LOL! Probably so... b Sent from my apple IIe
On Apr 5, 2014, at 20:51, Brian Bacon <[email protected]> wrote: > You are so right. I should probably confess that my budget was an important > consideration. I bet what I did took twenty times longer than your rig. The > shot cam will have to wait, too! > Brian > > > On 5 April 2014 23:44, Benjamin McCafferty <[email protected]> wrote: >> Brian, I have to admit that I chuckled a bit. First, I love the thought and >> energy that you've put into the machine! I am all for whatever works for >> each user of their machine and I don't mean any offense to anyone for their >> decisions. But I have to tell you, what you described probably took twice >> as long as my conversion to rotary and plumbing into the water line of the >> house. :) One very small hole through the counter top and a few minutes to >> set the pressure on the pump... >> >> I had the same concerns--didn't want to alter the "stock" machine, wanted to >> be able to move it, etc. etc. But at least 3 years later, I'm still totally >> happy with the rotary and the location, and after saving the old guts of the >> machine for years, I finally tossed them recently. >> >> Enjoy the new bells and lights! I love that one machine out there that has >> underside lighting that changes with the position of the lever, a shot cam, >> etc. Totally fun. >> >> bmc >> >> Sent from my apple IIe >> >> On Apr 5, 2014, at 20:39, rutnip <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> I may be a bit late into the game, but I have been thinking about this for >>> a long time. I didn't want to modify the machine more than necessary. I >>> wanted to minimize the possibility of messy failure, and I wanted to be >>> able to move the machine if I wanted to. Here is what I have done. >>> A two-stage water filtration system similar to the Chris Coffee >>> http://www.chriscoffee.com/Water-Softening-and-Filtration-System-p/softsysg.htm >>> package with the outlet feeding straight into the water reservoir up >>> through the body of the machine. With a valve I can fill the reservoir >>> without lifting up the top cover. To be sure not to over-fill the tank I >>> have installed a pair of float switches borrowed from the aquarium industry >>> in the top of the water tank. One turns on a light to tell me that the >>> tank is fairly full, the other switches on a buzzer to signal imminent >>> mess. The wires lead to a small project box held to the side of the >>> machine with a magnet. >>> The result is a setup which provides appropriately filtered water without >>> me having to move the machine, lift the cover and fill, provides at least >>> reasonable protection against spills and doesn't compromise the machine >>> itself. The low-water switch under the tank will still switch off my >>> darling Brewtus. >>> Of course I would love to have a new Brewtus with a rotary pump and >>> properly plumbed in, but this seems to me a good compromise. >>> Cheers, >>> Brian >>> -- >>> 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/d/optout. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the >> Google Groups "Brewtus" group. >> To unsubscribe from this topic, visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/topic/brewtus/tJ5Y-kRM43k/unsubscribe. >> To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, 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/d/optout. > > -- > 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/d/optout. -- 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/d/optout.
