Hi Ira, It's been a while since I asked you about steam boiler not auto filling.
Since then I've cleaned a carbonated PCB Finder switch in the control unit, thought that fixed it but problem re-emerged v quickly, I've now since installed a new switch by finder which is working fine. Unfortunately, once the unit is up to temp for a good 20 mins the steam boiler stops auto filling. I can switch the machine off, and once the temp drops to say below 80 in the brew boiler the steam boiler will fill upon starting the machine and will auto fill if you use the hot water spout (after steam boiler reaches pressure of course). So it's back to the drawing board. I doubt it's the water level probe as it works for a while after steam boiler is up to pressure. There is a ground that goes to the steam boiler could this affect the grounding of the level probe? any further thoughts welcome Mike. On Monday, 3 December 2012 21:00:01 UTC, Enders13 wrote: > > Understood, I do use steam, and every now and then it buzzes in a bit of a > top up, but I'm not in the same room all day to know if it's still doing > this, the only thing I have to go off is when I had used it in the past to > make a cup of tea, as I drained the steam boiler it would start to fill > again, it doesn't do this now. > > Where is the solenoid located, is it fixed to the base of the unit, > between the boilers? I'll give that a once over as maybe the connection is > dodgey and could be affected by the raised heat when the unit has been on > for a while, like I say on cold start the steam boiler seems to fill ok. > > Just tried it again and this appears to be consistent. I'd drained the > steam boiler by the water tap, no filling, turned off and on a few times, > no filling, turned off for a few hours, turn on and steam boiler just > filled for a good 30 seconds to a minute. > > Thanks for your help Ira. > > > On 3 December 2012 18:29, Ira <[email protected]> wrote: > >> At 07:29 AM 12/3/2012, you wrote: >> >>> Hi Ira, been away, I'm confused about the pump part as the brewtus have >>> a single pump, vibe in my case and this works for brewing. The black box is >>> also the relay is it not? Again this morning, steam boiler is running fine >>> from cold start and I notice that the element is only not powered when the >>> pump is filling the steam boiler, there is call for heat before and after >>> the pump runs. >>> >> >> Same pump works for brewing and filling the steam boiler. A solenoid open >> when the steam boiler needs filling so the water goes to the steam boiler. >> Steam boiler only fills when it needs to. If you don't use water or steam, >> it will never fill. >> >> >> Ira >> -- >> 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 brewtus+unsubscribe@** >> googlegroups.com <brewtus%[email protected]>. >> For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/** >> group/brewtus?hl=en <http://groups.google.com/group/brewtus?hl=en>. >> >> > > > -- > > Mike > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Brewtus" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/brewtus/-/UP2JnrCOTusJ. 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.
