It's better down there before and after "tourist" season anyway. Fwiw I like the fall better than the spring. The water is still warm in the fall and even on cool days that keeps it warmer than spring. Let me know when you're in that area and if I'm down we'll share a coffee.
On Wed, Jan 13, 2016 at 12:47 PM, Ray S. <[email protected]> wrote: > 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]> 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. 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