Woop! Nothing better than finding the gremlin On 4 Apr 2017 21:18, "Rich" <[email protected]> wrote:
> She's alive! In the end bypassing the pstat gave the same results, one > click, quick flash of the steam light and no power to the elements. Thanks > for the tip though it meant I could ignore that part. My fixing method was > the most technical of all, I hit the control box! If I tap the side of it > the light on the front switches on and the machine heats up! Steam wand is > blocked i think but thats a separate issue...I guess it means that theres a > loose connection in the control box. Quite an expensive fix but i am > pleased its a known one! > > On Tuesday, April 4, 2017 at 5:17:55 PM UTC+1, Rich wrote: >> >> Hi Mike, thanks so much for this! I will be giving this a go tonight, at >> the moment i can only dream of a day when hot water will run through ground >> beans, luckily the trusty Gaggia is still working! >> >> Rich >> >> On Tuesday, April 4, 2017 at 5:08:40 PM UTC+1, Enders13 wrote: >>> >>> Rich, >>> >>> you can bypass the pressure stat, I had to after mine fell apart while >>> waiting for a replacement (no I couldn't go without morning cup of Joe!). I >>> made a wire with a spade connector both ends, the common wire then is >>> connected to either normally closed or normally open. Second pic, 1 >>> connects to either 2 or 4. I turned the unit off when swapping out the >>> connections then back on when done. You can't leave it connected when >>> giving power to the boiler as it will just keep building. The front demand >>> light comes on when you activate the switch and pressure should build. Turn >>> unit off when you reach 1.2 bar and then swap wires back, turn unit on >>> again. >>> >>> On my brewtus only the top 3 connectors are used, the one near the >>> pressure adjuster is not used. >>> >>> I did do it live once and got a shock so be careful. >>> >>> >>> >>> [image: Inline images 1] >>> [image: Inline images 2] >>> >>> On 4 April 2017 at 13:03, Rich <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> So a further update i am still a little stuck, I dont want to bother >>>> the WLL guys as I am UK based and cant get the parts through them. I have >>>> checked the wiring and it all seems fine. Both boilers are good (as far as >>>> i can tell). I replaced the SSR but this didnt make any difference. I am >>>> still getting 235ish volts in and nothing out. The light is solid on the >>>> SSR indicating the PID is telling it to send power to the elements. I still >>>> get the heating/steam light flicking on at the same time as i hear the >>>> relay click from the control box. The PID seems to dispay the temp >>>> correctly (room temp) and has the little blue dot indicating it is sending >>>> a signal to the SSR. Pump also works fine. My last guess is the control box >>>> or potentially Pstat. Does anyone know of a way to bypass the Pstat? I am >>>> guessing this isnt the broken part but it would be nice if its a cheap >>>> part! As a side note it worked once last week, steam light came on and it >>>> all started heating up. Are intermittant issues generally associated with >>>> the control box? >>>> >>>> thanks to anyone that can help! >>>> >>>> Rich >>>> >>>> ps i bypassed both hilimit switches so unfortunately its not either of >>>> these >>>> >>>> On Monday, March 27, 2017 at 9:58:09 AM UTC+1, Rich wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Hi All, >>>>> >>>>> I hope someone can help as i am a little stuck! I think i have >>>>> potentially googled everything possible and I think my girlfriend will >>>>> leave me if i spend too much more time fiddling with this machine. I >>>>> bought >>>>> an Office Leva DB Rotary model that had a few issues as it was fairly >>>>> cheap! I am not too bad at fixing things in general and I wanted to learn >>>>> on the way so thought i would give it a go! >>>>> >>>>> I thought i found the issue last week as the capacitor was blown on >>>>> the circuit board (wahoo 20p fix!), I replaced this and stopped the relay >>>>> continuously clicking. I now have the dreaded 'very very occasionally she >>>>> fires up' issue. So the problem is; >>>>> >>>>> When i turn on the machine i get the relay click after a couple of >>>>> seconds. >>>>> If i turn on the steam boiler at the same time the red LED flashes >>>>> when the relay clicks. I think this means the controller is saying yes the >>>>> boiler is full (they are) so heat them up. At this point I guess something >>>>> is tripping the circuit and there isnt any power going to the heating >>>>> element. >>>>> I have checked the hilimit switches (and bypassed them) and i think >>>>> they are fine. The SSR light remains solid green so I guess that is fine >>>>> as >>>>> its trying to say heat the boiler. The PID displays the room temp with a >>>>> small dot next to it. When i got the machine working the other week it all >>>>> seemed to work fine, PID was working etc. Only issue was the vacuum >>>>> release >>>>> stayed open and was pushing out water (i was going to sort this when i >>>>> have >>>>> sorted the current issue) >>>>> >>>>> I hope someone can help, I feel like i have checked all the wires for >>>>> contiunity, I have also checked the boilers and all seems fine. Sorry if >>>>> this isnt detailed enough, I have a small video I can upload if that >>>>> helps! >>>>> >>>>> Many thanks >>>>> >>>>> Rich >>>>> >>>> -- >>>> 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. >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> >>> Mike >>> >> -- > 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. 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