Yes, it brews normally. I found your video where you explain how to test the solenoid by listening for the click. If it turns out to be sticking, how would I repair it?
Sent from my iPad > On Apr 26, 2017, at 20:46, Todd Salzman <[email protected]> wrote: > > If it brews normally then the fill solenoid valve for the steam boiler is > probably sticking or partially plugged. > > >> On Wed, Apr 26, 2017 at 4:29 PM herman dickens <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> Mine always buzzed for a few seconds and it was the vibe pump. >> >>> On Wed, Apr 26, 2017 at 3:31 PM, Ben McCafferty <[email protected]> wrote: >>> Does this sound like a sticking solenoid to anyone else out there besides >>> me? Or perhaps a failing vibe pump? >>> b >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>>> On Apr 26, 2017, at 11:59 AM, Howard Griffin <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>> I have had my Brewtus III-V (vibration pump) for almost seven years. Its >>>> usual behavior upon startup has been to buzz for a few seconds (5-10 >>>> seconds) and then start to heat up. The buzzing usually terminates with a >>>> very brief uptick in volume before stopping. A typographical >>>> representation might look like this: [click on] rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrRRR [noise >>>> stops machine begins to heat up]. Sometimes there would be no buzzing at >>>> all upon turning it on and it would begin to heat up right away. This was >>>> its normal behavior until recently. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Now, when I turn it on the buzzing frequently goes on for a very long >>>> time—up to three or four minutes before resolving in an uptick in volume, >>>> like this: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> [click on] >>>> rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrRRR >>>> [noise stops machine begins to heat up]. Sometimes it still starts up >>>> with no noise and begins to heat up right away. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Is something about to fail on the machine? What should I check? Any advice >>>> would be appreciated. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Howard >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> 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. -- 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.
