Its a 2005 machine. I can fix about anything but at what point is it to much.
I got a good deal on a machine in the past. "It barely used" well that turnned out to be "barely if EVER cleaned" Scaled and almost clogged grouphead Joseph (Joe) Helminiak (314) 556-4488 On Sun, Mar 8, 2020 at 5:36 PM Eric Christoffersen <[email protected]> wrote: > If you are methodical and have some 6 point wrenches the machines are > pretty easy to strip down. Take the boilers out and to a garage that > actually fixes things, maybe a suspension ship - bring some beer for their > inconvenience. Wrap each boiler in a towel and clamp softly in a vice, then > go at that hex fitting on the bottom with a big air tool and a tight > fitting impact socket. Mine were impossibly stuck and it took about 45 > seconds to get the elements free, and that included some dramatic smoke as > they started to move. The removal took me about 30 minutes round trip from > my house - it is super easy if you can get access to a big air wrench, the > hammer motion is magic. Don't try to remove element using a giant breaker > bar, that would be too much torque. > > On Sunday, March 8, 2020 at 2:37:50 PM UTC-7, Joseph Helminiak wrote: >> >> The Seller is going to ask "Joe Kolb" what she should sell it for. >> >> IMO from texting with her It will need a heating element and I would >> replace both of them as long as I was tearing it apart >> >> I really don't want to spend too much, if so I would just get a DE >> Machine. The backorder is 7 weeks on those now, SMH >> >> -jjh >> >> On Sunday, March 8, 2020 at 2:51:12 PM UTC-5, Ira wrote: >>> >>> Hello Joseph, >>> >>> Sunday, March 8, 2020, 11:42:14 AM, you wrote: >>> >>> > What is a fair price for a Brewtus? 2005 model, big orange power >>> > switch. Will trip a GFI breaker every time you plug it in. Will not >>> > trip the circuit breaker if it's not on a GFI circuit. I'm thinking >>> > one or more heating elements need to be replaced. However that >>> > requires almost a complete disassembly of the machine to take out the >>> whole boilers. >>> >>> Depends if you can repair it yourself. I've not done it, but the Brewtus >>> is >>> pretty easy to work on and there is plenty of documentation about the >>> pieces and how it works. >>> >>> In that case, I'd say $100-$300. I'd certainly pay that and repair it >>> for amusement. But make sure it works first. if you need the >>> controller or thermostat, that changes things. If need be, plug it >>> into a non GFI outlet and test that it gets hot, makes steam, the pump >>> pumps and refills the boiler. If it does all that, then it's worth it. >>> >>> If it doesn't work or you need to take it to a repair shop, probably >>> worth nothing unless you have a connection to a repair tech you trust >>> to do it correctly at a fair price. The tech has probably never seen a >>> Brewtus before so they need to be competent, in my experience, not >>> that easy to find. >>> >>> -- Ira >>> >>> -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the > Google Groups "Brewtus" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/brewtus/Sy2LM4-Wp40/unsubscribe. > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/brewtus/f5f33d21-93fe-4169-af79-b7e8e593c00d%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/brewtus/f5f33d21-93fe-4169-af79-b7e8e593c00d%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/CAGs_PrPHyf4-N_1RA8L5HrD-Oyf65chPTNVE6SjiTF_e5QCEvw%40mail.gmail.com.
