Hello, I have r&r both boilers in my machine. I ran some Faema descaling solution thru it that had some detergents which really screwed up my machine. The pressurestat went bad; the water solenoid went bad; also the steam boiler heating element went bad.There are some horror stories that go along with that, including kitchen floods! (It is plumbed in w/o a solenoid valve connected to the pump)
You will have to disconnect all plumbing from the brew boiler,then there is only one screw on the bottom attaching it to the base. You might be luckier than me. I purchased special tools to remove the element. The boiler is too big to fit in a normal shop vise. I ended up using 18" channel locks, and a huge 18" long combination wrench. The combo wrench is a 12 point 1- 7/16". The heater is metric, but that fits. Get a buddy to grip the boiler with the channel locks at the end, not the middle - the end plate of the boiler is only about 1/8" thk, as are the sides too. Then you can jump up and down on the wrench, loosening the heater, if you are lucky. (kidding) Mine was glued in with some sort of brown/black sealer, and it was an ANIMAL! Of course, clean it all up & I used the yellow teflon tape (for gas) to seal it back up. Upon reinstalling the boiler, make sure it sits straight and not too close to the outer case of the machine. Also, be carefull you don't tweak the plumbing when tightening things up. I have heard the new B111 has 1200 watt elements, rather than our 950 watt. Please tell me some details about your pid install - I am interested . Dennis ----- Original Message ----- From: "sink cut" <[email protected]> To: "Brewtus" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, April 02, 2009 1:30 AM Subject: Replacing Brew Boiler Element > > Hi Guys, > My machine has stopped heating the brew water. I put a DMM on the > brew element connectors and could see 240v when expected but no heat. > So I guess that means the element has blown. > I have only had the machine for 10 months but i don't think warranty > will cover me because I put a PID on the machine about 3 months ago. > Has any body done this at home? Any stories? I searched the forum but > could find no posts on doing this. > > Advice would be greatly appreciated. > > 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
