I did a quick experiment this morning, and felt along the wand as I was using it to steam. It clearly heats up from the two ends, i.e. the ball joint up top and the tip at the bottom. I'm guessing this is where the teflon ends in both cases, and the metal just conducts heat from the ends to the middle. This happens whether steaming milk or not, at least in my case.
The very center of the wand is still passable, near the lower elbow, but the rest definitely gets too hot to touch for long. Again, though, compared to a traditional wand, it's a much slower process for it to heat. b On Apr 20, 2011, at 6:54 AM, [email protected] wrote: > I wimped out of trying to remove the steam tip last night - the tip > seems to be on pretty tight and I was afraid of bending the steam arm > in my attempt to get the damn thing off. However, I did do a little > experimenting......I observed that if I run the steam for 35 - 40 sec > and hold onto the steam arm, I notice no significant change in > temperature. However, I do notice that the steam wand heats up when I > actually steam milk - so my current hypothesis is that the source of > the heat isn't from the interior of the wand, but the exterior which > is being heated by the milk as it is steamed. Does this make sense? I > will likely try again with the steam tip tonight (gulp)... > > Pete > > On Apr 19, 11:38 am, Yuzo Watanabe <[email protected]> wrote: >> Thanks for this, I started seeing my no burn steam wand start heating >> up in the past few weeks and wasn't sure if I needed to replace it. >> Will also dissect my brewtus today and see if the skin is on >> correctly. >> >> Yw >> >> >> >> On Tue, Apr 19, 2011 at 7:09 AM, Benjamin McCafferty <[email protected]> >> wrote: >>> Hey Pete-- >>> It may take a wrench to get it off, but when you put it back on, just go >>> finger-tight. I use one of those rubber jar lid grippers. >>> bmc >>> On Apr 19, 2011, at 7:04 AM, [email protected] wrote: >> >>>> Interesting - thanks for the replies Todd and Ben. I will take a look >>>> at it when I get home from work tonight. I assume it is a pretty >>>> simple procedure to remove the tip - a small adjustable wrench would >>>> seem to do the trick. Will let you both know how I make out. >> >>>> Pete >> >>>> On Apr 19, 7:59 am, Benjamin McCafferty <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> Hey Pete, >> >>>>> I have the no-burn wand and it is the same as yours. I just always >>>>> assumed that it was one of those things where it heats up more slowly >>>>> than an unlined wand. But mine has always gotten hot at the end also. >>>>> Compared to a "normal" steam wand, however, it is much easier to handle. >>>>> I've left skin on a normal wand! Seeing Todd's reply, I can also say >>>>> that my teflon tube is well seated into the tip. >> >>>>> bmc >> >>>>> On Apr 19, 2011, at 6:32 AM, [email protected] wrote: >> >>>>>> Yet another question from the newbie - I was wondering anyone else has >>>>>> experienced their no burn steam wand heating up after a couple of >>>>>> uses. I noticed this morning that the wand was quite hot to the touch >>>>>> after making two back to back lattes. The wand remains cool while >>>>>> idling, and after running for 35 to 40 sec. Anything over this seems >>>>>> to increase the heat. There are no leaks (either steam or water) I'm >>>>>> noticing from the wand after steaming, so I don't think a seal has >>>>>> blown. Any ideas? or is this normal operating behavior..... >> >>>>>> Thanks! Pete >> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> 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 >>>> 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 >>> 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. > -- 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.
