Hi Graeme - it is a GFI that pops, which happened also when I plugged it into a GFI on a different circuit.
Just plugged everything in with the tank pressure switch active, but the brew boiler element disconnected. Lights on and pump running. Thx! Steve On Sunday, August 21, 2016 at 11:53:44 AM UTC-4, GRB wrote: > > Does the breaker pop immediately when machine cold? Trying to work if you > have an over current situation (short) or an earth leakage fault (eg water > mixing with electricity etc). Is it a gfi/rcd breaker‎ or just a current > over load breaker? > > Graeme > *From: *StevieG. > *Sent: *Sunday, 21 August 2016 23:31 > *To: *Brewtus > *Reply To: *[email protected] <javascript:> > *Subject: *Re: Dead short? > > Good morning! > > Finally getting around to troubleshooting after some heavy travel weeks, > but fortunately not the days that Delta was offline :) > > How can you drain the boiler without the pump? > > I disconnected the line on top of the steam boiler where the p-stat > connects, and removed the knurled nut from the pump intake line, and some > water came out but it doesn't look like the whole boiler amount. > > Getting about 13.5 ohms across the element connectors on the steam boiler, > and 13.4 on the brew boiler. > > > - Steam boiler disconnected, power on doesn't pops breaker. > - Brew boiler connected, power on pops breaker. > - Steam boiler connected, brew boiler disconnected doesn't pop > breaker. > > > This is with the water tank pressure switch disconnected, so nothing else > is powered up. Now wondering why I am getting the same resistance across > both elements, and if something other than the element could be shorted? > > Thanks for your help! > Steve > > >> -- > 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.
