I don't know of any way to power down the Brewtus II steam boiler, but, even if you could, it might cause problems since the brew water runs from the reservoir through a heat exchange in the steam boiler and then into the brew boiler, so that the brew water is pre-heated before it gets to the brew boiler. I'm not sure if the brew boiler can compensate if it gets room temperature water rather than steam boiler pre-heated water, but it was not designed to do so.
Karl On Jun 15, 11:00 am, billherbst <[email protected]> wrote: > I see that on the Brewtus IV, the steam boiler can be powered on or > switched off. I presume that additional feature to be keeping up with > the competition, since the Alex Duetto II double-boiler has had that > capability since its inception, and the Brewtus competes primarily > with the slightly-more-expensive Duetto in the marketplace. > > I never use the steam boiler on my Brewtus II. I don't froth (I just > add milk and nuke it for 40 seconds). With that usage, it seems rather > a waste of energy and money to run both boilers all the time. > > Is there an easy way to disconnect and power-down the Brewtus II's > steam boiler without damage to the machine or impairment of the > espresso-making function (meaning inadvertent problems with the brew > boiler)? And if so, are there any other repercussions to be aware of? -- 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.
