I called Todd to ask him because my steam boiler element needs replacement. I called his cell and also the office extension and left messages on both phones on Monday and Tuesday last week, but never heard back. I too was was worried the wiring specs might not support the bigger wattage heater on my B1. The machine is still just 15 amps though. I need to get my machine repaired asap, so went ahead and ordered the stock 950 w.
Another question: Would the new 1200 w be that much better because of new PID control? I myself wouldn't be impressed with a quicker warm up time from cold; my timer turns on at 5:30 am. The overall performance must be better, though. I suspect the energy consumed would cost a little more. Dennis ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, June 06, 2009 4:45 PM Subject: Re: Brewtus II. No Power light. Sunday morning emergency > > I doubt anyone is going to reassure you that this will be a success. I > think > we already have reason to believe, from reports, that the power components > of the Brewtus have not been excessively engineered, meaning that they did > not specify power components that had an amp rating well above the > expected > load. But maybe I am wrong about that. > > One thing is for sure: if you make the modification, you will find out the > answer to your question. And, if you find that the answer if "no", and it > does not burn down your house, you can substitute high amperage components > for those that fail as each failure takes place and is diagnosed. > > Personally I would not do it. I would prefer to buy a new machine that > (hopefully) has been engineered for the increased power consumption. > > Allen > > -------------------------------------------------- > From: "Dennis Keating" <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, June 06, 2009 11:59 AM > To: <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: Brewtus II. No Power light. Sunday morning emergency > >> >> Here's a question - Is it likely the newer 1200 w heating elements can be >> substituted for the stock 950 w without any wiring gauge changes to the >> stock B1? - Dennis >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Ira" <[email protected]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Saturday, June 06, 2009 12:51 PM >> Subject: Re: Brewtus II. No Power light. Sunday morning emergency >> >> >>> >>> At 07:23 AM 6/6/2009, you wrote: >>>>By the way, take a look at the reviews for the TN311 at amazon.com. >>>>Several people report that it fails and heats up a lot, but others >>>>report that it lasts forever. Maybe there is a sample to sample >>>>quality control problem with it. >>> >>> It might be the difference between switching inductive and resistive >>> loads. >>> >>> 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
