I recently upgraded from a tanked 220v Brewtus II with a vibration pump to a plumbed in rotary pump Brewtus III 220v.
Initially I was not sure if it was going to be worth the money and was a bit hesitant but can honestly say that I would now be very hard pressed to go back to the Brewtus II after using the new machine. Main differences to me have been: - Major convenience of having the Bretwus plumbed in - Much quieter with the rotary pump, I don't wake the wife up anymore making espresso's in the middle of the night :-) - Pre-Infusion actually does something now - Extraction starts MUCH quicker i.e. pressure ramps up much faster - More steam, the pressure does not drop as quickly when steaming milk and seems to remain higher, even when steaming large jugs. Not sure about the reason for this I cannot honestly say that I have been able to tast a significant improvement in the cup. The standard Brewtus II was almost perfect in any case and was pretty difficult to get a bad extraction from it. The new machine is no different in this respect. JohnB P.S. Anyone in South Africa want to buy a Brewtus II :-) On Thu, Jun 18, 2009 at 9:24 AM, arcangel6<[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi, > > An update on my BIII-Rotary. It developed a leaky pressure relief > valve, the pump would occasionaly turn on at start up with not flow > shutting off when I lift the back of the machine and finally the > rotary pump freezes up every so many lever actuations but immediately > recovers on the next acuation. I've had the machine since January and > use it every day. The first machine I got had a leak and WLL replaced > it no questions asked. > > It is plumbed in using a commercial water softener from Chris Coffee > and an operating line pressure of ~25-30 psi. On weekends I turn it on > Friday afternoon and leave it on till Monday am. I love the machine > and the shots I consistently produce using it. > > The Todd and the folks at WLL have been great. Though I was hoping to > have a little longer than 6 months before issues set in. I am sending > it back for service. I will keep you posted. > > Regards, > > Joe > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
