Wow. Thanks for the reply Kitt! I will go through the archives, but it seems as though it's a bit risky in general ...
On Nov 8, 8:48 am, "Kitt Johnson" <[email protected]> wrote: > Yes, the topic has been discussed and 5 years of answers are in the > archives. There are a number of distributors (EspressoPartsNW comes to > mind) who have had a standing policy that putting a consumer espresso > machine on a timer automatically voids the warranty. The reason offered by > the owner of EPNW at a convention we attended was: > > Some of his suppliers (manufacturers) have this policy because they found > that a disproportionate number of the electrically damaged machines returned > to them had been on timers. EPNW does not try to explain to purchasers that > only some warranties have this exclusion ... it is simpler to apply it to > all sales. (And since the Manufacturer has a larger sample of "broken > machine" histories to study, they probably have a better understanding of > the issue than a distributor, where-as a distributor (WLL) is closer to the > customer and may have a better understanding of customer wants.). > > The board discussions generally consist of "I have been using a timer for X > years and my machine has not broken." A number of theories have been > offered for why failure might occur, but no empirical data has ever been > advanced. (I guess people do not want to keep experimenting with their > machines until they force a break ... which is sort of selfish of them, > don't you think?) > > The discussion then usually turns to "which timer with what features is > best". The consensus IIRC is that a very heavy duty programmable timer is > best ... some people reported that their light duty timers had failed. > > The bottom line here is that: > 1. You use a timer at your own risk of seriously breaking the machine... no > one knows the magnitude of that risk and of course each person has a > different attitude toward the consequences of an adverse outcome. > 2. If you decide to use a timer, several people (3?) report they like the > Intermatic TN311C Heavy-Duty Grounded Timer. (The previously recommended > DT17 was the subject of a > recallhttps://www.intermaticstore.com/dt17recall.pgm ) > > The following link will give you ~234 references to > timers:http://groups.google.com/group/brewtus/search?hl=en&group=brewtus&q=t... > > KittJ > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > Hi guys, I am sure this has been covered many > > times, but I was told it > > wasn't a good idea to put the espresso machine on a timer, due to the > > shocking effect of closing the unit un-naturally (was told this by my > > seller/supplier). Any data, opinions or comments on that? -- 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.
