Thanks for your reply. What should I be looking for with the OPV to diagnose the issue? My machine only has 1 inlet tube from the water tank, there is no return tube (not sure if this is because it's the model that can also be plumbed in directly?). How would I return the water return rate?
On Wednesday, June 5, 2013 9:59:20 AM UTC-4, Dave B wrote: > > I would check the OPV -- if that is not the issue --then I'd change out > the pump. > > Check to see if the water return rate to the tank varies during the shot. > > > On Tue, Jun 4, 2013 at 1:25 PM, Josh Borys <[email protected] <javascript:> > > wrote: > >> I've been having on/off problems with my Brewtus III-V after over 3 years >> of ownership. When I flip the lever to pull a shot, the pressure will >> ramp-up as normal and then abruptly drop off and the pump will become much >> quieter (almost sounds like it's off but it's still going). This lasts for >> several seconds, the pump will then get louder, pressure will ramp back up >> to a normal level, but then drops off and the pump becomes quiet again. >> Occasionally, after backflushing several times it will work normally again >> and I will be able to pull several shots without issue, but the problem has >> become more frequent lately. >> >> Is this an OPV issue or are there other potential culprits I should be >> checking? >> >> >> -- >> 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] <javascript:>. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]<javascript:> >> . >> 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.
