Getting the Most from Blendtec's Customer Service

I bought new Blendtec Total on May 18/2018 from Best Bay. On the fourth day of the usage , I noticed there is no light on the display. The blender works, just there is no light on the display.
What should I do? Should I return it to the store? I don’t want to deal with warranty repairs on the first week of the usage.

Hello,

Please contact customer care to help you with this issue.

My plug gets very hot when using the blender. It burned my fingers after I unplugged it. Is this normal or do I need to have it serviced?

Hello,

i would make sure that you are hand drying it after to avoid hard water stains. Also try using vinegar and baking soda to clean it out if food has stained it.

Hello,

i apologize that has happened, please give us a call and we are more than happy to help with a replacement.

Hello,

If you are getting cavitation in your jar, i would suggest using more liquid. If you are making a thick blend that is normal to happen with the Wildside jar. You can always call customer care and they can troubleshoot with you to make sure you’re blender is okay.

Hello,

Please give our customer care team a call and we can troubleshoot with you to give you a solution.

Hi, I notice smoke coming out of my blendtec. How do I get it from fixed?

I get really upset every time I use my blendtech because an air bubble prevents me from blending anything, I can’t make a smoothie in less than 10 minutes because I’m constantly turning it off to remove the air bubble. Is there a way to see if something is wrong with mine? It seems like my mom has the same probelm with hers.

I purchased my blendtec in 2012. I use it once per month. This morning I had it on smoothie setting and it stoped after 20 seconds. I plugged into another outlet – but the LCD screen is blank – the unit appears to have lost al power.

My widemouth four side jar is starting to look very stained since I started using it every day. Anything I should be concerned about or is there a way to clean it?

Please give our customer service team a call at 1-800-748-5400.

My name is Wai, my blendertec es3 is more than 7 years old, recently I use to grind pork meat , & suddenly the motor stop working, there is no smoke or spark.where I can send to fix?

Please give our customer service team a call at 1-800-748-5400, it sounds like there may be an issue with your jar.

I used my BlendTec to make powdered sugar (granulated sugar + arrowroot powder). After running at level 9 for 20-30 seconds, it appeared to stop blending (like when there’s an air pocket at the bottom). I removed the jar and noticed the blade had seized into place. The sugar also had small grey-ish/black bits throughout and a metallic taste. I rinsed the jar in warm water and the blade spins freely again, as it did before the cycle, but the sugar is unusable as it’s filled with metallic bits. Is there a way to make powdered sugar without seizing the blade and causing these metallic particles to be released?

It sounds like there may be an issue with the drive shaft on your jar. Please give our customer service team a call at 1-800-748-5400 and they’ll help you out!

Please give our customer service team a call at 1-800-748-5400 and they’ll help you out! They are trained to troubleshoot over the phone and should be able to tell you what’s going on based on how it sounds.

I have had my blendtec for about six years now, and use it almost once daily on the smoothie setting. for the past week, when I use the smoothie preset, it is unusually loud. after six years of daily use, I know exactly what it should sound like. it sounds much louder and higher pitched, almost like the soup setting, or it is spinning an air pocket (which is not the case). it is making everyone at home cranky in the morning. still blends ok and no leaks, smoking or overheating. what’s going on?

My blender is very loud and there is also a black residue left where the canister meets the base. Almost like a black dusting. Is this normal?

Please give our customer service team a call at 800-253-6383 and they can help you resolve this issue.

My blendtec shows over temp in LCD display and smokes like someone is smoking cigaratte. Should I worry? What should I do now since I never notice before. Does it indicate problem in machine. Please help me. I have this one since 2015.

Hi Betina,
Here are some tricks that should help get rid of the odor:
Fill the jar with hot water.
Add 1-2 teaspoons of liquid chlorine bleach.
Stir for 10 seconds to mix water and bleach. Let mixture stand in jar for 5 minutes.
Empty water/bleach mixture. Turn jar upside down on dish rack until dry.

Others have found success with:

- Add the juice of 1 lemon, 2-3 tbsp of baking soda, and some water to jar. Run on a high speed for about 10 seconds, pour the water out and scrub with a non-scratch sponge.
- Vinegar mixed with baking soda and some water will also work. Run on a high speed for about 10 seconds, pour the water out and scrub with a non-scratch sponge.
- Add 1-2 tbsp powdered dishwasher detergent dissolved in 1-2 cups hot water, let soak for 1 hour. Then, scrub with a non-scratch sponge.
- Combine Lemi Shine® Original with some powdered dishwasher detergent and let soak in the jar for 20 minutes.

There’s a foul odor coming from the seal and compartment under the blade. How do I take it apart to clean the seals and compartment under blade?

Hi Collin,
You cannot disable the cycle count on the machines. It was originally designed into our machines when we were only making them for commercial use, but we decided to keep the feature when we started making them for home use. We’ve kept the feature because our customers seem to love knowing how much they use their Blendtec.

So far so good. Just bought the Classic 570.

I don’t like the tally of uses that display on the LCD INFORMATION CENTER. How can I disable this unnecessary information from appearing.
And why did you program such a needless function, unless I am missing the big picture here.

Cheers,
Collin

Hi Eileen,

Sometimes certain foods/spices can stain/cloud the jar over time. We do not recommend using castor oil. However, here’s an article with some cleaning tips: http://www.blendtec.com/blog/how-to-maintain-your-blender-jar/.

If the above tips aren’t working for you, we recommend that you:
1. Fill the jar with hot water.
2. Add 1-2 teaspoons of liquid chlorine bleach.
3. Stir for 10 seconds to mix water and bleach. Let mixture stand in jar for 5 minutes.
4. Empty water/bleach mixture. Turn jar upside down on dish rack until dry.

Others have found success with:
- Juice of 1 lemon, 2-3 Tbsp of baking soda, and some water. Then, run on a high speed and scrub with non-scratch sponge.

- Vinegar mixed with baking soda (and some water) will also work. Then, run on a high speed and scrub with non-scratch sponge.

- Or, 1-2 Tbsp. powdered dishwasher detergent dissolved in 1-2 cups hot water, left to soak for 1 hour. Then, scrub with non-scratch sponge.

- To get ‘smells’ out, just grinding up a lemon works like it does for your garbage disposal.

Combine Lemi Shine® Original with some powdered dish washer detergent and let soak in the jar for 20 minutes.

My plastic Bledtec canister always gets discolored. The new one my friend just bought me is already starting to change color…parts of it do not look clear anymore. My brother suggested I rub castor oil in the plastic so it will not absorb. Would you recommend that…or do you have any suggestions?

Thank you!
~Eileen

Hello,
I’m sorry to hear you are having issues with your blender. Please call 800.748.5400 for assistance in getting this issue resolved. Be sure you are near your blender when you call.

We have permanent “Overload” on the display, motor doesn’t start, power on/off doesn’t help. Is it possible to reset the blehder or to take to the service station? Our model ES3, total blender black.

You will need to contact customer service for assistance, 800.748.5400. Please be sure you are near your blender when you call.

I need to replace some parts that broke on my Blendtec Model ES3 with Serial # TTBB 359655 I purchased this from Costco in San Francisco a little over a year ago. I have a picture of the parts that broke can you please mail them to me but may I have your email address so I can send them to you please? Thanks

thank for your reply, and it is helpful to me. :)

Hi Melody,
We use a grease that is only in the bearing.
The bearing has a small amount of grease in it that is contained within the bearing, the bearing has its own seals to help contain the grease within the bearing, it is very unlikely that the grease would leak out of the bearing, travel upward against gravity, and then leak into the product in the jar.

Hi John,
This should not be happening. Please call 800.748.5400 for assistance. Be sure you are near your blender when you call.
Thanks

hello~ I would like to know that which kind of food-grade oil is fitted to the seals of the jars，what kind of the Operating Temperature Range of the food-grade oil could be used on the seals?

Hi!

When I run my blendtec and use the increase speed. I notice increase on 1-4 but beyond that it sounds like it does not increase. My 4 setting sounds the same as my 10 setting.

Does it always show the same number, or does the number increase?
The numbers you are looking at may be the cycle count. It shows that you have used the machine 522 times. There is nothing to be concerned about. It sounds like it is running great.