Things here are great now that my B1 is back up and running. Had 3 weeks down time. Moka pot coffee just did not compare to my espresso. WLL thought it was my controller that went out. It turned out to be a short in the temperature sensor wire. Back up and running and enjoying the best espresso west of the North West
On Wed, Jan 21, 2009 at 8:08 AM, Ben McCafferty <[email protected]> wrote: > Barry's comments below pretty much take care of my comment in my other > response on this topic on needing more water to flush out all the citric. > Thanks Barry! How's it going mate? > bmc > "Faith will move mountains, but you'd better bring a shovel....." > > > > ------------------------------ > *From: *Barry Luterman <[email protected]> > *Reply-To: *<[email protected]> > *Date: *Wed, 21 Jan 2009 07:33:40 -1000 > *To: *<[email protected]> > *Subject: *Re: Descaling and philosophy > > > I descale twice a year and have been doing it with my B1 for 3 or 4 years > now with no problem. I wrote up my procedure and it should be in the > archives. The only change I have made is when I rinse the sour salt (Citric > Acid) out. Now I drain the steam boiler three times ( 1 tank of water). then > concentrate on the brew boiler. I put through 3 tanks of water through the > brew boiler. I drain for 1 and a half minutes then let the pump rest a few > minutes and continue for three tanks full > > On Wed, Jan 21, 2009 at 6:42 AM, Benoit <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hi, > > I've been searching the posts to find good and valuable information > about descaling the Brewtus. I found a lot of things but it seems > there is no consensus yet on the subject. Is it that risky to descale? > What is the best procedure? Can the pump hold the job on a regular > basis? How many of you guys are doing it? > > I don't know anything about the specs of the tap water I fill my > machine with every day. I wish I could just descale without wondering > about doing it the right way. And avoid the whole "water-filtering- > recharging-testing-worriying" cycle. > > I beleive that descaling is a necessary procedure when it comes to > keep the machine healthy for a long time, and especially for the > taste! I understand as well that the Brewtus is a case of exception > because of the two boilers and it's tricky. > > And as the operation is not recommended by the company, I'm just > conscious about the procedure itself, could we build a document about > it? That would help a lot of users like me. > > If you descale your B on a regular basis, and succesfully, It would be > great to hear your succes-stories! > Or put the links to the posts about it (maybe I missed some of these) > > The expobar service (and speciality coffee machines in general) is > close to nonexistent in Quebec, so this group is a great source of > knowledge for me. > > Thanks, > > Benoit > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
