OK, new battery - no reading at all, same display as when probes are not touching. Normal reading when probes touching
On Sunday, August 21, 2016 at 12:11:15 PM UTC-4, GRB wrote: > > Could be a crack or pinhole in the element in that case. I have seen this > before in a commercial machine. Also did you check resistance is very high > (open circuit) between boiler and element leg (with machine off and element > disconnected of course) ? > > Graeme > *From: *StevieG. > *Sent: *Monday, 22 August 2016 00:04 > *To: *Brewtus > *Reply To: *[email protected] <javascript:> > *Subject: *Re: Dead short? > > 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] >> *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]. >> 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. 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.
