I agree. On Thu, Apr 27, 2017 at 12:02 PM, Benjamin McCafferty <[email protected]> wrote:
> Further to Todd’s comments, having dealt with this myself—it’s not worth > the trouble to clean, especially after 7 years. I removed mine and had it > *immaculate* and it would still stick, probably from wear that wasn’t > readily apparent. It is not a super-easy part to remove, so replacing it > solves the problem with no risk of having to do the job all over again. > Just my two cents…and good luck. > bmc > > On Apr 27, 2017, at 08:56, Todd Salzman <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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? 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