I've pretty much replaced the same parts you have. The pressurestat and the vacuum break several times. I don't think I'd proactively replace anything at this point. I always kept a spare pressurestat, vibe pump, and o-rings for the vacuum break but other than that I haven't had much trouble.ymmv
Herman On Sun, Jan 5, 2020 at 10:58 AM Richard <[email protected]> wrote: > What are the common internal components that I should think about > replacing? > The Brewtus II is about 12 years old and I would like to get ahead of any > problems that might happen in the next year or so. > > A few weeks ago I had replaced the o-ring in the vacuum relief valve. > > I was seeing steam coming from the back of the B II. Probably from the > steam boiler. > Replacing the o-ring solved 80% of the problem. Replacing the vacuum > relief valve fixed the rest of the steaming problem. > > I have had a series of small problems this past year that required opening > the Brewtus II and fixing stuff. > Wires from the PID had not loose connections and dropped off.. Had to be > reconnected. > A leak in plastic tube from brew boiler. It had a hole burned in when it > touched copper pipe after insulation on pipe slipped. > Rebuilt brew head with kit I bought from WLL. > > My BII did not have a PID. I had added a PID from WLL years ago. > Not easy because Expobar, for about a year, had used an epoxy thread > sealer when manufacturing it. > I had to drive to Rochester to visit WLL to remove & replace the PID brew > boiler temperature probe. > > > -- > 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 view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/brewtus/b2236bba-8afc-4e62-aee6-4f33f2efb9c2%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/brewtus/b2236bba-8afc-4e62-aee6-4f33f2efb9c2%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/brewtus/CAM9mha2XQ15rOUX8LoK0XQ_C8m1Cej3MU8vZP8z_PtuRJ1Bi-Q%40mail.gmail.com.
