Nichola, great news that you got it fixed up. My Brewtus IV R is about the same age as yours so I'm experiencing various parts that need replacing as well.
On Sunday, March 7, 2021 at 8:37:33 PM UTC-6 [email protected] wrote: > Bruce- finally got around to swapping the high limit switches (didn’t > realize they also doubled as thermostats). The steam light turned on and > the steam boiler is functional! > > Interestingly after I swapped the high limit switches the boiler > temperature was not going up on the PID. I had to again reset the high > limit switch that originally came from the steam boiler and then the brew > boiler began showing an increase in water temp. So looks like you were spot > on for recommending I look Into the high limit switch! I’m going to order a > replacemeI’m going to order a replacement I limit switch since the one that > I just swapped is already over 10 years old. Thank you again for you help I > was about to give up hope on ever having a latte again :) > > > On Feb 25, 2021, at 4:53 PM, Nicholas Majka <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > Thanks Bruce! This is interesting- I thought that item in the picture > > was a 'high limit' switch not a 'thermostat'. I have tried resetting > > it multiple times however I can't remember if I've replaced it > > entirely. I do believe I ordered a spare one; I can try to swap and > > see if the steam boiler gets power at all if the light comes on before > > ordering a new one. > > > > Thanks for the great suggestion! > > > >> On Thu, Feb 25, 2021 at 8:37 AM Bruce in Winnipeg <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> 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 a topic in the > Google Groups "Brewtus" group. > >> To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/brewtus/Z210YSzN3zc/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/89ac9bae-de52-46d7-b81a-1283886d6a17n%40googlegroups.com > . > -- 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/4f619e56-8b40-48c4-969e-85a48841c428n%40googlegroups.com.
