Marcus, Here is yet another source of info that may be useful for you. http://www.bellabarista.co.uk/pdf/ExpobarBrewtusIIcloserlookv6.pdf
On Monday, June 3, 2013 8:51:40 AM UTC-5, winnipegger65 wrote: > > Marcus, > > I posted another thread that showed a nice labelled diagram of the Brewtus > boilers. That diagram came from the WLL website. Here is what is said above > that picture in the website: > > *Safety's and Valves * > The Brewtus III machines have all the safety and control valves that you > will want. Each boiler has a manual reset thermal shut off. If one of the > boilers overheats, the boiler will shut down, thus preventing damage. > > Here is a link to that WLL site: > http://www.wholelattelove.com/articles/spotlight_brewtus3.cfm > > I see though that you have a Brewtus I and this article from WLL refers to > a Brewtus III. I have a Brewtus IV which is very similar to the III. I > would suggest you have a look at the link from WLL and see if this makes > any sense. > > Perhaps you can even contact WLL but I don't know if that's practical for > you. > > On Thursday, May 30, 2013 11:17:22 PM UTC-5, Marcus Mininger wrote: >> >> Thanks for this reply! Very kind of you. What you are saying makes >> sense. I need to get a multimeter to try that part of what you said. >> >> In the meantime, I looked for a reset button on both boilers and did not >> see anything that looks the part. Can you describe anything further about >> what I should be looking for? I'm wondering if the Brewtus I did not have >> that feature, but I'd sure be glad if it does. >> >> Thanks again for your suggestions. >> >> Marcus >> >> >> >> On Tuesday, May 28, 2013 3:44:16 PM UTC-5, winnipegger65 wrote: >>> >>> Hi Marcus, >>> >>> I see you posted this a while ago so perhaps you've already got this >>> figured out. I'm reading your note and it sounds similar to a problem I had >>> on my Brewtus IV-R a while ago. I thought it was either the temperature >>> sensor or the PID and I replaced them both. That did not help. With me, the >>> problem seemed to 'fix itself' which would have been great *before* I spend >>> the money on the new parts. >>> I'm wondering if your problem could be simply the reset button on your >>> brew boiler. Both boilers have a small button or peg which can get tripped >>> to prevent over heating. Perhaps pushing that peg is all you need to do. >>> >>> The other thing to consider is if your brew boiler is getting power. >>> That is easier than you think to check. All you need is a multimeter. Pull >>> off the leads which go to the brew boiler and stick the probes of your >>> multimeter into those leads. Then turn on your Brewtus and see if power is >>> getting there. If power is indeed getting there, then the problem might be >>> a faulty heater. That would make sense if power is getting to the brew >>> boiler but it is not heating. That's as far as I got with my problems but >>> when I put the leads back on the brew boiler, everything magically started >>> working again. Nice! >>> >>> On Saturday, March 9, 2013 11:35:29 AM UTC-6, Marcus Mininger wrote: >>>> >>>> I have a Brewtus 1 that I bought second hand. Have used it for a >>>> couple years with good service. A couple months ago when I was cleaning >>>> it >>>> (backflushing w/ detergent, etc.), the temperature readout for the water >>>> boiler started slowly dropping, a degree or so each minute or so (from 93C >>>> to 92 to 91, etc.). I ran some more water through and tried backflushing >>>> with only water to rinse any extra detergent, in case what I had been >>>> doing >>>> (which was standard procedure that I have always done) was causing a >>>> problem. Any water I ran or backflushed would only cause the temp to drop >>>> more quickly. It appeared that the water in that boiler was no longer >>>> heating. However, two things stayed normal: (a) the light on the PID >>>> read-out for the water boiler was on where it indicates that that boiler >>>> is >>>> heating, and (b) the steam boiler pressure stayed at normal levels, >>>> cycling >>>> on and off as needed, and even when I opened up the steam wand for a full >>>> minute, it held good pressure and output the whole way. Evidently, the >>>> steam boiler was working fine while the PID was telling the water boiler >>>> to >>>> work but it was not heating. I tried shutting off and turning back on to >>>> reset the electronics w/ the PID readout, etc., but this didn't change >>>> anything. Eventually, I finished the standard cleaning/rinsing process as >>>> best I could (with diminishing temperatures) and turned it off for the >>>> day. >>>> >>>> A day later I powered the machine back on from cold to let it heat up, >>>> and the temp of the water boiler did not rise but the steam boiler came up >>>> to normal pressure. Then I tried pulling some water through the group >>>> head >>>> by activating the pump. This caused the water boiler temp to increase by >>>> a >>>> degree or 2 each time until it had come up 10 degrees or so. However, it >>>> was obviously not fixing the basic problem and the water boiler was still >>>> nowhere near the needed temp. My guess is that pulling water out of the >>>> water boiler probably just resulted in pulling some water from the steam >>>> boiler into the water boiler, thereby raising the water boiler temp >>>> "artificially" somewhat. I left the machine on for several hours, but the >>>> water boiler never increased any more on its own. >>>> >>>> At that point, I wasn't sure what to try further to be of any help, so >>>> I powered it off. Work has been very busy for me since, so the machine >>>> has >>>> just sat there for a couple of months since then, and I am not >>>> mechanically >>>> inclined enough to know how to troubleshoot the problem. >>>> >>>> Today I powered the machine on just to see, and the same thing >>>> happened: water temp did not rise at all, but steam pressure is up to >>>> normal. >>>> >>>> What should do to identify and fix this problem? >>>> >>>> Thanks, >>>> Macus >>>> >>> -- 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. 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