Poor grumpy old troll........ On 4 Feb 2013 19:39, "Benjamin McCafferty" <[email protected]> wrote:
> HEY! Our grumpy old troll is back! I was wondering when he might surface > again. It's been relatively curmudgeon-free around her for a while now... > bmc > > On Feb 04, 2013, at 11:32 AM, dave b <[email protected]> wrote: > > Pretty pathetic. You cannot make a silk purse out a sow's ear. > > On Sat, Feb 2, 2013 at 9:08 PM, Orianm42 <[email protected]> wrote: > >> At the end of each year, I open up my machine and conduct a complete >> inspection. The unit was purchased as a BII vib, and was manufactured in >> October of 2005. I've since upgraded the unit a few years back with a >> rotary pump and installed the PID offered by WWL. The unit is plumbed in >> and feed by it's own filtration system and runs on its own timer. As >> part of my annual maintenance, I perform a boiler descale, replace broken >> tie wraps, inspect the mixing tube and check all the wiring and plumbing. >> I've seen various opinions regarding the merits of retrofitting the >> controller with a PID. I can't say the quality of my shots improved, but I >> can say the reliability of the machine has improved tremendously since the >> change. I run my machine approximately 1,800 hours a year and I seemed to >> fry the original temp probe every two years. I had gone through one >> controller and two or three sets of probes prior to the change. Since >> upgrading, the only component that seems to fail with any regularity is the >> pressure-stat. Since changing to the Jaeger model of P-Stat, I've stretched >> that failure to a two-three year cycle. >> >> The steam valve will probably need to be replaced in the coming year, but >> for the most part the machine appears to be in great shape. Yes, owning >> your own machine can be really frustrating, but six years later the machine >> still brews a great shot pull after pull. Even with all of the buzz over >> this year's new machines, I have absolutely no desire to upgrade. Can't >> even remember my last sink shot. 11,256 operating hours and still going >> strong. So keep up on your maintenance and don't forget the TLC and your >> Brewtus will provide you with many years of service. Thanks everyone for >> all of your help over the years. Rob >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Brewtus" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/brewtus?hl=en. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> >> > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Brewtus" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/brewtus?hl=en. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Brewtus" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/brewtus?hl=en. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Brewtus" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/brewtus?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
