Ooooooo, there's an idea! Not sure if SWMBO would approve though... b Sent from my 8-track deck
On Apr 2, 2012, at 7:45, KittJohnson <[email protected]> wrote: > Any chance of bikini baristas at the McCafferty kiosk? > > Sent from my crystal radio. > > On Apr 2, 2012, at 10:27 AM, Ben McCafferty <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Thanks John and Dennis. I have often considered whether it would be worth >> pulling 220 into the kitchen, and I think you confirm it would be. >> >> But if I'm going to do that, the sky's the limit on machines, and then... >> >> Pretty soon there's a drive up kiosk at the front driveway. >> >> Best, >> bmc >> >> Sent from my 8-track deck >> >> On Apr 2, 2012, at 6:44, Dennis Keating <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> John, those are good numbers. it seems our US 110v 15 amp models really >>> sacrifice the power. IIRC the internal wiring , power switch, and power >>> cord must be upgraded in size to even run both boilers at once, and that is >>> with 900 watt elements . (re: Sean Lennon) it is cool yours can be >>> turned into such a powerhouse. now you will have to worry about blowing >>> the milk out of the cup!! - Dennis >>> >>> On 4/2/2012 1:17 AM, John Brinkman wrote: >>>> >>>> Hi Guys >>>> >>>> Just thought I would give some feedback on the 220v 2000watt steam boiler >>>> upgrade I had done on my Brewtus IV-R a few months ago. Was a >>>> straight element swop out as all the wiring seems to be fine for the added >>>> current, was intere4sted to fdind out that all the OZ versions seems to >>>> come with 2000watt elements as standard, mine game with a 1200watt >>>> element, obviously EU spec or something like that. >>>> >>>> When I had the 1200watt element installed I always felt that I could do >>>> with a bit more steam power, pressure used to drop from 1.4bar down as far >>>> as 0.5 bar when steaming the milk and whilst it worked I always felt a bit >>>> jealous, especially when I was loaned a GS3 whilst my machine was getting >>>> a service (an evil plan by my machine retailer). I had a single hole tip >>>> installed so I could get better results with my steamed milk, this >>>> resulted in very slow steaming and slowed the whole process down when >>>> making capuchino's. >>>> >>>> I would like to say that since I have had the 2000watt element installed >>>> the steam power has been awesome. I have changed my steam tip from a >>>> single hole to a 4-hole tip which steams a 250ml milk jug to 65C in 18 >>>> seconds so the speed is MUCH better. single hole used to take around 45 >>>> seconds. Pressure is also greatly improved, I start steaming at 1.4bar and >>>> the poressure stays there unless the boiler has to fill at which >>>> point it will drop down to around 1.2 bar and then moves up to 1.4 bar >>>> again. I no longer lust after the GS3 (ok, perhaps still just a little bit >>>> :-) ) but am much happier with my steaming results and my latte art has >>>> improved a lot since the change. >>>> >>>> JohnB >>>> -- >>>> 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. >> -- >> 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. -- 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.
