sounds like the valve. sometimes a piece of trash will get in a valve and keep it from closing. youi could probably take it out and clean it but i don't recall exactly what the valve looks like. it's been a while since i replaced the pressurestat, and that's the last time i looked at it.
--- On Fri, 9/12/08, Jean-Sebastien Morisset <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: Jean-Sebastien Morisset <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: "Safety Valve" is leaking... > To: [email protected] > Date: Friday, September 12, 2008, 4:33 PM > On Fri, Sep 12, 2008 at 01:14:43PM -0700, HERMAN wrote: > > > > what does your pressure guage on the front of the > machine read? if there is too much pressure the valve is > doing it's job and you probably have another problem, > like the pressurestat. > > > > The safety valve is constantly hissing -- the main issue > with that is > some mornings I wake up and the machine is off because all > the water was > sent out the safety valve as steam! :-) > > The pressure builds fine to 1.4 (the setting of my p-stat), > but drops > faster than it used to, and kicks in again at 1.2. > > I created a cone of paper to let me hear exactly where the > problem was > (a pretty cheap stethoscope!), and steam appears to be > coming out the > bottom of the safety valve. > > Has anyone rebuilt / cleaned a safety valve? A 50/50 mix of > vinagre/peroxide (aka peracetic acid) for a few mins should > do the > trick... > > Thanks, > js. > > > --- On Fri, 9/12/08, Jean-Sebastien Morisset > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> From: Jean-Sebastien Morisset > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> Subject: "Safety Valve" is leaking... > >> To: "brewtus" > <[email protected]> > >> Date: Friday, September 12, 2008, 4:13 PM > >> Hi everyone, > >> > >> The "Safety Valve" (Brewtus Compendium, > p.8 #37) > >> is leaking on my steam > >> boiler. Is this something we can disassemble and > clean, or > >> do I have to > >> order a new one? > >> > >> Thanks, > >> js. > >> -- > >> Jean-Sebastien Morisset, Sr. UNIX Administrator > >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> > >> > > > > > > > -- > Jean-Sebastien Morisset, Sr. UNIX Administrator > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Brewtus" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/brewtus?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
