Worked like a charm, thank you! Think I'm still going to invest in the pumped reservoir system just to be safe for the long-term
On Monday, August 24, 2020 at 2:24:09 PM UTC-4 Brian wrote: > > Yes, should work fine with no pressure on the incoming line, you may need > to adjust the pressure bypass valve toachieve target group head pressure > thoug.Ideally the reservoir would be at the same height, or above the pump, > but I know some people that have done fine with a bucket reservoir under a > cabinet just below the machine. It’s best to keep NPSH (gravity pressure > feeding the pump) as high as possible, pumps can be damaged when there is > too much negative pressure from gravity on the inlet, but a small amount > shouldn’t be an issue. > On Monday, August 24, 2020 at 2:16:20 PM UTC-4 majs...@gmail.com wrote: > >> That works with no pressure on the in-line? I've read some solutions with >> bottle water and Flojet or a similar pump but hadn't seen anything on open >> systems >> >> On Saturday, August 22, 2020 at 10:51:58 PM UTC-4 Brian wrote: >> >>> >>> if it’s made to be plumbed in you could always run a line from the pump >>> to a bucket or some other kind of homemade reservoir. Even the rotary pump >>> will work from a reservoir, just be careful to prime it first, and not run >>> the pump dry as it could damage the seals. >>> >>> It won’t be as clean as the internal tank, and won’t have the automatic >>> low water cutoff, but it’s by far the cheapest and easiest way to go from >>> plumbed in to not. >>> >>> Good luck! >>> On Saturday, August 22, 2020 at 3:44:48 PM UTC-4 majs...@gmail.com >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Howdy all, >>>> >>>> Just purchased a Brewtus II and am excited to join such an active >>>> community! Living in an apartment I'm curious about undoing the most >>>> popular conversion; I'm looking to use a tank/reservoir. >>>> >>>> Come Monday, I'm going to chat with whole latte love, but do any of you >>>> know of good resources for plumbing/unplumbing the machine? >>>> >>>> Cheers, >>>> -Aidan >>>> >>> -- 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 brewtus+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/brewtus/86c4aee0-b884-44a3-a014-32bb4740f96cn%40googlegroups.com.
