Again, a torch applied gently to the base of the probe threads. best, bmc Sent from my iPhone
> On Aug 25, 2015, at 13:07, Jesse Livingston <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Thank you for all the thoughts > > Richard, your suggestion sounds really promising. Here is my issue, all. > Currently, the brew boiler isn't getting any heat. The malfunctioning AKO is > causing this. But... the steam boiler does heat up. What if I just switch the > wires for the brew and steam boilers? Would it heat up the brew boiler? > > Other ideas for how to get the brew boiler to heat up? > > Thanks again! > >> On Tuesday, August 25, 2015 at 12:18:29 AM UTC-4, Richard wrote: >> I have a probable solution for you. >> >> I had the same problem with a Brewtus II. >> The original temp probe failed. WLL no longer stocks it and sold me the PID >> upgrade kit. >> >> I could not remove the temp probe. I spent a lot of time and tried many >> tools. >> A local plumber could not remove it. My auto mechanic could not budge it. >> >> I was on the phone several times with WLL. >> Nothing worked. Absolutely nothing. >> I spoke with Todd Salzman. He assured me they could fix it. They did. >> >> I finally drove up to Rochester from NYC and watched a wonderful repair >> technician Johnny Kemmitz solve the problem. >> That was easier for me than shipping it and as a bonus I could watch them >> doing the repair. >> He tried to remove it mechanically with tools and failed. >> >> He then let it heat up to operating temperature. Of course since the probe >> is not working, you can't read the temperature. >> He let it heat for about 20 minutes. >> >> It then spun out effortlessly. >> He said that for a few years Expobar had been using some very aggressive >> thread lock compounds. >> Heat works!!!! > > -- > 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.
