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On Thu, Oct 23, 2014 at 2:20 PM, Benjamin Piff <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi guys, I recently bought a Brewtus I project, which I suspected needed a > new temperature probe (I already had a spare). After replacing that, the > machine would flip the breaker at a certain point during the steam boiler > warm up. I ended up following directions I found on here for reversing > pressurestat wires to heat the brew boiler first, which actually worked. > But the boiler would heat beyond the setting until I saw - -. Fast forward > a month, and I've replaced the element and warmed it up, only to find that > now the steam pipe is leaking from a tiny crack just inside the machine. > Gah. Attempted JB weld on that, today I warmed it up and found it leaking a > tiny bit from the side of the JB weld, just put some cloth in there to > catch the steam while I tested the rest of the warmup. Machine warms up a > few degrees beyond what I set. So when it was at 95, it would go as high as > 97 or 98, but sometimes idle back down to the normal temp. Lowered the temp > to 92 for a darker roast, and the temperature sometimes remained stable, > sometimes wanted to stay at 95. Pulled a shot, temp remained at 95, then > dropped to 94 after I stopped the pump. > > Could this be related to my changing of the pressurestat wire > configuration? WLL techs suspected the whole thermostat/display was > failing. What do you guys think? Does anyone have a spare since upgrading > to PID? Are they available in Canada where I ordered the probe? Anyone have > a spare steam pipe? Pardon my caffeinated ramblings, this first drink > turned out tasty! > > -- > 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.
