Hmmm. The main springs I can think of are in the group, in the wands, and under the water tank. I wonder if it was from under the water tank.
I was able to use a 12-point box end wrench on the locknut (or an open end if I was lucky), it was a tight enough fit I was able to break it loose. But your solution sounds fine also, just move the pump as needed. Won't affect anything. Best, bmc Sent from my iPhone > On Feb 15, 2017, at 18:44, wsmckenz <[email protected]> wrote: > > OK, thanks to both of you. So I did short it out, just long enough to bring > the machine up to pressure and pull a shot and try backflushing. Everything > works great, so I think I will just order a couple of those and I should be > in business. > > Not able to solve the spring mystery, looked at several exploded parts > diagrams on the web and dont see anything like it. Maybe it's from somewhere > else. > > My next challenge is adjusting pump pressure. I'm getting about 8 bars with a > blind portfilter, so I guess it needs just a little tightening. I can reach > the screw by coming in underneath and from the other side with a screw > driver. But I cannot figure out how to loosen the lock nut. It is too close > to the main water pipe to get a wrench on it. Can I just detach the the pump > from the case and move it a bit until I get pressure adjusted and then screw > it back? Doesn't seem too dangerous, as long as I unplug when I'm actually > touching things. > > Any ideas on how much of a turn is likely to get me from 8 to 9 bars, just to > speed up the trial and error approach? > > thanks, > ~Bill > >> On Wednesday, February 15, 2017 at 6:41:26 PM UTC-6, bmacpiper wrote: >> Agreed with Herman. The plastic in the switch breaks down over time, that’s >> probably all that’s wrong. May as well order two, they have been at >> temperature for the same amount of time on both boilers! :) >> >> Not sure on the spring question, sorry. Do you have an exploded view by >> chance? Or maybe can google one by the pump part number? >> >> best, >> bmc >> >>> On Feb 15, 2017, at 16:18, herman dickens <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> You could connect those 2 wires on the limit switch together to see if it >>> starts heating but I wouldn't bypass and use it that way. You can unplug it >>> at the wall if you have a problem. WLL has them, usually, and they're not >>> very expensive. >>> >>> Herman >>> >>>> On Wed, Feb 15, 2017 at 7:14 PM, wsmckenz <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> So, I just finished doing a rotary conversion on my old BIII and I think >>>> I'm close. I have two problems now. >>>> >>>> 1. I left a 2" spring out of the pump assembly. You know, how you finish >>>> the job and then you look around and see one extra part? So I can put it >>>> in, except I don't remember whether it goes in the inlet or outlet. I'm >>>> guessing outlet. Pressure seems fine without it, but I'm sure I'll need it >>>> eventually. >>>> 2. Since putting the machine back together the brew boiler doesn't heat >>>> up. Using an ohmmeter, there seems to be an open connection on the limit >>>> switch. I've had to reset it a couple of times before, but this time it >>>> doesn't click, just kind of squishes around, and doesn't seem to reset. Do >>>> I just need a new one? How dangerous is it to short out the limit switch >>>> temporarily, just to see if that is the problem. >>>> >>>> thanks, >>>> ~Bill >>>> >>>> -- >>>> 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 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.
