Hi David, My guess is that the steam vacuum breaker is letting out some steam. On the top of the steam boiler, it's the small pin sticking straight up. Basically, as the boiler cools, it opens downward to allow the vacuum to break. On mine, that periodically builds up minerals and fails to seal, and I get a gentle hiss more or less all the time, but sometimes intermittently. Since you have the cover off already, you can remove it for cleaning pretty easily (when the machine is COLD, of course) and put it back. I've also found that I can sometimes get away with blowing the minerals off by depressing the pin on a hot machine with a well-protected hand or implement (you'll be releasing steam straight up, and it will burn you if you don't use a glove, etc.
I would also note, however, that I've never had condensation on my cups, so perhaps you have a larger leak in the boiler somewhere else, or maybe the seal on this part has failed partially. HTH, bmc "Faith will move mountains, but you'd better bring a shovel....." > From: David Jacobs <[email protected]> > Reply-To: <[email protected]> > Date: Sun, 15 Mar 2009 00:56:23 -0400 > To: <[email protected]> > Subject: Soft sound and steam - a cause for concern? > > I noticed this morning that my Brewtus was making a new sound, and the > cups in the cup warmer were all covered in steam residue. I observed > that every minute or so there was a soft sound coming from the machine > - it sounded almost like water being let gently out of a balloon. The > espresso shots were fine, however, and the temperature was mostly > stable at 95 degrees. Right after the "release" sound, the temperature > would drop to 93 and then quickly climb back to 95. I took the casing > off of the Brewtus and didn't see anything immediately out of order, > except perhaps that there was some buildup on on of the boilers > (picture attached) and the insulation was worn down. > > Can someone help me diagnost this problem further, or should I simply > not be concerned? > > Thanks, > David > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
