The lock is stuck

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Nespresso CitiZ

Teardown information for the Nespresso CitiZ coffee machine. They are available from different brands, e.g. Krups, DeLonghi.

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The lock to the opening for putting the pods on will not open ! How to open it ?

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fredo47 @fredo47 crwdns2934065:0crwdne2934065:0: 35 2 · Answer 1 · 2025-08-10T03:02:34-07:00

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It sounds like something of the mechanism has broken.

I suggest you open the machine (see teardown description available here on ifixit) and look what is wrong.

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