Hi Nicola, What you are experiencing sounds a bit like what happened to me earlier this month. Long before this month, I had some sporatic problems with the steam boiler. I opened it up, tried to take some readings, and it magically started working again. However, it failed again. What it ended up being was a faulty thermostat. Easy to replace but harder to diagnose.
Take a look at my thread from 'Winnipegger...' from February 5. OzAnon did figure it out but there was a lot of great advice along the way. In that thread from Feb 5, Oz even included a picture of exactly what needed to be replaced. It was spot on. On Tuesday, February 23, 2021 at 10:26:27 AM UTC-6 [email protected] wrote: > Hello everyone, > > Have a Brewtus Expobar IV-R that I bought from Whole Latte Love, it's > about 12 or 13 years old. Several typical parts replaced (PID, vacuum OPV, > etc.). About a year ago after a move, the steam boiler would > intermittently stop working. At first it would just turn off, then > randomly turn back on after several days OR after turning the machine off > for several days and then turning it back on. Lately however the steam > boiler does not turn on at all after several days no matter what (and the > light is not on). I have done the following: > > - > > Reset the limit switch > - > > Replaced the limit switch > - > > Tried following the WLL electric troubleshooting steps with a > multimeter, almost zapped myself and blew a circuit, decided to leave > electrical to the pros > - > > Brought it to an espresso repair shop. Now here's the weird part. They > did the same troubleshooting as WLL, they were able to have the boiler > working FINE. Took it home, after several days the boiler stopped working. > Brought it BACK to the shop, they looked at it, it works fine there, they > even kept it plugged in for several days and even showed me the steam > boiler was working and fully stable. Got home, steam works for a day then > dies. > > Any suggestions? I'm wondering if it's something to do with the different > voltages in my house (it's extremely old) vs the repair shop? Or is > something else? > > Unfortunately I'm up in Canada with travel restrictions or I would have > brought it back to WLL myself by now. > -- 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/89ac9bae-de52-46d7-b81a-1283886d6a17n%40googlegroups.com.
