Hello Barry, To answer the earlier question you posed (Is there a reset button for the brew boiler), the answer is yes. There is a high limit thermostat on top of the brew boiler (and also steam boiler) that can trip and cause a loss of heat in the boilers. To reset this, you push downwards on the small (tiny) red plastic plunger with the machine powered off. Once this is done, the power connection will be restored and heating will resume. If you need more help, don't hesitate to call: Sarah Tech Department at WholeLatteLove 1-888-411-5282 x3
On Nov 25, 1:01 am, Ira <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > At 07:50 PM 11/24/2008, you wrote: > > >I replaced the p-stat last year or so. I don't have a volt meter but > >can get one at Radio Shack. Is there a recet button for the brew > >boiler . Canit be just a tripped fuse? > > If it overheated there is a thermal fuse on the top of the brew boiler. > > The brew and steam boilers are both powered off the p-stat. When the > steam boiler is under the p-stat set point the steam boiler is heated > and the red light below the hot water wand comes on. When there is > enough pressure for steam the p-stat redirects the power to the brew > boiler and if the thep controller says it needs heat, the brew heater > is turned on. > > So the problem could be: > > bad p-stat > bad temp controller > bad brew boiler heating element > bad over temp switch on the top of the boiler > burnt wire somewhere > > I don't think it can be anything else. > > I was at home depot and discovered that for about $9 you can buy a > perfectly good heater for an espresso machine. Might not fit the > Brewtus, but it does make the question of where to get an element > for a home built machine a bit simpler. > > Ira --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
