Works 100%. Now i have two charging elvies and this video saved me time and money. You are awesome. Thanks for sharing your experience. I wish you the best in your life. Have a nice day!
This is so crazy... this actually works! Wishing the best karma on the person who posted this video, you just saved me hundreds by not buying a new machine when I was ready to give up after trying everything else.
Husband is an engineer. He didn’t believe this would work but I refused to throw the pump away without trying. Havent used it for 19mths. It was dead and no charge light. Tried charging for 3hrs. Nothing….. tried this for 4 mins and AMAZED it worked! Husband still baffled but it is currently lit up orange and charging so Im happy! Thanks so much. Annoying ELVIE dont recognise this as an issue. When i used the pump for feeding daughter last year I noticed it never held charge long and basically has to be charged every time and if left between charges even for half a day it needs re-charging even when not used. Great tip anyway - thanks!
This video is a lifesaver!!! Its my first time ever to give comment on videos on youtube. I was becoming desperate reviving my elvies from a long storage, and when i pulled it out again, one wasnt charging. Thank God i found this video and tried it patiently. It definitely worked with me.🤲👍👍
OMG this worked!! Thank you so much for sharing. I’ve had mine for less than 3 years and it completely died but after doing your method it started charging again!
I just had to come on here and comment because of Elvie's exceptional customer service! If your Elvie is not working, contact customer service and they are so helpful. My Elvie stride stopped charging. I came on here to find a way to fix it, but I was unable to do so. So I contacted the company and they are sending me a new one. Their customer service was seamless and responded via email. I am so grateful to them. I didn't even buy it directly from Elvie. If you have an issue, contact them.
Only if you are in the 2 yrs warranty period. After that they're pretty useless. They only offer 20% discount to buy a new hub. It's pretty annoying. That's why we are all trying to revitalize dead hubs here.
i can't believe it, it has worked! I was about to give up after 6 minutes and then got the orange light. I haven't used it for about 16 months. Thank you so much for paying this forward!
Thank you, I had storaged my pump after only using it for about 6 weeks part time, took me about 20 mins to get it to charge but am very grateful it worked and I didn't waste all the money.
I was at the end of my patience after 5 minutes with no avail. Got pissed off and left it on charge. 1 min later looked at it and it's charging?!!! Cannot believe it. If your impatience AF like me just persist you won't regret it! Thank you for this tip just saved me a fortune!
I can’t believe this worked! A friend gave it to me and it just wouldn’t charge. I tried this first night and must’ve plugged in and out and played with switch back and forth with no luck. I left it overnight with plug in to see if there’s a miracle… nothing. Just when I was about to throw it away, I decided to do the cord plugging in and out 10-15 seconds and the first pump finally had a orange light! With newfound hope, I did the same with the second and after maybe 10-20 more in and out, the orange light came on for the second as well! I’ve used it 3 times already today and so far so good! Thank you!!
I don’t know why or how this works, but IT WORKS. Initially felt really dumb plugging in and out , but because there were so many comments saying it worked for them, I went ahead. Took me about 2 minutes total of alternating between plugging in and out, and pushing the on/off button of my extension cord. Couldn’t believe my eyes when the orange light came on. It had been in storage for 1.5 years.
haha no way!!!! After watching the video I tried for about 30 seconds and was like this is silly. Then I read the comments and was like, ok I'll try for 10 minutes.... after 4 it worked!!! Our Elvie is charging.. crazy!
Thank you much! Got both my pumps working after 20 minutes or so! After a very frustrating conversation with Elvie support (I’m 4 months outside of my warranty so they offered me 20% off of a new one?! Um, no way!) I was devastated. Very skeptical when I watched this video but I’m so happy I tried it. Beyond happy to have my pump back, but I’m disappointed that this issue happens to so many people and the company isn’t offering a solution-this is such an expensive product!
Wow. I’m baffled!!! It freekin worked!!! Plugged it into a power switch and doing this for 5 minutes it turned orange!!! Just WOW!!! Thank you so much!!
nice! this worked. i also used a power strip with a strip and kept turning the power on and off. if it turns amber, stop switching the switch! i made the mistake of switching it more and then i had to start the process over again for a while. i never saw the amber light up again so i just left it plugged in and after a couple mins it started to charge.
After 17 mins of thinking that I've pranked by all (including those who commented) and thinking how fool can I be to even believe this, THIS ACTUALLY WORKED. Unbelievable but 100% True.
Thank you so much!! Elvie told me I would have to buy a brand new machine bc it wouldn’t charge (over the 2 year warranty). I plugged it in and out quickly for 9 min and then left the cord in and the light came on and charged!
This finally worked!! Tried for about 2 hours. Works better if you use a plug switch on extension lead, rather than take USB in and out. Also, press home button while flicking switch on and off. Worked after 15 minutes of trying for me. Also, it worked when I used a portable phone charger instead of plugging USB into a normal socket
Yes def. less ware on the port that way and maybe the battery pack give it a slower charge that its willing to accept... sometimes i wish i understood electricity better :) ...
Omg it worked. I did it for 30mins. First I plug the usb wire into my desktop for 15mins and keep doing it then I switch it to the wall plug of my iPhone charger and now both is charging. After 2 years I left in storage. I really hope it charges all the way. Keep doing it omg I can’t believe it works. Thank you I’m so happy 😊
Quite interesting! Mine also worked! I had to try switching cables too. My Elvies are 3 years old and I'm suspecting that cables also don't last too long, it's worth checking and replacing if needed.
exactly! with cables in and out method it didn't work out initially, then after leaving it to charge via new cable it worked. let's see if it will turn on. did yours turn on in the end?
This worked, thanks buddy, but here is a better method. Keep the small end plugged into the Elvie, then take the USB end that plugs into the charger and do the plug/unplug process. This way you're less likely to damage the pumps due to the small connectors.
I promise this worked for me (I thought it was a conspiracy!) I changed to power source rather than laptop and it took about 4mins. Thank you to the person that shared this.
Thanks so much! This totally worked for me as well... had to go 6mins on one of them and 10mins for the other though.. but the method works. Thanks again.
Never write comments but seriously it worked!! No idea if the pump will actually work after 2 years of no use, but the amber charging light stays on yay!
This worked for me! Thank you! I was about to do the battery method, but I would have had to splice a charging cord and order the battery and battery case. This was so much simpler! Thank you!
I felt like a child when they get frustrated and just plugging/ unplugging real fast to see if that’ll fix the issue.. but man, if it works it works 🤷♀️ pleasantly surprised lol
This finally worked with a slight tweak! I plugged both hubs into a power strip and just turned that off and on until the orange lights came on. Sadly it took 18min of doing this, but it saved wear and tear on the port in the hub and now they’re finally back on.
After taking in and out of the port repeatedly (maybe 50 times), start to give it an extra second when it is plugged in each time and see if the amber light turns on when you give it a second.
Got one running after an hour or so. Second one is still a no go after about 2 hours. Guess I'll keep flipping that switch on the power strip with my toe while gaming for the next couple hours lol
Clearly this is a known defect with elvie pumps and with how much they cost, elvie should be fixing this issue. Sounds like junk batteries used in manufacturing.
oh no! it's so annoying when it doesn't work! try maybe plugging it onto a power strip that has a switch and turning the switch on and off also try leaving it plugged in and over night and coming back in the morning then try the whole thing again. (i understand it's annoying) sorry to hear that... after our second kid i had to go thru this whole process again since it sat in storage and it didn't work as quick... it took a few days of going back to it and retying till i finally got them both going. Wish you best of luck! And enjoy your baby! They grow up fast.
It worked in getting the light to come on and charge for a few minutes, but the light eventually goes out while in the middle of charging. If I plug in and out a few more times it’ll light again, but then go out again. Anyone else experience this?
I did! I put it on a different charger and a different outlet and it stayed charging there. Be warned- after finally getting it fully charged, I didn’t use it for ten days and the battery completely drained again in that short time and I had to do this whole method again. Since then I’ve been charging it every other day even if I don’t use it and it’s working well
Well glad you asked! After a long time sitting on shelf (usually between kids) The battery depletes and gets very empty to the point where it doesn't want to wake up and take a charge. By flipping the switch on and off, Eventually it wakes up again and accepts a charge. There you have it now you know!
Quick disclaimer: im no engineer so please dont do this if you arent confident in what you do. Lithium batteries from experience tend not to accept a charge if theyre depleted below a certain level. if you open it up and look at the battery, there's three wires, from experience the yellow wire on the battery is a "control wire" which tells the battery to stop (and start) charging through the board the batteries connected to. If you disconnect that wire from the battery connector, but DO NOT cut it (there's a little push pin to remove wires from connector) you can charge the battery for half hour or so to get enough charge in the battery that the board will register that the battery needs to charge. Make sure you put the wire back in before charging as normal and don't leave the unit unattended just in case anything bad happens. Don't leave the wire out though as the board won't tell the charger or battery to stop taking a charge. If you leave the wire out and overcharge the battery. It could break the unit or potentially explode the batter(or at least make it hot enough to expand and be dangerous)
Works 100%. Now i have two charging elvies and this video saved me time and money. You are awesome. Thanks for sharing your experience. I wish you the best in your life. Have a nice day!
Works 100%. Now i have two charging elvies and this video saved me time and money. You are awesome. Thanks for sharing your experience. I wish you the best in your life. Have a nice day!
This is so crazy... this actually works! Wishing the best karma on the person who posted this video, you just saved me hundreds by not buying a new machine when I was ready to give up after trying everything else.
Husband is an engineer. He didn’t believe this would work but I refused to throw the pump away without trying. Havent used it for 19mths. It was dead and no charge light. Tried charging for 3hrs. Nothing….. tried this for 4 mins and AMAZED it worked! Husband still baffled but it is currently lit up orange and charging so Im happy! Thanks so much. Annoying ELVIE dont recognise this as an issue. When i used the pump for feeding daughter last year I noticed it never held charge long and basically has to be charged every time and if left between charges even for half a day it needs re-charging even when not used. Great tip anyway - thanks!
Thank You! You just saved us buying a new pump! 😘😘😘
This video is a lifesaver!!! Its my first time ever to give comment on videos on youtube. I was becoming desperate reviving my elvies from a long storage, and when i pulled it out again, one wasnt charging. Thank God i found this video and tried it patiently. It definitely worked with me.🤲👍👍
This does work! Thank you so much for taking the time to share this video to help us all out. It’s a life saver. Very grateful!
Never comment on videos but TJIS SAVED ME 600 GBP so I cannot even begin to tell you THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR POSTING THIS 🔥🔥🔥
OMG this worked!! Thank you so much for sharing. I’ve had mine for less than 3 years and it completely died but after doing your method it started charging again!
Holy crap this worked. 🤣 I was highly skeptical but after 8 minutes I got both of mine to charge. Thank you!!
I just had to come on here and comment because of Elvie's exceptional customer service! If your Elvie is not working, contact customer service and they are so helpful. My Elvie stride stopped charging. I came on here to find a way to fix it, but I was unable to do so. So I contacted the company and they are sending me a new one. Their customer service was seamless and responded via email. I am so grateful to them. I didn't even buy it directly from Elvie. If you have an issue, contact them.
Only if you are in the 2 yrs warranty period. After that they're pretty useless. They only offer 20% discount to buy a new hub. It's pretty annoying. That's why we are all trying to revitalize dead hubs here.
Did you need to send the old one?
i can't believe it, it has worked! I was about to give up after 6 minutes and then got the orange light. I haven't used it for about 16 months. Thank you so much for paying this forward!
Thank you, I had storaged my pump after only using it for about 6 weeks part time, took me about 20 mins to get it to charge but am very grateful it worked and I didn't waste all the money.
I was at the end of my patience after 5 minutes with no avail. Got pissed off and left it on charge. 1 min later looked at it and it's charging?!!! Cannot believe it. If your impatience AF like me just persist you won't regret it! Thank you for this tip just saved me a fortune!
I can’t believe this worked! A friend gave it to me and it just wouldn’t charge. I tried this first night and must’ve plugged in and out and played with switch back and forth with no luck. I left it overnight with plug in to see if there’s a miracle… nothing. Just when I was about to throw it away, I decided to do the cord plugging in and out 10-15 seconds and the first pump finally had a orange light! With newfound hope, I did the same with the second and after maybe 10-20 more in and out, the orange light came on for the second as well! I’ve used it 3 times already today and so far so good! Thank you!!
I don’t know why or how this works, but IT WORKS. Initially felt really dumb plugging in and out , but because there were so many comments saying it worked for them, I went ahead. Took me about 2 minutes total of alternating between plugging in and out, and pushing the on/off button of my extension cord. Couldn’t believe my eyes when the orange light came on. It had been in storage for 1.5 years.
haha no way!!!! After watching the video I tried for about 30 seconds and was like this is silly. Then I read the comments and was like, ok I'll try for 10 minutes.... after 4 it worked!!! Our Elvie is charging.. crazy!
Thank you much! Got both my pumps working after 20 minutes or so! After a very frustrating conversation with Elvie support (I’m 4 months outside of my warranty so they offered me 20% off of a new one?! Um, no way!) I was devastated. Very skeptical when I watched this video but I’m so happy I tried it. Beyond happy to have my pump back, but I’m disappointed that this issue happens to so many people and the company isn’t offering a solution-this is such an expensive product!
Wow. I’m baffled!!! It freekin worked!!! Plugged it into a power switch and doing this for 5 minutes it turned orange!!! Just WOW!!! Thank you so much!!
nice! this worked. i also used a power strip with a strip and kept turning the power on and off. if it turns amber, stop switching the switch! i made the mistake of switching it more and then i had to start the process over again for a while. i never saw the amber light up again so i just left it plugged in and after a couple mins it started to charge.
After 17 mins of thinking that I've pranked by all (including those who commented) and thinking how fool can I be to even believe this, THIS ACTUALLY WORKED. Unbelievable but 100% True.
It works! Took about nine minutes, what a lifesaver - thank you!
Thank you so much!! Elvie told me I would have to buy a brand new machine bc it wouldn’t charge (over the 2 year warranty). I plugged it in and out quickly for 9 min and then left the cord in and the light came on and charged!
This finally worked!! Tried for about 2 hours. Works better if you use a plug switch on extension lead, rather than take USB in and out. Also, press home button while flicking switch on and off. Worked after 15 minutes of trying for me. Also, it worked when I used a portable phone charger instead of plugging USB into a normal socket
Yes def. less ware on the port that way and maybe the battery pack give it a slower charge that its willing to accept... sometimes i wish i understood electricity better :) ...
I thought these comments were fake but it worked for me too! What a miracle. Thanks for sharing.. you just saved me $500!
I’m literally crying!!! I have just seen the amber light! 15 mins of trying!
Thank you!!! 🙌🏻
Omg it worked. I did it for 30mins. First I plug the usb wire into my desktop for 15mins and keep doing it then I switch it to the wall plug of my iPhone charger and now both is charging. After 2 years I left in storage. I really hope it charges all the way. Keep doing it omg I can’t believe it works. Thank you I’m so happy 😊
Wonderful! Thanks so so much. If you try this, do not lose patience, just keep at it!
Legend, it actually worked thank you!! Saved me buying my wife a new one thanks again 😁
I CAN NOT BELIEVE THIS WORKS! OMG! Thank you thank you!!!!
I was ready to throw it out and eat up the $500 😅
Thank you so much for posting this video!
Didn’t believe this would actually work but it did! Thank you
You’re a hero! Thank you for sharing this!
Quite interesting! Mine also worked! I had to try switching cables too. My Elvies are 3 years old and I'm suspecting that cables also don't last too long, it's worth checking and replacing if needed.
Worked for me on both of ours using the method in the video, about 10-15 mins each. Thank you!
It worked. Thank you! Took a couple of minutes, and I left it to charge via the pc. When I looked back it was charging. Hopefully it will turn on
exactly! with cables in and out method it didn't work out initially, then after leaving it to charge via new cable it worked. let's see if it will turn on. did yours turn on in the end?
Amazing. Worked for me but took about 20 minutes. Don’t give up!
This worked, thanks buddy, but here is a better method. Keep the small end plugged into the Elvie, then take the USB end that plugs into the charger and do the plug/unplug process. This way you're less likely to damage the pumps due to the small connectors.
I promise this worked for me (I thought it was a conspiracy!) I changed to power source rather than laptop and it took about 4mins. Thank you to the person that shared this.
It worked! Do not give up. Just keep doing it until the light shows up. :) it took about 5 mins for both of my pumps!
Thanks so much! This totally worked for me as well... had to go 6mins on one of them and 10mins for the other though.. but the method works. Thanks again.
You’re a hero man works 💯
Never write comments but seriously it worked!! No idea if the pump will actually work after 2 years of no use, but the amber charging light stays on yay!
How long did it take you? And the light never turns green again?
Thanks so much for sharing this info… It works for both
It workeddddd!!!!!!! Thank youu sooo muchhhh, after 2 years of no useeeee
It worked for me too!! Thank you for this very helpful video!!
It worked thank you I bought mine used also and I thought I got ripped off! Thank you for the video
This worked for me! Thank you! I was about to do the battery method, but I would have had to splice a charging cord and order the battery and battery case. This was so much simpler! Thank you!
I'm so glad you found my video useful!😊
Both of mine are now charging!!! Let's see if they turn on after the charge!! THANK YOU
I felt like a child when they get frustrated and just plugging/ unplugging real fast to see if that’ll fix the issue.. but man, if it works it works 🤷♀️ pleasantly surprised lol
This finally worked with a slight tweak! I plugged both hubs into a power strip and just turned that off and on until the orange lights came on. Sadly it took 18min of doing this, but it saved wear and tear on the port in the hub and now they’re finally back on.
Wow that's really smart I didn't think of that 👍👌
how？
This is amazing! Thank you for sharing. Does anyone's yellow light sometimes turn off again? Do I just repeat the process?
Just finished charging and updated my app on my phone. It works guys! Fully charged
After taking in and out of the port repeatedly (maybe 50 times), start to give it an extra second when it is plugged in each time and see if the amber light turns on when you give it a second.
Worked after about 3 minutes of trying!!
Worked for me!!! I can’t believe it!!!
I had not faith in this working, but it did!
Hooray! Worked for me too. Took about 8 minutes.
This works ! Thank you
This works. Thank you for sharing.
Worked for me, lifesaver
Thank you so much!!!!! This worked!!!
Worked for me! Thanks so much!
It’s not working for me. At first I would get an orange light for about 5 seconds but then it would turn off. Now there is no light at all
Worked for me. Thank you!!!
THANK YOU! Worked for me!
worked! thanks
Got one running after an hour or so. Second one is still a no go after about 2 hours. Guess I'll keep flipping that switch on the power strip with my toe while gaming for the next couple hours lol
It actually worked!!
Ty! Worked
This eventually worked! Plug in and out in and out and one time I paused awhile with it plugged in and boom… the charging light went on and stayed in!
Clearly this is a known defect with elvie pumps and with how much they cost, elvie should be fixing this issue. Sounds like junk batteries used in manufacturing.
Mine does show the green light but when I try to turn in on after taking off the usb port, NOTHING. It doesn’t work
That worked 🎉
My issue is, it charges for a few minutes and then the light turns off. What the hell.
Did you manage to solve this? I'm having the same issue!
I tried it with powerbank and just turn it on and off.
It’s worked
OMG IT WORKSSSS
This method did not work for me
Do you need to fully insert charger or just graze the top of it? How long did it take people before light came on?
Yeah it must go all the way in
Didn’t work for me after 30min of trying.
oh no! it's so annoying when it doesn't work! try maybe plugging it onto a power strip that has a switch and turning the switch on and off also try leaving it plugged in and over night and coming back in the morning then try the whole thing again. (i understand it's annoying) sorry to hear that... after our second kid i had to go thru this whole process again since it sat in storage and it didn't work as quick... it took a few days of going back to it and retying till i finally got them both going. Wish you best of luck! And enjoy your baby! They grow up fast.
It worked in getting the light to come on and charge for a few minutes, but the light eventually goes out while in the middle of charging. If I plug in and out a few more times it’ll light again, but then go out again. Anyone else experience this?
Did you ever get it working? My sister is having a similar issue
I did! I put it on a different charger and a different outlet and it stayed charging there. Be warned- after finally getting it fully charged, I didn’t use it for ten days and the battery completely drained again in that short time and I had to do this whole method again. Since then I’ve been charging it every other day even if I don’t use it and it’s working well
SOB...I never thought it would work...but it did!! 😂😂 Kept going for 2-3 min and then just left the plug in and presto! 👍🏻👍🏻
…but why does it work?
Well glad you asked! After a long time sitting on shelf (usually between kids) The battery depletes and gets very empty to the point where it doesn't want to wake up and take a charge. By flipping the switch on and off, Eventually it wakes up again and accepts a charge. There you have it now you know!
Quick disclaimer: im no engineer so please dont do this if you arent confident in what you do. Lithium batteries from experience tend not to accept a charge if theyre depleted below a certain level. if you open it up and look at the battery, there's three wires, from experience the yellow wire on the battery is a "control wire" which tells the battery to stop (and start) charging through the board the batteries connected to. If you disconnect that wire from the battery connector, but DO NOT cut it (there's a little push pin to remove wires from connector) you can charge the battery for half hour or so to get enough charge in the battery that the board will register that the battery needs to charge. Make sure you put the wire back in before charging as normal and don't leave the unit unattended just in case anything bad happens.
Don't leave the wire out though as the board won't tell the charger or battery to stop taking a charge. If you leave the wire out and overcharge the battery. It could break the unit or potentially explode the batter(or at least make it hot enough to expand and be dangerous)
Works 100%. Now i have two charging elvies and this video saved me time and money. You are awesome. Thanks for sharing your experience. I wish you the best in your life. Have a nice day!