I purchased a 3 yo Brewtus II about two weeks ago from an individual. It worked for about three - four days and then developed problems. Initially it had two over-pressure events in which the relief valve on the steam boiler popped up and vented steam. I let the unit cool down and then restarted it but the third time it happened (once per day) the unit would not power back up. Called WLL on Monday and it was diagnosed that the pump had failed so I ordered the rotary pump conversion and have just completed that. However, now I get no steam and the unit is not heating up. WLL is sending a new limit switch and that switch is bypassed for the moment. At WLL's instruction I left the unit on for several hours, while I watched it, and the steam boiler gets hot to the touch but there is no heat transferring to the brew water. I get a full flow from the group head but it's barely warm. The temperature display doesn't go above 28 - 29 deg C. There is nothing flowing from either the steam wand or the hot water wand.
I'm beginning to think there is no water in the steam boiler and I will open the top of the boiler tomorrow to see if there is any water there. What is the process for filling the steam boiler? Is there a relay or valve that needs to be reset to cause this to happen? It doesn't appear to be filling on its own. -- 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.
