Not the OP, but I have a steam boiler that isn't heating and the steam boiler light is not coming on after the pump has finished heating the boiler. I think the element is burnt out but I am not sure. The multimeter I have is reading about 27-30 ohms of resistance, is this normal?
On Saturday, February 21, 2015 at 1:30:54 AM UTC-6, Eric Christoffersen wrote: > > Something isn't right. So it is reaching full brew temp but then temp > plunges when you brew? > > Is the steam boiler hot? > What is resistance across brew and steam heater elements? > > When I had my heater elements out a few years ago I removed a bunch of > mineralized growths, especially from the brew boiler. Literally a hand > full. Maybe the descale caused some crust to slough off? > > On Tuesday, February 17, 2015 at 6:37:46 AM UTC-8, brian wrote: > >> A little more information. I've noticed it sometimes takes 5-10 more >> minutes to heat up the brew boiler than it used to and now the temperature >> will drop 5-6 degrees after pulling two shots, which it never used to do. >> I'm thinking the heating element? I still believe this is somehow related >> to me descaling since it started immediately after I did that. Isn't the >> heating element or the temperature probe the only two electrical components >> in contact with the water (and descaling solution)? >> > -- 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.
