Hi, sorry to bring this thread back from the grave but I also had a reputable espresso machine maintenance shop tell me today the Brewtus was not meant to run on a GFCI (currently having a tripping problem as well). They told me that the machines send a small amount of current to ground as a part of how they sense water level, and that a machine that has worked for years on GFCI circuits may become suddenly become a serial GFCI tripper. Any thoughts here? Did you ever resolve your issue? This shop has no reason to tell me one thing or another since they have never worked on my machine and they are an authorized service center for Nuova Simonilli, Rancilio, Franke, Schaerer, Astoria, La Marzocco... but not Expobar.
Best, Mike On Thursday, December 13, 2007 7:54:06 AM UTC-8, Andrey Akselrod wrote: > > I had my Brewtus repaired and descaled locally. I'll write more about it > later. > > Once I've got the machine back - I started experiencing a problem - > machine works for a little bit, heats up and then shorts out the outlet. > The explanation that I've got - espresso machines are not suppose to run > on CFGI outlets - they suggested replacing the outlet with a regular one > (that violates the code in the kitchen - all outlets have to be CFGI). > Espresso machines send a tiny bit of current through the ground wire - > it can trigger older CFGI outlets. > > Any thoughts? > > -a > > -- 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. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
