It sounds like you need a new pressurestat. The brew boiler will not start to heat until the pressurestat stops sending power to the steam boiler and sends it to brew boiler via the PID control system. And since the pressure relief valve is blowing off that means the steam boiler is still heating.
Hope this helps. Todd Salzman Whole Latte Love On Mon, Mar 25, 2013 at 2:30 PM, brewcru <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello, > > I have searched for this problem in this group and on the web and haven't > found anything similar, so here goes... > > I have a Brewtus III with rotary pump and PID control, blue LEDs. I've > used it for about 4 years. > > The problem I'm having is the steam and brew boiler heaters are staying > on, based on LED indicators but the brew temp does not reach the set point. > I just ran the machine and the max temp on the brew boiler was only 105 > degf. I felt the brew water with my hand and that temp feels about right. > The pump is working fine, both boilers have water. What's happening is the > steam boiler hits 1.8 bar, the over-pressure valve opens but the brew temp > does not increase. Both boilers remain on based on the red light for the > steam boiler and the blue light for the brew boiler. Opening the steamer > value does increase the brew temp a few deg. I think this problem has > gotten worse over time. Is it a clog? I've never descaled the machine, but > I run distilled water (reverse osmosis). > > What's going on here? How do I fix this problem? > > Thanks, > Frank > > -- > 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.
