Have you seen this video? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kEl-uNOC1P4&t=12s
Do you have any water bypassing the OPV when you are at 8 bar? If not then your new pump is probably weak. Todd On Mon, Jul 20, 2020 at 9:15 PM Rizwan Naveed <[email protected]> wrote: > Friends, > > I have two separate issues I am hoping this communities help with. I am > really trying hard to join the Brewtus community by procuring a used unit, > but the two Brewtuses (Brewti?) I have found both have issues that I am > hoping to get your help addressing! For ease of reference, labeling as (1) > and (2) below. > > (1) I am talking to a coffee tech who is restoring a Brewtus III that I > was hoping to buy - it already had a new vacuum breaker, new control board, > rebuilt E61 grouphead installed, but was unable to build up past 8 bars > brew pressure. The tech has now replaced the pump and OPV but it still has > not solved the problem -* the machine does not build pressure past 8 > bars. *Is there any other thing in the pressure path that could be > causing this problem? Could it be the Aerator valve? And if so, how to > check, confirm and fix the issue? ANY insights would be VERY welcome. You > guys can take solace in the fact that this has a professional coffee tech > stumped...I am posting here as a hail mary, as this unit is local to my > city. > > (2) Separately... given the delay with this and uncertainty, I have been > talking to another seller about a Brewtus II. this Brewtus is plumbed in at > the moment - and the seller does not have the reservoir. I sadly live in a > small apartment, where I'd rather not plumb in the machine until I move > later in the year, and there is simply no space for a 5 gallon bottle and > flojet. A few questions: > > A) What is the overall process to convert from plumbed in to reservoir? > Happy to refer to the attached Brewtus compendium PDF for easy referencing > > B) What parts are needed and how long/ambitious would this project be for > a budding but not experienced DIY guy? > > C) What type of reservoir could fit and where could I buy it from? > > D) Bonus: Would this process be reversible? If I move to a larger > apartment and if I decide to plumb-in. > > > *Even a quick thought on one or both of the issues would be great!* > > > > > > > -- > 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/f86453f9-30bd-408f-8a43-e889779543b4o%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/brewtus/f86453f9-30bd-408f-8a43-e889779543b4o%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/CA%2BX2q_q0D_KrfRKmn3w90D%2BqwNWixX%2BcUVwrYc09TXM8MX79zg%40mail.gmail.com.
