Sarah you are brilliant. All fixed. This from a guy who when he hears a funny noise in his car. Repairs the car by turning up the volume on his car radio. On Tue, Nov 25, 2008 at 7:56 AM, TechStarS <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:
> > 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
