Sweet Herman! I’m due for a steam wand seal replacement, maybe I’ll have to give it a shot also. :)
With my recent weird pump behavior, I also have the itch to buy a new machine perhaps. But I doubt it. I’m always a sucker to fix and keep going with what I’ve got… b > On Aug 22, 2016, at 08:08, herman dickens <[email protected]> wrote: > > Just wanted to say thanks for the write up. I purchased the items in your > list and finished the install in less than an hour. Looks much better to me! > I removed the steam wand, with the foam knife, from my old valve and > installed it in the new one with no problems and all is working well. Thanks > again. > > Herman > > On Wed, Jul 27, 2016 at 11:32 PM, Tomas <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > I did this a month ago and it's great! I had some leaking as well and got it > fixed by using Teflon tape on all connections. > > > > > > On Saturday, July 23, 2016 at 9:20:29 PM UTC-4, winnipegger65 wrote: > > There has been a few posts both on here and Home-Barista regarding the > > retrofit/upgrade of the knobs to joysticks. I thought I'd give that a try > > after my steam wand got kind of wonky. It still works but I used that as > > an excuse. I don't exactly have a natural talent for these kinds of > > retrofits but I can say it really is easy. If I can do it so can you. What > > you'll need is both the joystick wand, either steam or hot water, *and* the > > adapter kit. I think Chris calls it the 'Izzo' kit. You'll need that make > > everything work. > > > > The adapter kit comes with 3 parts. 1) an adapter which converts from the > > Brewtus thread type to the type on the steam wand. When remove the flair > > nut from the Brewtus steam wand, and try to put that on the joystick wand, > > it won't fit. You'll need to first screw on the adapter to the joystick > > steam wand and then the Brewtus flair nut will work great. You should also > > use the Teflon tape on the screw threads just to keep things from leaking. > > Also, before you even put flair nut back on, you should make sure the steam > > wand itself is nice and tight. I used a socket to get to the nut on the > > inside of the machine. I was lucky enough that the socket was deep enough > > to reach the nut past the threads of the steam wand. You'll need metric > > sizes. > > > > The second pard of the adapter kit is a little copper washer. I didn't use > > that because it wasn't needed to make everything fit. Of course once I > > turned on the machine it leaked. I guess that copper washer is needed after > > all. So, after unscrewing everything, retaping with teflon tape, I put the > > little copper washer between the pipe coming from the Brewtus and into the > > adapter on the steam wand. It really only fits in one way. I screwed it > > tight and was worried the flair nut would 'bottom out' before it got tight > > enough. It did seem to bottom out or at least get close to it but this > > time, when I turned on the machine and let it warm up, no leaks! Be safe > > and if you're messing around with the machine without the metal cover on > > it, wear safety glasses. If something blows and your face is in there > > looking for leaks it would be really bad. > > > > Finally, the third part of the adapter kit is some kind of washer, bigger > > than the copper washer. This time I really didn't need it and wasn't even > > sure what it's for. Maybe another brand of machine needed it. > > > > All in all, like people say, it is a very easy DYI upgrade and works very > > well. It looks like the Brewtus was made for it. > > -- > 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] > <mailto:brewtus%[email protected]>. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/brewtus > <https://groups.google.com/group/brewtus>. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout > <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] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/brewtus > <https://groups.google.com/group/brewtus>. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout > <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.
