I have always used R/O water at about 6ppm and never had an issue with sensors functioning, nor much scale when I have had the machine apart for repairs. I tried tap water once just b/c I was curious about the taste difference, but I didn't notice anything different taste-wise. Michael
> From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Minimum water ppm for Brewtus to work properly > Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 07:20:48 -0900 > > I think 6 ppm will work. I have always used distilled water in my Brewtus > II, because I do not want to deal with descaling, and I drink lattes, not > pure espresso. Thus the taste factor is not a problem. My tap water is about > 250 ppm, and I add maybe 20-25 cc of tap water to a reservoir of distilled > water. Generally the reservoir then is 5-10 ppm. > > Allen > > > > > -------------------------------------------------- > From: "mst" <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, March 09, 2010 2:13 AM > To: "Brewtus" <[email protected]> > Subject: Minimum water ppm for Brewtus to work properly > > > Hi everyone. > > > > I have finally pulled the plug and ordered Brewtus III R & Vario. > > This is my first post, but I have read a lots of other posts before > > making the decision. Troll had similar dilemmas as me an his posts > > were very helpful, so thank you Troll for asking (for me). > > > > While waiting for delivery, there is one question that I could not > > find an answer to... > > > > I have RO filter and my water is almost like distilled water. > > Incoming ppm is 139 (Montreal), outgoing is 6 ppm. I suppose I will > > have to mix my water to get to the proper conductivity to make sensors > > in Brewtus working properly. > > > > Does anyone know what is minimum conductivity that makes Brewtus > > happy? > > > > Thanks in advance. > > > > Miroslav > > > > -- > > 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. > > > > -- > 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. > _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Trusted email with powerful SPAM protection. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/201469227/direct/01/ -- 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.
