I took off the cover and traced the supply line all the way into the machine, past the three-way coupling and saw that there is a kink in the hose where it is attached to the brass nipple of (what I assume to be) the pump -- I took a photo of it -- is there a way to post a pic to this group?
On Dec 2, 12:50 pm, Ira <[email protected]> wrote: > At 07:32 AM 12/2/2010, you wrote: > > >This morning the same > >routine: temp stabilizes at 200, brew pressure gauge reads 10 bars. I > >pull one shot (again a long extraction time) and the brew pressure > >gauge falls to and stays at 0 the temp starts to climb. While this is > >happening I hear a gurgling noise from inside the machine. > > Sounds almost like 2 problems, an overpressure valve that sticks open > and a defective or badly set up PID. Can you go through all the PID > settings and make sure they are the same as factory recommended. > > I keep trying to figure out if a loose wire or a couple of swapped > wires would cause this, but I don't really see how. > > When you pull the second shot with a blind disk and get no pressure > is the water returning to the tank? Does water come out of the short > hose or do you notice the pressure on the steam boiler changing? Is > the water in the steam boiler hot? > > Ira -- 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.
