LOL!  Probably so...
b

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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
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