Just installed new steam pipe and new temperature controller. But with the factory setting of zero, should the machine heat up? It heated up to around 55 degrees, then I decided to set the brew temp to 93, at which point it stopped heating up. So I turned the temp back down to zero, then it continued to heat up until it exceeded 99 and displayed --. Now I can't seem to get it to stop heating regardless of where the temp is set. Any ideas? It would be a huge help if someone could call or email me about this.
Thanks! Ben On Thursday, October 23, 2014 at 2:20:55 PM UTC-7, Benjamin Piff 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.
