Water · Keurig K-Elite
Keurig K-Elite: Add Water light on
The brewer wants water: the reservoir is low or empty, or it is not sitting properly on its base, and it will not brew until that is fixed. During descaling the same light is your signal that the descaling solution has all run through.
- Which light
- Water tank symbol
- Colour
- Colour not named by the maker
- Steady or flashing
- Steady
What Keurig says to do
- Fill the reservoir to the MAX fill line — not beyond — and make sure it is seated properly in its base.
- If the Add Water light stays on after refilling, contact Keurig Customer Service.
If that does not fix it: Contact Keurig Customer Service (the guide’s wording).
From K-Elite Use & Care Guide: Before You Brew, Brewer Features, Programming, Descaling and Troubleshooting. This is the K-Elite’s pattern; another Keurig machine may use the same light for something else — check the manual for your model.
Other Keurig K-Elite lights
Water on other machines
The same need shows up as a different light on each machine — which is why a light cannot be read without the machine.
Sources
Every line on this page comes from Keurig’s own documents, read on the date shown. Nothing is taken from third-party manual sites.
- Keurig: K-Elite Use & Care Guide: Before You Brew, Brewer Features, Programming, Descaling and Troubleshooting — K-Elite single-serve coffee maker (US guide). dam.keurig.com Checked 2026-09-29.