Thanks, you were right about the descaling. Finished it this afternoon. I got a lot of green scale out of it. I really didn't think I'd ever need to descale since I've always been so careful about the quality of water that goes into it, but it really needed it. Also took off the large top nut and the side lever and cam. They were actually pretty clean but a little wipe down just seemed appropriate to complete the job. Also took off the group screen and purocafe'd it. I was surprized that the rubber gasket was still soft and pliable after four years. It took several times of draining and refilling the boilers to get the citrus taste out of the water. Even though the instructions said two flushes would do it, five times was closer to right. Thanks again!
On Aug 29, 1:05 pm, "Dennis Keating" <[email protected]> wrote: > Bobcat, Maybe remove the large 1-1/2" mushroom nut on the grouphead. A look > at that will tell you about scale buildup. > > _____ > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf > Of Barry Luterman > Sent: Sunday, August 29, 2010 8:51 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Metalic/mineral taste in water > > You answered it yourself. "I have never descaled" > > On Aug 28, 2010 10:17 PM, "Bobcat" <[email protected]> wrote:> I have a 4 > year old BII, used only once a day, 5 - 6 times per week, > > for 2 lattes. I've always used a mixture of 2/3 Reverse Osmosis water > > with 1/3 bottled water and have never descaled. Lately I've notice an > > "off" metalic/mineral taste in the water. I can run about a quart of > > fresh water thru it and the taste gets better, but never completely > > goes away. Any ideas on the cause, and fix, for this? > > > -- > > 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] > <mailto: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 > 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.
