Thanks Dennis. Any ideas on why it would be intermittent? I am doing a pressure reducer on the house soon. Is your reducer for the machine just inline? Where did you get it, part number, etc.?
Best, bmc Sent from my 8-track deck On Jan 21, 2012, at 9:26, Dennis Keating <[email protected]> wrote: > Ben, i dont know for sure but the excess pressure might be forcing its way > past the solenoid valve. i keep mine house set to 60 psi and an additional > pressure reducer for my machine set to 30 psi for that reason. on the other > hand, you can preinfuse a cup quickly with high pressure. Dennis > > On 1/20/2012 6:44 PM, Benjamin McCafferty wrote: >> >> Hello all, >> >> Man, this list has been pretty quiet lately. Everyone still making good >> espresso out there? I hope so! >> >> I've recently accidentally reduced my dose, and have gotten some great shots >> from it. As an experiement, I've been leaving the timer on my grinder >> alone, and only changing the grind to affect both grind and dose at the same >> time. It has been an interesting training exercise, i.e. making me work >> with one variable to affect two, and try to find the optimal setting. Kinda >> fun. >> >> Anyway. >> >> I have a B2 that is now either almost 4 or almost 5 years old (can't >> remember). I've upgraded to the WLL PID and rotary pump, as well as plumbed >> in the drip tray (not the Expobar version, but watertight in any case). >> >> We moved to a new home in October, and I started having an intermittent >> leak. About once every week or two, after the machine shuts off and cools I >> find a puddle of water under it, maybe 10-12" in diameter (i.e. not a ton of >> water). I can't find anything wet on the bottom of the machine when it >> happens, but haven't pulled the case yet to have a look when it happens. >> All the rest of the time, it stays dry as you'd expect. >> >> As an aside, the new house has extremely high water pressure, 105psi at the >> hose bib. >> >> Any ideas on the source? >> >> All the best for 2012, >> Ben McCafferty >> > -- > 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.
