Where are you located? I might be interested. I just bought a pid, solenoid, 2 heat elements, a pressurestat, controller, on/off switch, and pump for mine so it's doubtful I'll have a lot more trouble with it anytime soon. Good luck whatever you decide. Herman
On Wed, Jan 13, 2016 at 10:43 AM, Ray S. <[email protected]> wrote: > I still have a 2008 model Brewtus - not sure if it's a I or II. I've been > using it pretty much every day since. I was mildly active here when I was > new to it, but hadn't visited this group / forum in years. Had it converted > to rotary pump and plumbable about four years ago and actually plumbed it > in about a year and a half ago when we had our kitchen remodeled. The only > other mod I've done was to switch to a one-hole steam tip and I ripped the > "no burn" tube out of the steam wand (replaced with a rubber sleeve over > part of it), which improved steam pressure quite a bit. I still can't pour > latte-art like I could with my previous Rancilio Silvia, but I'm pretty > happy with the consistency of the milk/foam I've gotten since these mods. > > But the temperature controller (pre-PID) is shot (it holds steady at 92c, > but none of the buttons do anything anymore - so it's stuck there) and the > on-off switch is coming apart and all of the valves and seals could use a > good overhaul. I've done some really minor maintenance over the years but > the couple of more ambitious attempts I've made convinced me I'm not a > tinkerer with stuff this small (I'm a pretty fair bike mechanic so I > thought I had a shot, but I don't like getting into those tiny spaces > around the boilers). I'm thinking about either sending it back in for a > full overhaul and a PID conversion or trying to sell it for whatever I can > get and buying a new Brewtus IV R. It seems that between the labor costs > and the part costs and the SHIPPING costs (!), I can probably buy a new > Brewtus IV refurb for just a few hundred $$ more than a full overhaul, > particularly without any shipping cost.. And I wouldn't be without a > machine for a month or so. The other thing I really like about the IV is > the ability to turn the steam boiler on and off independent of the brew > boiler. We do a fair number of shots and Americanos but usually only one or > two milk drinks per day, so it would be good to be able to keep the steam > boiler off most of the time... > > So I still have my very early (maybe not quite early-EST, not sure?) > Brewtus. It's been well used and mostly quite reliable. But it may be near > the end of it's run, at least in my kitchen. If anyone is a DIY type and is > interested, particularly anyone in the mid-Atlantic area that could do an > in-person delivery/pickup, let me know - I'll probably let it go for not > very much. > > -Ray > > -- > 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 https://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 https://groups.google.com/group/brewtus. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
