I have not heard about problems with GFI causing any issues. It does sound like you need a new brew boiler sensor. I would try that first.
Todd Whole Latte Love On Fri, Mar 15, 2013 at 10:44 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > > Things got a bit crazier. The PID continues to bounce around and sometimes > goes up to 931 degrees celsius. The brew boiler in the unit won't heat at > all although the steam boiler works just fine. I've been in contact with > the dealer trying to figure things out. I even created a Youtube video for > him to look at. Once he saw it, he asked me if the unit was plugged into a > ground fault interrupt (GFI) plug. I told him it was. He told me that he > had experienced other issues where an Expobar was plugged into a GFI and it > caused the PID to malfunction, sometimes with permanent damage. He says > this can be due to 'dirty power' coming from the GFI > > This may make sense as I unplugged the unit from a non-GFI plug and > replugged it back into a GFI plug. He also had me remove the sensor from > the brew boiler which I did. It had some mild scale on it which I wiped off > with a rag. I tried again, this time on a non-GFI plug and it still did not > work. > > It would seem the problem is either the sensor or the PID. I'm still in > discussions with him to determine which is the best plan of action. > > > -- > 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.
