My poor phrasing, Im afraid. Yes, I have been steaming too. Good to know about the vacuum breaker for future reference.
Pete On Sep 25, 9:24 pm, Benjamin McCafferty <[email protected]> wrote: > It happens most commonly when you're steaming too, so if you were just > pulling shots, it would be unusual for it to switch. I can pull shots for a > long time without any switching, but mix in a little steam... > > I also had a point where the vacuum breaker on the steam boiler was crusty, > and leaking just a touch (slight hissing from the back left of the machine). > That allowed steam to escape which also made the boiler need to be topped of > more often (thus causing more frequent switching). Maybe have a look at that > too. > > b > > On Sep 25, 2011, at 7:38 PM, [email protected] wrote: > > > > > Thanks to you both. Pulled six shots today and what i described did > > not happen again. I will keep an eye on it for now. > > > Pete > > > On Sep 25, 10:23 am, Benjamin McCafferty <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Good to know William. On the flip side, when I switched from vibe to > >> rotary, this symptom didn't change, i.e. it will still switch back and > >> forth. So I'm guessing we may be seeing two related things in action. > >> b > > >> On Sep 25, 2011, at 8:55 AM, william mckenzie wrote: > > >>> I just replaced a pump that had deteriorated to the point where it was > >>> happening every few seconds. It still occurred at least once per brew > >>> cycle, and then for unrelated reasons I dialed the brew pressure down to > >>> 9 from 10 and the problem seemed to go away. > >>> Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T > > >>> -----Original Message----- > >>> From: Benjamin McCafferty <[email protected]> > >>> Sender: [email protected] > >>> Date: Sun, 25 Sep 2011 08:12:39 > >>> To: <[email protected]> > >>> Reply-To: [email protected] > >>> Subject: Re: Pump Switching > > >>> Hi Pete, > >>> After watching this closely many many times, I concluded that Ira was > >>> right and that it is just the pump switching over to fill the steam > >>> boiler as it gets depleted, then switching back to the brew cycle. I > >>> can't say for sure if this changed from new, i.e. if the sensor for the > >>> steam boiler has gotten more sensitive, etc. Also have never figured out > >>> if it makes any difference to the quality of the shot--it's not dramatic > >>> in any case, but may be a little better when you just pull a shot without > >>> using steam at the same time. > > >>> One obvious solution is to pull your shot either before or after > >>> steaming, but that was unacceptable to me, since it defeats one of the > >>> main purposes of a double boiler machine. > > >>> best, > >>> bmc > > >>> On Sep 24, 2011, at 8:30 PM, [email protected] wrote: > > >>>> Hello Everyone, > > >>>> I noticed something peculiar tonight that I wanted to mention to the > >>>> group. About 20 seconds into my shot, I heard a 'click'. The brew > >>>> pressure then dropped to zero and shot back up to 9 bar - all within a > >>>> second or two. I understand that this probably has to do with the brew > >>>> boiler filling with water - but it has never happened during a shot > >>>> before. I remember Ben McCafferty mentioning that he had the same > >>>> issue back on March 23 (he used the same subject heading as above). > >>>> Any ideas as to what this might be? > > >>>> 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 > > 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.
