Yeah, he had checked those about 27 emails ago, haha. 😀

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> On Aug 27, 2016, at 16:45, herman dickens <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> Thanks for jumping in Ben. I also told him to check and make sure that there 
> was not a problem with the limit switches. If one of them went bad I think it 
> could cause the same problem.
> h
> 
>> On Sat, Aug 27, 2016 at 7:31 PM, Benjamin McCafferty <[email protected]> 
>> wrote:
>> Crap, that sucks. But, it sounds like you needed the probe replaced anyway.
>> 
>> I would try to look at the wires involved with the short—try to inspect them 
>> for cracks and possible shorts to ground.
>> 
>> Did you already check anything on the pressure stat? A couple of ways I 
>> could think to test this—one would be to remove all the wires (tag them 
>> first) and check continuity across the p-stat. You should have it to one of 
>> the outbound terminals only (the ones marked NO and NC). If there’s 
>> continuity across all three it would seem there’s a short in the part. Also, 
>> you could connect the inbound wire to the outbound wire that would continue 
>> on to the boiler (covered with tape or something to keep them from touching 
>> a boiler, etc.) and see if the GFI still trips. If not, that would rule in 
>> the p-stat as the source of the short.  In other words, mimic the function 
>> of the p-stat by directly connecting the wires to each other.
>> 
>> Short of that—no pun intended—it still seems like the element is the likely 
>> culprit, but the ohm reading is throwing me for a loop.
>> 
>> Hmmmm…..still thinking here…
>> 
>> bmc
>> 
>>> On Aug 27, 2016, at 15:11, StevieG. <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> 
>>> I have the new PID, relay and temp probe installed and wired up exactly as 
>>> the diagram and pictures show.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> As soon as I powered it up, the GFI popped again.  
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Disconnected the brew boiler element, powered it up, and it does not pop 
>>> the GFI.  (Steam boiler element wires connected as normal)
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Connect the steam boiler wires to the brew boiler, GFI popped.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> With the brew element reading 13.1 ohms, and the steam element reading 13.4 
>>> ohms, what should I test next?
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Thanks for helping me chase this gremlin!
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
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