Thanks Graeme. I forgot to mention that I installed a Jaeger as well, but it's also about 5-6 yrs old. Will try... bmc
Sent from my apple IIe > On Jul 10, 2015, at 07:53, Graeme Burton <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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. -- 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.
