Help! I removed the case to observe what was happening when it was warming up and I saw that water is spurting out of the “non-suction valve.” Now what do I do?
I made a short video: https://www.dropbox.com/s/6x9ndu6pe74i1ix/IMG_1009.MOV?dl=0 From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Todd Salzman Sent: Thursday, April 27, 2017 12:31 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: very long start up" buzz" when turning on Brewtus... I agree. On Thu, Apr 27, 2017 at 12:02 PM, Benjamin McCafferty <[email protected] <mailto:[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] <mailto:[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] <mailto:[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] <mailto:[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] <mailto:[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] <mailto:[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] <mailto:[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] <mailto:[email protected]> . To post to this group, send email to [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> . Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/brewtus. 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