Just in case, I was looking for a video on how to remove/replace the steam fill valve, but I couldn't find one. Does one exist? I did find a video on cleaning the inlet solenoid valve on a Londinium machine (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=CG449c950vw) that was helpful but it didn't dwell on how to remove or replace the valve, only how to clean it.
Sent from my iPad > On Apr 27, 2017, at 12:30, Todd Salzman <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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] >>>>>>>> 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? 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