I fully agree with your concerns Ken. I had not thought about this until now when you brought it up. I will definitely be turning off my Brewtus AND shutting off the water supply before going on vacation from now on. Still, there is a lot of damage that could be done if the machine were to leak for 9 hours while I'm at work.
On Wednesday, May 29, 2013 1:23:15 PM UTC-5, Ken wrote: > > But what concerns me is that the machine leaked and flooded the cabinet > with the Expobar turned off and unplugged. So with no power, water is > filling the steam boiler and dripping out the vac relief valve. It seems to > me the solenoid should have the stopped the water leak. So to stop the leak > I had to shut off the water to the machine with the cut off valve I > installed after the pressure reducer under the cabinet. I am glad I put > that extra valve in there! But I am thinking the Parker solenoid inlet > valve is failing. That is my guess. But it is only 2 years old. Strange > > Ken > > On Wednesday, May 29, 2013 1:04:10 PM UTC-5, winnipegger65 wrote: >> >> Perhaps the good news is that the part is relatively inexpensive and >> hopefully easy to fix. I actually have exactly that same problem except my >> vacuum breaker is not as in bad shape as yours. I am getting some hissing >> and that's it. Still, it affects the temperature significantly. Pulling one >> shot causes the temperature to drop a degree or two Celsius. I will also >> need to order the same part. In the mean time I'm going to remove the part >> tonight and see if it can be solved by cleaning it as was suggested in my >> other thread. >> >> As for the leaking with the machine off, yes it would be great if it >> would not do that. I too have my Brewtus IV-R plumbed in and have the >> pressure reducer. The only way to guarantee no leaking I suppose would be >> to turn off the water shut off valve which I'm sure you installed. Of >> course if you are removing anything from the boilers, you would need to >> shut the water supply off as I learned earlier. >> >> >> >> On Tuesday, May 28, 2013 8:16:33 AM UTC-5, Ken wrote: >>> >>> Hi, >>> >>> I have had my Brutus IV-R for 2 years. All has been perfect until this >>> morning. Both steam and brew switches are on. The brew temp was normal, and >>> I could pull a shot, but there is no steam pressure. So no hot water or >>> steam. But the steam light was on. Before I open it up is there a reset >>> button on the steam boiler that might have popped? I have a good Fluke DVM >>> and know how to use it. I repair electronics as a hobby. But I have never >>> troubleshooted a duel boiler espresso machine. Where do I look first? >>> >>> Thanks! >>> >>> Ken >>> >> -- 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.
