Good suggestion. I was also able to get an angled box wrench over the nut, just by loosening the feet on the pump so I could nudge it a few millimeters, and that was all it took.
On Wed, Feb 15, 2017 at 9:27 PM, Ben McCafferty <[email protected]> wrote: > 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? 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