I'm curious as well. My B2 has been on pretty much non-stop for over 3 years and I can't see any harm done. In fact - knock on wood - my B2 has required no maintenance beyond replacing the rubber gasket for the PF.
Ren On Wed, May 5, 2010 at 11:58 AM, Jet Pilot <[email protected]> wrote: > Doc, > > I'm just curious. What data do you have showing that leaving the > Brewt on is a bad idea. I mean, do you have some information or > research that shows leaving the machine on for X hours causes Y > damages, or not pulling a shot for X hours results in Y damages? Heat > can obviosly cause damage, but so can heat cycles. Sometimes the > damage from long term exposure to heat is less than the damage caused > by heat cycling. A good example is a light bulb. You will get more > hours of light from it if you never turn it off. By constantly > turning it on and off, you will get fewer cummulative hours of light > from the bulb. > > My personal experience with E61-based espresso makers over the years > is that they can take 20-30 minutes to become stablized temperature > wise. I've drawn a shot as soon as my Brewtus temperature gauge said > "95" (i.e., the water boiler was up to temp) and it tasted like > garbage. My best shots are pulled when the whole shooting match > (boilers, plumbing, E61 group head, portafilter, filter basket, cups, > etc.) is all thermally "up to speed". > > Unless I can "schedule" when I'm gonna have a shot, and thus predict > when to fire up the machine a half hour in advance to have it fully > ready, it doesn't do me any good to leave the machine off. > > Sincerely, > Mike > > -- > 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. > > -- Ren Finley :: [email protected] :: voice +1 415 320 7366 (RENN) -- 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.
