Any news on your Brewtus situation and how the vendor dealt with the issue? - Pete
On Jan 13, 8:53 am, Dennis Keating <[email protected]> wrote: > i own a B1 w the factory pid upgrade and rotary pump/main line feed. > last week i arose to brew my morning coffee to see my pid was also > reading 245 or so. i could barely operate the brew lever the water was > so hot. my machine is on a timer, and works flawlessly every morn. my > steam boiler was not over pressured, tho. i think after flushing down > the temp somewhat, i left the machine off to completely cool down. > later on, the thing worked okay, and has since then. BUT, what is going > on, TODD? -Dennis > > On 1/13/2012 5:04 AM, Judge wrote: > > > > > > > > > My letter sent to retailer. I will let you know how it all turns out > > and just who the retailer is soon. > > > " Hello, > > > This morning I was woken to a frightful bang as my Expobar IV tank > > over-pressured. I came down stairs to it venting. All the cups on the > > top of the machine had been blown off so I imagine the tank ruptured. > > It was leaking water everywhere, had a strong smell of burning and > > showed a pressure of over 2 bars on the boiler (upper gauge, and it > > had been venting a few minutes). Should be noted steam in the gauge. I > > shut it down, opened the hot water tap to relieve pressure. After > > doing so I turned it back on noted that the PID showed a temperature > > of 245 F (I keep it at 202 F) and it started to leak as soon as the > > pump began to fill the tank. > > > I figure as the machine is new I am best not even opening it and start > > poking around, and messing with the warranty. I do have the original > > box as stated in your red carpet warranty. > > > Awaiting your response as to how we may deal with this clearly > > defective machine. A real shock as I have woken to expecting a perfect > > cup of espresso every morning now. > > > All the best > > > John. " -- 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.
