Bill, Just wondering if you ever resolved this issue. I think I may have a similar issue and also suspected the solenoid valve.
On Monday, August 17, 2020 at 4:50:37 PM UTC-4 wsmckenz wrote: > So my rotary pump just started getting really noisy, but only when it is > filling the steam boiler. > > It is a BIII circa 2007. > > I attached short sound clips. The one named steam.mp3 is of me opening the > water wand for a second and then the sound of the pump topping up the steam > boiler, where you'll hear the rattle. The one named brew.mp3 is the sound > when I just run some water through the portafilter for a couple of seconds. > Much quieter. > > I thought it might be the vacuum relief valve, so I took it apart and > cleaned it. Now it is just hissing all the time; so much for cleaning. So > I'm ordering a new vacuum breaker. But I don't think it is the culprit for > the noise. It almost sounds like it's coming from the 2-way solenoid valve. > > ideas? > > ~Bill > -- 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/dd2ea34a-09f9-493a-a730-cfc65de3fd56n%40googlegroups.com.
