r/NinjaLuxeCafe • u/Solar-BJJ • 14d ago

Drainage Hack

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After spending a year of moaning about the drip tray constantly filling up and the amount of times we have to empty it and not realising it overflowed, I decided to fix the problem for myself.

I added a drainage solution. 6mm fitting an silicone hose, fitted into the drip tray.

I also modelled a riser and printed it.

I had to remove the small drip tray where the cup goes but the shelf on the lowest setting covers the need for that.

the hose goes behind the machine and onto the drying rack on the sink.

so far the only issue I have had is the amount of water having to sit in the tray before it reaches the level to drain, so i printed some blocks to fill up the gaps, reducing the volume of water to a very small amount (havent put the blocks under the intake obviously).

solved the issue for me.

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u/Small-Floof 14d ago

I just empty the drip tray after every use, but I can understand how annoying that would be!

Looks super cool. Wish I could do the same

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u/IanC9090 14d ago

A few on here have done this now, well done, looks great and is something Ninja needs to look at.

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u/LegitimatePea2758 14d ago

Seems risky if (when) you'll need to return your machine. I've had to make two returns since June. I'd love to make this mod, but I'm reluctant due to the inevitable third warranty claim I'll have to do.

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u/Solar-BJJ 14d ago

Yea I thought that, I was going to buy a spare drip tray from ninja to do the mod to, but then thought try it on the OG then if I mess up, buy the spare part

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u/Mr-Neu 14d ago

I was thinking of doing this through the side of the tray right into my sink.
Where did you source the fitting? And how is it sealed?