The O-rings do tend to perish as they are on the top of the boiler and get subjected to quite high temperatures so is just a matter of time.
My advice would be to change it if it is bothering you, is pretty simple to do and get a spare one to keep for when that one goes :-) Regards JohnB On Fri, Sep 27, 2013 at 1:35 PM, GambaMan <[email protected]> wrote: > I opened it, it's the vacuum breaker. > I gave it a tap and it's much better (thanks for the advice) but it still > leaks very small droplets. > Do you think this is normal or should I get the wrench to it and replace the > o-ring? > > Gambaman. > > > On Friday, September 27, 2013 11:24:15 AM UTC+2, sc00bs wrote: >> >> Probably a leaking vacuum release on the steam boiler. The release has an >> o-ring in it that can either perish from the heat or sometimes get some >> calcium on it causing it to leak. If mine starts hissing I usually just >> remove the cover and give the pin sticking out at few taps with a wooden >> spoon. It will shoot stream out so be careful but this usually serves to >> dislodge any calcium build up if that is the problem. Otherwise let the >> machine cool down, bleed off any stream pressure and dismantle it to check. >> >> Enjoy >> >> JohnB >> >> On 27 Sep 2013 9:49 AM, "GambaMan" <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Hi there, >>> >>> I'm the proud new owner of a 2nd hand brewtus iii-v. >>> There is periodically a gentle hissing sound coming from the top right of >>> the machine inside. >>> >>> I am thinking of opening up the machine to have a look at what's causing >>> it so decided to go to the file room and look at manuals etc. >>> >>> I'm getting an error message when I try to go there so cannot view files. >>> >>> Any help on hissing noises, files and manuals on home repairs is greatly >>> appreciated! >>> >>> Gambaman. >>> >>> -- >>> 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. > > -- > 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. -- 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.
