Wow, she's about four or five blocks from you. We're hoping to find some inexpensive off-season rentals, but I haven't started looking into it yet since it's most of a year away. We've gone down for a week a couple of times around Christmas / New Years, but I'm thinking about some sort of monthly rental next year...
On Wednesday, January 13, 2016 at 11:48:44 AM UTC-5, herman dickens wrote: > > We have a house on the 1100 block at CB on CB avenue! Small world. Great > place to live. I just have to figure out how to spend more time down there. > > On Wed, Jan 13, 2016 at 11:46 AM, Ray S. <[email protected] <javascript:> > > wrote: > >> No, she's been out of school a few years. She lives and works down there, >> works in Wilmington and lives a block from the beach in Carolina Beach. My >> school-teacher wife is getting ready to retire at the end of this school >> year and I suspect we'll be spending some time down in the late Fall and >> winter months in the coming years. We'll see... >> >> -Ray >> >> On Wednesday, January 13, 2016 at 11:36:16 AM UTC-5, herman dickens wrote: >>> >>> Let me know what you decide. Wilmington is about a 3 hr drive but I have >>> friends down there so they could meet you if I can't be there. Is your >>> daughter going to UNCW? Great school and great town. I love it down there. >>> >>> On Wed, Jan 13, 2016 at 11:24 AM, Ray S. <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Oh, yeah, Raleigh is pretty far. I have a daughter in Wilmington, but >>>> probably won't be down in that area until late in the year. If I get a new >>>> one and still have this one, maybe I'll get in touch the next time we're >>>> down there and see if you're still interested... >>>> >>>> To be clear, I already have the rotary and the machine is plumbed. But >>>> it needs a basic overhaul with new seals, probably rebuild the group, etc. >>>> And it needs a PID installed to replace the original temp controller. And >>>> the thing I really like about the IV is the ability to switch the steam >>>> boiler on and off independent of the brew side. So I'm leaning toward >>>> going >>>> with a new one rather spending the money to get the work done on this one. >>>> >>>> Thanks for the interest though... >>>> >>>> -Ray >>>> >>>> On Wednesday, January 13, 2016 at 11:08:01 AM UTC-5, herman dickens >>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> I'm in NC just north of Raleigh so it's probably not doable. >>>>> Hopefully there's someone closer by that will be interested. The machines >>>>> are pretty solid but you may be better off getting the rotary with that >>>>> many things going wrong. I just replaced the display on mine a couple of >>>>> years ago and then the machine set idle for a year so mine is almost new. >>>>> If you decide to keep yours and fix it let me know and if I've done my >>>>> conversion we can work out something on the display. >>>>> >>>>> On Wed, Jan 13, 2016 at 10:59 AM, Ray S. <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> I'm in Pennsylvania, pretty much equal distance from Philly and >>>>>> Wilmington, DE. I'd be happy to meet either place or you could come here >>>>>> if >>>>>> it's convenient. PM me if interested and I'll give you my phone # and we >>>>>> can work out the details... >>>>>> >>>>>> -Ray >>>>>> >>>>>> On Wednesday, January 13, 2016 at 10:47:53 AM UTC-5, herman dickens >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> 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. >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>> 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] <javascript:>. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >> <javascript:>. >> 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. 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