Sounds like pstat might have got stuck in position as if pressure set point has been reached. Can test by switching the NC and NO wires on the Pstat to reverse it's normal operation.
IMO much cheaper to repair and descale than buying another machine. Graeme Original Message From: Benjamin McCafferty Sent: Friday, 10 July 2015 22:43 To: [email protected] Reply To: [email protected] Subject: Dead steam boiler, but... Morning all, Woke up to the dreaded cold steam boiler this morning; B2 that's about 7-8 years old with PID and rotary pump upgrades that I did maybe 5 years ago. I did some quick searching in the archives and found Eric's excellent piece on replacing elements. This is my first time to troubleshoot a dead boiler, so a couple of notes/questions. First, my brew boiler is at normal temp and recovers when I pull a shot. With the steam boiler getting heating prioritiy, and not hot, how is this possible? For what it's worth, the red light for the steam boiler never comes on. Second, I found Ira's comments about testing the boiler, but open to any suggestions on how to quickly diagnose the element, pressure stat, etc. and any other related parts. Third, is it worth fixing this machine, i.e. cost vs. expected life, etc. For example, will there come a day when the E61 group clogs (like my hot water line) and is no longer useable, etc. Or would a replacement of elements, p stat, etc. give this machine another near-decade of life? All the best as always, Ben McCafferty Sent from my apple IIe -- 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.
