I need to go open it again :( so it looks like after about 20 minutes or so of keeping the temperature to the preset 199F it starts to go up and fluctuate. I noticed when that starts to happen I can see water vapor inside the PID digits even more I got a water dropping from between the PID and the front plate (I'll upload a picture)
Last time it was open I noticed the was a transparent plastic tape on top of the PID that pealed off and I didn't bother to stick it back, I wonder if that's the reason otherwise I'll have to see how can water make it inside the PID ... -g On Wednesday, June 22, 2016 at 9:12:22 AM UTC-7, Bruce Keeler wrote: > > I concur. If the display was accurately reading 270 and the PID continues > to show plausible numbers, then the temp sensor is OK. That leaves the PID > (or the older controller if that's what you have) > > On 6/20/16 10:07 AM, Ben McCafferty wrote: > > Maybe an anomaly, but probably temp sensor and/or PID controller--my money > is on the PID. > b > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Jun 20, 2016, at 10:01, [email protected] <javascript:> wrote: > > yep, over temp switched was tripped, I reset it now things seem to have > come back to normal and temp is stable - the question is was this because > of the temp sensor or because of the PID. I hope I won't have to find out > soon ;) > > bmc, thanks for the tip ! > > > On Saturday, June 18, 2016 at 8:42:01 AM UTC-7, bmacpiper wrote: >> >> Hoping your over temp switch on the brew boiler tripped. That would >> explain no power to brew boiler. My guess is temp controller is the problem >> since it would be the part to cut off the boiler at set temp. Reset the >> over temp switch, turn on and watch brew temp; if it starts going high >> again you've confirmed the cause of no power to the boiler. Not sure if >> there's another way for us laymen to test temp controller except just >> trading it out. Might ping Todd as well. >> Best, >> bmc >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On Jun 17, 2016, at 23:36, [email protected] wrote: >> >> hey guys, >> like the subject says, this morning I turned it on and an hour later I >> found it showing 270F. (was set @ 199F) >> reading was real, when pulling down on the lever steam would come out of >> the group head. >> Anyways, I turned it off then turned it back on, then it never reached >> nominal again. After it cooled down I opened it and it looks like only the >> steam boiler is heating up. Unfortunately my multimeter is dead (I can only >> measure resistance not voltage) and I could only measure that both heating >> elements have the same resistance (about 14 or 16 ohms) so they're prob. >> both ok. I ordered another multimeter and when I get it I'll try to follow >> the measurement tips from the WLL video >> <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIiLeRdVWAU> unless somebody saw this >> happening before and can point me what the problem was in their case ;) >> >> >> -- >> 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 <javascript:>[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. > 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. 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.
