Hmmm. Yes, the vibes tend to last pretty well. Perhaps the OPA then. Best, bmc
Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 5, 2015, at 13:49, Chris Bailey <[email protected]> wrote: > > Thanks Ben, I'll have to take a look. My first pump lasted 6+ years, and this > 2nd one has been in I believe less than a year :( > >> On Wed, Aug 5, 2015 at 12:13 PM, Benjamin McCafferty <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> Hey Chris. My B2 (and I think all of them) came with a vibration pump. >> I'll add photos below of that and a rotary pump. In my experience with the >> vibe pumps, I found that they did in fact wear out, especially if the pump >> was run dry. My reservoir switch (the one that turns off power if the >> reservoir runs dry) came wired backwards from the factory, which I didn't >> know until I had killed a couple of pumps and we finally found it. Also, >> the overpressure valve (OPV) lost seals a time or two and replacing the OPV >> or the seals fixed that problem. >> >> I did have similar symptoms to you on several occasions, and though I don't >> remember the specifics, I do remember that it was always pump or OPV that >> fixed it. I switched to a rotary pump (with it's own pressure setting) >> about 5 years ago, and I think I have my old OPVs and pumps and would be >> happy to send them to you if you'd like to try them. >> >> I'd also start by checking to see that when you lift the reservoir, power is >> cut to the machine. If not, you need to switch the wires below the >> reservoir. Along similar lines, I never used the water softener on the >> pickup line in the reservoir, and once discovered that my intake line was >> floating, so it was sucking air and I killed a pump that way too. It needs >> some sort of weight if you don't use the softener cartridge. >> >> All best, >> Ben McCafferty >> >> Sent from my apple IIe >> >>> On Aug 5, 2015, at 09:59, Chris Bailey <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> I'm not sure - it's whatever kind a BII has. What's the best way for me to >>> tell, or what info specifically would help? >>> >>>> On Mon, Aug 3, 2015 at 7:20 PM, James Roybal <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> What type of pump is it? >>>> >>>>> On Monday, August 3, 2015 at 3:34:20 PM UTC-6, Chris Bailey wrote: >>>>> I have a Brewtus II. Recently it seems the unit either won't come up to >>>>> pressure or takes a lot longer (20 seconds?) to get to pressure when I >>>>> begin to extract a shot. >>>>> >>>>> I've noticed that to get around this, I can put the blind PF in and do a >>>>> backlash, and that seems to, at least for a while, allow me to get to the >>>>> proper pressure in the normal time, when pulling a shot. Once it does get >>>>> up to 9 bar, it seems to hold the pressure and run normally. >>>>> >>>>> I'm not sure what to look for/how to troubleshoot this. Any suggestions? >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Chris Bailey >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> @chrisrbailey >>>> >>>> -- >>>> 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. >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Chris Bailey >>> [email protected] >>> @chrisrbailey >>> -- >>> 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. > > > > -- > Chris Bailey > [email protected] > @chrisrbailey > -- > 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.
