I have an In-Sink-Erator insta-hot installed at my house. I filter it with a GE system (their high-end home user filter, two elements). I keep it at the highest setting, which occasionally boils here at sea level, but normally it dispenses around 208F. This unit dispenses hot or cold, and it is what I use to fill my Brewtus.
Anyway, it's been in continuous service (day and night) for just over three years. The element in it is installed at the bottom front, and just started leaking today. I convinced ISE to send me a new one (warranty is three years, and I'm at 3 years, 2 months), so I took the opportunity to see what a boiler looks like after three years in my home, with my water and conditions. I think this would be similar to both the steam and brew boilers on the Brewtus, except that it's stainless steel instead of copper. Obviously the water gets turned over regularly, like the brew boiler, and the heat is high, like the steam boiler. When I opened it up, I was pleasantly surprised. We have medium hard water, and alkaline (pH 8.2-8.3 usually). There were definitely minerals in there, but they were all in the form of sediment, and there was no scale line on the tank whatsoever. In a 2.5 liter tank, I'd guess I had maybe 1-2 tablespoons of sediment, and that was it. So, I'll keep descaling my Brewtus, but I feel a lot better about what I can't see after getting to see the inside of this unit. I suppose the copper in the Brewt is more susceptible to attack from the minerals, but not being a chemist, I'm not sure. The sediment was also fine flakes, and light weight. I wonder if it would make sense to shake the Brewt a bit before I flush the steam boiler, to put that sediment into solution and try to get some of it flushed out. tx, bmc --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
