+1 on Herman's remark. I have a product called "Keg Lube" which I use for homebrew kegs; it's food grade and available through homebrew vendors. But, any lube you put on these seals is mainly to get them in place the first time--it definitely wears off pretty quickly. Most noticeably on the lever arm seals--but I do consider taking it apart just to re-lube. The original brew lever seals used to get oily and smooth with use, then squeaky with backflushing. When I replaced them, they were smooth with silicon for a while, and then got squeaky. For whatever reason, they don't get "re-oiled" between cleanings with coffee oil anymore? The 007 seats just fine with no lube, in any case.
Interesting that you got an error message--I've never had that show up when my vacuum breaker seal failed. And I did also go through a couple of black o-rings that lasted maybe a month each--I wasn't counting those since the problem was clearly the part and not the machine. Well, okay, the real problem was the user who was too lazy to find the right o-ring, i.e. me! :) I would echo your sentiments about the investment. I also have a B2, I want to say I bought it in 2007 but not totally sure. I did upgrade it to rotary and PID somewhere along the way, and had switched out an OPV and vibe pump prior to that--but overall it has been a solid workhorse and I still look forward to it every day. My hot water wand stopped working a while back (I never use it) because I believe the pipe on the bottom is scaled in. I do need to rectify that so I can flush that boiler regularly again. Anyway, I've also always enjoyed this forum and the nice people here. Kind of uncommon these days! Best, bmc Sent from my apple IIe > On Feb 21, 2015, at 05:42, herman dickens <[email protected]> wrote: > > I'd be sure to use a food grade lubricant. Dow 111 is what I use and it's > safe for you; I'm guessing the other lubricant is not. Hope this helps. > Herman > >> On Sat, Feb 21, 2015 at 2:19 AM, Eric Christoffersen <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> Yeah, even stretched the orang is working fine. Fwiw the last change machine >> was hissing periodically and giving "ps5" on display. Replacing oring >> allowed steam pressure and proper function. >> >> My machine is an early brewtus 2, I think 2005? On at least my 6th seal not >> counting the unsuitable home depot jobbers. >> >> Something else to mention. Napa sells a lube: silglyde? Used for o-rings on >> car's intercooler. Now using it on all the rubber bits I replace, recently >> the seals for the brew lever. Thoughts? Seals didn't want to seat without >> lube. >> >> Really impressed by how well this machine has held up. Impressed by the >> simple construction when the brew head was apart. $1500/9 years it has >> provided an amazing return on investment. >> >> >>> On Friday, February 20, 2015 at 8:08:36 AM UTC-8, bmacpiper wrote: >>> Wow! Leave it to wally world to have them for 2 cents... >>> >>> As far as I'm concerned, if what you have works, who cares? :) >>> >>> I run my machine on a timer for about 14 hours a day, and in the 7 or so >>> years I've owned it, I've now replaced the o-ring twice. So you may have >>> o-rings in stock for a while... :) >>> >>> If you want a 007, ping me privately and I'll send you one. >>> >>> best, >>> bmc >>> >>> Sent from my apple IIe >>> >>>> On Feb 19, 2015, at 22:22, Eric Christoffersen <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> Thanks for the correction. Wish WLL could have told me that. So its a dash >>>> 007. Rats. >>>> >>>> I wonder how long those 99 extra op-rings will last me? >>>> >>>> And now I see that Walmart sells 100 dash 007 in silicon for $2.43. >>>> >>>> Anyway, glad I'm not the only one that's been replacing it regularly. >>>> >>>>> On Thursday, February 19, 2015 at 8:26:17 PM UTC-8, bmacpiper wrote: >>>>> Hey Eric! >>>>> Not that you need it now, but for your future reference and the sake of >>>>> the archives--the correct o-ring is 007 S70, available from The O-Ring >>>>> Store and I'm sure many other places. I think I paid 5-7 cents each. >>>>> I've already sent one to Benoit and one to Craig a couple weeks back. >>>>> >>>>> Best, >>>>> bmc >>>>> >>>>> Sent from my apple IIe >>>>> >>>>>> On Feb 19, 2015, at 18:18, Eric Christoffersen <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> My original ring lasted 4 years. The cheapos from home depot only lasted >>>>>> a week or so. Some expensive white orings from home espresso repair ($1 >>>>>> each!) lasted about 1.5 years apiece. >>>>>> >>>>>> Late last year I ordered a 100 pack of red silicon orings from Grainger, >>>>>> $10, supposed to be good to 450f. They are slightly small but holding >>>>>> fine. I'm happy to mail some out but probably cheaper to source your own >>>>>> locally. >>>>>> >>>>>> Orings I got are Grainger part 1REA9, size is 'dash 005' made by >>>>>> rtdygert. >>>>>> >>>>>> Cheers, >>>>>> Eric >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>> On Friday, January 30, 2015 at 7:43:03 AM UTC-8, WestfaliaBoy wrote: >>>>>>> Hey everybody - I am located in Kamloops, BC and my O-ring for the >>>>>>> vacuum relief valve has finally given up the ghost (after 10 years!) - >>>>>>> Lucky me. Anyways, after doing some reading I have figured out that >>>>>>> better to use some specific o-rings rather than a cheapo non-fitting >>>>>>> one. Anyone have extra's that they have ordered - I will send out cash >>>>>>> to more than cover postage etc. Let me know if you can help. 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