My machine was hot when I removed it and I think that helped. Be sure all of the pressure is off. You could probably heat it up and try it then and it might help. I unplugged mine and when the steam pressure dropped I opened both valves and then removed the plug.
On Mon, Aug 22, 2016 at 5:44 PM, Stephen Gould <[email protected]> wrote: > Anybody know what wrench size the temp probe is? A 17mm open end fits but > loosely, and that thing is not budging. > > I suppose I could cut the wire and use a socket on a breaker bar? > > Steve > > From: <[email protected]> on behalf of Ben McCafferty < > [email protected]> > Reply-To: <[email protected]> > Date: Monday, August 22, 2016 at 5:30 PM > To: <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: Dead short? > > Go Herman! > bmc > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Aug 22, 2016, at 14:24, herman dickens <[email protected]> wrote: > > I figured that was part, or all, of your problem. Those probes and their > wiring don't last forever. If I were you I would get the pid rather than > replacing the controller but you can probably just replace the temp probe. > I think I still have the temp probe and controller from mine if you get in > a jam and can't get parts. Mine was working fine when I installed the pid. > > On Mon, Aug 22, 2016 at 5:17 PM, StevieG. <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Here is what I found, the temp probe wires are cracked going into the >> well. >> >> Hopefully the picture is visible. >> >> All my other wiring looks to be OK, with no browned or burnt connectors. >> >> Thanks, >> 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]. > 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 a topic in the > Google Groups "Brewtus" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit https://groups.google.com/d/ > topic/brewtus/NvCLUH025_k/unsubscribe. > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, 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]. > 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]. 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.
