2 bar is too much for the steam boiler. Should be set to 1.2-1.45 or so. +1 on Ira's comment--bad p-stat. Look for old threads, I think the jaeger is what I have, from Chris coffee. Best, bmc
Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 24, 2015, at 11:00, StevieG. <[email protected]> wrote: > > UPDATE: > > Replaced O-Ring and reassembled, turned unit on and after a bit of hissing > the valve sealed and life was good. Left on for an hour or two, and there > was one small pop of pressure then everything settled down. > > After cleaning the screen etc, and pulling two shots, the pressure valve > popped again and kept venting. Both front guages were 2+ bar. > > Do I perhaps have a controller problem? > > > >> >> >>> Hi folks, >>> >>> My 2005 BII recently started blowing steam out of this valve, and although >>> it has happened intermittently over the years, now it is a constant >>> whenever the machine is heated up. Attached is a pic of the stem, which >>> has some corrosion on it. >>> >>> The o-ring seems to be OK, do you think it could be caused by the corrosion? >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> 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. >>> <Vacuum Stem.jpg> > > -- > 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. > <IMG_1302.jpg> -- 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.
