It is not necessary to run the pump to drain the steam boiler. Simply turn the machine off after it heats up and then open the hot water dispenser valve. The brew boiler is trickier. Leave the machine on. Remove the 2 or 3 tubes from the reservoir or shut off the water supply if plumbed in. Push up brew lever to top. A soon as all water drains out immediately shut the power off. You do not want the heating element on an empty boiler or the pump running dry.. Now replace the tubes in the reservoir (or turn on the water supply) and turn on the power. The pump should now re-fill the brew boiler. Act fast so as not to allow things to run dry.
On Tue, Feb 23, 2010 at 4:58 AM, Karl <[email protected]> wrote: > Barry, to flush the brew boiler, do you mean to remove the 3 hoses (I > guess its 2 for my BII) and then move the lever up, as if pulling a > shot, until no water comes out? Is there any danger the element will > burn out if you do this? > > Can you do the same thing to flush the steam boiler? I normally just > turn off the machine and open the water valve. A little over a pint > of water comes out. I then turn the machine on to refill the boiler, > let it reheat, and repeat the process a few times. Could I get more > water out of the steam boiler by running the pump? And, again, would > this process risk burning out the element? > > Karl > > Thanks, > > Karl > > On Jan 31, 2:10 pm, Barry Luterman <[email protected]> wrote: > > A quick way to flush the brew boiler is: remove the 3 hoses from the > > reservoir, drain brew boiler. As soon as water stops shut off machine. > > Replace tubes in reservoir (or turn on water supply if plumbed in). Turn > > machine on. Let brew boiler fill. Repeat 3 times. > > > > On Sun, Jan 31, 2010 at 8:25 AM, Ira <[email protected]> wrote: > > > At 04:51 PM 1/30/2010, you wrote: > > > > >> Assuming that is the problem, once I clean the mushroom (removing the > > >> loose chrome) is it fine to just put it back into the Brewtus (i.e. I > > >> don't need to order a replacement)? > > > > > There's been lots of discussion about why the'd chrome a part it's just > > > going to fall off of with no good answers. It's a common issue on E61 > > > machines. > > > > > Would this flaking of the chrome plating have been provoked by the > > >> descaling process? Or have I recently been unknowingly adding bits of > > >> chrome to my shots? > > > > > Maybe to the first. It's unlikely the chrome flakes make it through the > > > coffee into your cup and I doubt chrome is a health issue. > > > > > 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]<brewtus%[email protected]> > <brewtus%[email protected]<brewtus%[email protected]> > > > > > . > > > For more options, visit this group at > > >http://groups.google.com/group/brewtus?hl=en. > > -- > 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]<brewtus%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/brewtus?hl=en. > > -- 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.
