the pump most likely is / was still good.. I'd look at the level controller (brain).
On Apr 22, 5:06 pm, RedThumb <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 > athttp://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.
