TR, Glad you found a chart - it is a recomendation for maintainance. Yes, a Rancillio will fit your hose size. I could be wrong, but I don't think the thing needs replacement - just recharging. - Dennis
----- Original Message ----- From: "TR" <[email protected]> To: "Brewtus" <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, October 04, 2009 10:07 PM Subject: Re: Replacing water softener / filter I think that not recharging is precisely my problem ... meaning that calcium has built up in not only the filter, but perhaps my machine. The manual recommends every recharging every 3 months overall. If I go by the liters per hardness table, 13 is off the bottm of the chart, but you can approximate that it would be on the order of every 12 liters which I have likely exceded 10x. This is exactly my issue. Bonehead move, just forgot. On Oct 4, 3:16 pm, "Dennis Keating" <[email protected]> wrote: > TR, > If this is the first time you recharged the water softener since new two > years ago, I certainly would not think it has been overused! > You can get replacement ones from WLL and other dealers for about $20. > I can't direct you to one right now, but there is a guide for when they > should be recharged. > It depends on your water softness; how much water is used per day; and > then recommends how many days the charged softener should be good for. > IIRC the time is more like every two weeks. - Dennis > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "TR" <[email protected]> > To: "Brewtus" <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, October 04, 2009 3:47 PM > Subject: Replacing water softener / filter > > > I have owned my Brewtus II for 2 years but have been shamefully > > neglectful in re-charging my water filter/softener. I live in San > > Francisco where the water is reportedly soft with average calcium of > > 13 so I think I have been gotten away with it - machine/boilers have > > worked perfectly the whole while. But with daily use for 2 years, I > > have clearly gone beyond the recommended time . Today I did the > > recommended re-charge, filtering salty water then clear and all seems > > well. > > > Is there any way to determine if your softener unit is shot from > > overuse? > > > Or likely safe to just keep using it given how soft the water is here > > already? > > > Anyone know where to get a replacement? > > > Thanks. > > > T- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
