I left the tank in the machine and went through the whole cut out of the bottom. I used a an impact wrench to break it loose. It was a tough job, but easier than packing it up for WLL.
Text created with my new voice to text translator on the iPad > On Oct 17, 2013, at 6:12 PM, Len Sherman <[email protected]> wrote: > > Our Expobar machine started tripping GFCI instantly upon turn-on. I traced it > to the tank heater. When I pulled the wires off the heater terminals on the > tank, I measured only 2 Ohms from one of the heater terminals to the metal > case. That's a LOT of leakage from AC power to the metal housing, so it seems > pretty certain that the heater element needs to be changed. > > I got the tank out of the machine, and put a 1.5" socket on the heater > element's big hex nut, but I cannot budge it. I tried holding the tank in > some wooden blocks in a vise, but I can't hold it tight enough to allow me to > move the hex without potentially crushing the tank. There seems to be some > sort of glue sealing the threads. I even tried heating the threads up with a > little torch, but I still can't the the heater to turn. > > Does anyone have any clues how get the heater element out? I thought I got > through the worst when I got the tank out, but this is stumping me. > -- > 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.
