Take it apart and clean it real good, or replace it. There is probably a clog on the inlet side of solenoid valve body. It could also be where the water goes into the bottom of the boiler.
On Thu, Apr 27, 2017 at 11:46 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > 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] rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr >>> rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrRRR >>> [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. > -- 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.
