Not old. just recognizing what a problem filled machine is the brutus. :-)
On Tue, Feb 5, 2013 at 6:59 AM, Andrew Locke <[email protected]> wrote: > Orianm...I bought Brewtus IV few months ago and love it. I want to know > how/when to safely descale my machine. I have not done the water hardness > testing but know the water in Northeast Oklahoma is hard. Any links with > pics on how to descale a brewtus would be great. Nice to hear about a > reliable machine when properly maintained. > > Thanks! > > > On Saturday, February 2, 2013 11:08:43 PM UTC-6, Orianm42 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.
