bummer - thats why it cost $80? well, with the pid kit youre getting, the new t/c assy threads into the boiler. prolly some other owner might want to grab that as a backup part.
_____ From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of HERMAN Sent: Tuesday, January 18, 2011 8:17 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: E1 on power up i just checked and they sent me the thermostat part number ako-13120/01 instead of the thermocouple! _____ From: Jet Pilot <[email protected]> To: Brewtus <[email protected]> Sent: Mon, January 17, 2011 5:54:08 PM Subject: Re: E1 on power up E1 code on the AKO-13120/01 PID thermostat means either a shorted or an open circuit in the temp sensor on the brew boiler, so it has nothing to do with the pressure stat, which is on the steam boiler anyways. Since you were still getting hot water out of your brew boiler, your sensor likely failed to the "call for heat" mode. My boiler was luke warm, like TWG's, so mine probably failed to the "turn off the heat" mode. The AKO-14901 NTC thermocouple is "proprietary" to AKO's thermostats, i.e., they claim the thermostat won't work without the specific thermocouple, although I'm willing to bet that if I could get the specs on the thermocouple I could find a suitable "after-market" version that would work just fine. I just wanted my good old Brewtus to work again. I don't need PID, so I couldn't see spending $235.74, plus shipping, plus the effort to install the new thermostat, relay, and thermowell to simply replace a thermocouple that merely required disconnecting 2 wires, removing the old sensor and installing the new one. To me that's like buying a new desk lamp to replace a burned out lightbulb. -- 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. -- 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. -- 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.
