The Nespresso Vertuo Plus uses barcode-reading Centrifusion technology to auto-brew five cup sizes — from 40ml espresso to 414ml carafe coffee — with zero configuration and café-quality crema. Available on Amazon.ca (ASIN B01N7GO468) at around $229 CAD.
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Regardless of which machine you have, you can always call Nespresso customer service the next time it malfunctions. They'll walk you through the steps to trouble shoot and/or replace the machine if the issues continue. By the way, were did you purchase your machine? Sounds like you might have just gotten a lemon, because I think most people aren't as vigilant about their machines' care and there haven't been many complaints.
Not in my experience. I don't do anything special to ensure it runs smoothly (and in my case I don't usually notice the pod receptacle is full until the top can't close to make a coffee), but I haven't had a single issue. It tells me to descale it every 6-12 months, I do the descaling cycle, and the light turns green again.
4 years it's quite the lifetime for the vertuos. My vertuo is only 2 years old but we got the same machine at my job recently and the difference in the coffee is INSANE. I honestly think the machines aren't built to last and the quality of the coffee inevitably goes down.
The first one I had did something like this, I tried to descale it and it locked in the process. I called Nespresso, they walked me through what it was doing and decided that it was a faulty machine. They sent me a brand new one and requested the old one back. I've had no issues since then.
We've had a Nespresso Vertuo Plus for about a year and a half now. It's been a constant headache. About 3-4 months ago It turned Half Red/Half Green, and we ran every troubleshooting tip we could to fix it and that light would not go away no matter how hard we tried - Including running proper descaling process.
At first I really liked the taste of the coffee and espresso, but for the past few months it just hasn't tasted t he same, and more recently it seems to produce less crema than initially. I confess that I have not been religious about cleaning and scaling, but this morning I measured the temperature of the espresso and it was only about 150 degrees F, so I think that the temperature may be part of the problem.
We used to have a vertuo plus that consistently made incredibly good coffee.
The Nespresso Vertuo Plus is the easiest path to consistently good coffee and crema-topped espresso in a Canadian kitchen — one button, 40 seconds, done, no skill required. The trade-off is complete pod lock-in at $1.25–$2.00 per cup and meaningful pod waste. For households replacing a daily café habit (where the economics actually improve), or for anyone who values zero-friction mornings over cost per cup, this is the best system in its category. Buyers who brew more than two cups daily or are price-sensitive about ongoing costs should look at bean-to-cup alternatives.
