Whoops, your machine is 240 v I think the heaters are more like 2000 watt. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dennis Keating" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, April 02, 2009 9:50 AM Subject: Re: Replacing Brew Boiler Element
> > 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
