While I had the cover off of my Brewtus II to replace a deteriorated thermocouple which had shorted out, I noted some faint deposits on the back side of the cover near the top of the steam boiler. At first I thought it was simply coming from the vacuume relief valve, but on closer inspection I noted some deposits on the T-fitting where the P- stat connects to it.
After replacing the thermocouple I left the cover off and and fired the Brewtus back up. Sure enough there was a very faint leak (I had to use some tubing, with one end in my ear and the other up against the fitting to hear a VERY faint hissing of steam). I cleaned up the T-fitting and found that there were 2 hair line cracks (see the "Steam Boiler T-fitting" PDF in the Files section). I've contacted Todd at WLL to see if he can get me the part. Just thought I'd pass this on to the group FYI. If you've had problems with your steam boiler "leaking down", this might be a spot to check as a possible culprit. For reference my Brewtus II is 3-years old and is used daily. I replaced the P-stat with a Jaeger back in May but did not remove the connection at the T-fitting. -- 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.
