
Because the disc is the last step in whatever the machine does, I reasoned that there couldn’t be anything in the disc that does any cleaning. Instead, because each disc has a barcode on it, the barcode on the disc must put the machine into self-cleaning mode.
So I tracked down a photo of the barcode from people selling replacement discs on eBay and recreated the barcode. You can download it here (or the png if you prefer). Print it, cut it out, and stick it on your barcode reader or tape it to an old coffee disc. This will kick the unit into self-cleaning mode and save you from tracking down a replacement cleaning disc.
So long, #firstworldproblem.
Thanks a million! I didn’t want to waste $5 getting a new one – I’d rather buy more coffee discs instead!
genius!
Thank you. I was looking to purchase one online, but the cost of the disc plus shipping was ridiculous. (One place would have cost me as much as $30.00). I also thought of copying the barcode off of someone’s disc, but then i’d have to find someone with a disc…..I’m now guessing that would be you. :)
Thank you!
Worked great what a great thing to pass on .. Thanks so much
If I just use the barcode, water goes everywhere. If I put it on an old disk, it works but puts the remnants of what’s inside along with it. Help!
Macey – thats fine, by the time it has gone through the old coffee pod the water has done the cleaning so doesn’t matter.
God bless you, stranger on the internet. God bless you.
Thanks for your help…. all I need now is an old disc to use…..
my Tass’ has been in the loft for a few years,
thanks for the info….
Does this solve the flashing lights problem, mine was in the loft for a year too, want coffee, bought the pods
Thank you for doing all the hard work for us! It worked great. I used a spent milk pod/disc and ran it through the machine a few times to remove the residual milk before attaching the new barcode. Hey Presto! Clean machine & £6 to spend on some more coffee!!
I just taped it over the bar code reader and it works! Thanks! :)
Thanks for the barcode… I have no idea where my cleaning disc went. I printed it out and taped it on a hot chocolate pod. Worked perfectly!
Your a rocket scientist..thank you!
[...] Here’s a link for the cleaning T-Disc bar code, which you can simply tape to an already-used disc. Yes, you will get a gross watered-down coffee/hot chocolate/milk/etc in your cup, but that won’t affect the actual cleaning process. I should point out that I taped mine right over a coffee disc and by the time the descaling process was finished it was a soggy mess, but it does the trick for one-time use. [...]
Thanks a lot for the barcode! I cleaned mine this way, and it worked!
Hi, I’m new to the Tassimo family, but I just use a Latte milk disc. Once you have run water through it; it is clean enough to use for cleaning or in recipes that just require hot water. Just keep it around for awhile, then replace it with another after you have had that Latte.
Thank you for the hard work! I knew that somebody tought the same way as I did this morning when I realised i’ve lost my cleaning disk!
Have a good day from Québec!
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