These videos might help.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kEl-uNOC1P4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41lcx_oMv9Q

Let me know if I can help.

Todd

On Wed, Aug 5, 2015 at 5:16 PM, Ben McCafferty <[email protected]> wrote:

> Hmmm. Yes, the vibes tend to last pretty well. Perhaps the OPA then.
> Best,
> bmc
>
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> 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?
>>>>
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>>>> @chrisrbailey
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