one of the reasons these boxes -- and pids fail is the HEAT! better insulation would help -- do-able
Better placement (lower) would also help -- NOT really Do-able. On Fri, Nov 7, 2014 at 8:21 AM, Benjamin Piff <[email protected]> wrote: > I had Furneco's email address from ordering temperature probes last year, > so I just replied asking if they had the corresponding controller. $96 plus > shipping, and it includes a spare sensor. Not bad, so I ordered today. If > anyone sees this later and does have a spare since upgrading to PID, let me > know. I'd like to have a spare. > > Ben > > On Monday, November 3, 2014 12:01:52 PM UTC-8, Dave B wrote: >> >> call me >> >> d >> 213 800 3286 I have some ideas >> >> 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. > -- 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.
