happily NO MORE EXPOS FOR SALE !!! On Sat, Oct 23, 2021 at 6:33 PM 'Andrey Sychev' via Brewtus < [email protected]> wrote:
> Thanks for the tip. Aside of driving to Rochester, is taking brew boiler > off the machine and shipping it an option on early B2? Any tips on reaching > Todd S.? > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Oct 23, 2021, at 12:41 PM, Richard <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Some older Brewtus II were manufactured with epoxy thread sealers. Allow > boiler to heat up and the bolt will be easy to remove by hand. > I had a 2006 Brewtus II and upgraded to PID kit. I could not remove the > brew boiler temp probe. > I had to travel to WLL in Rochester who told me about the the thread > sealer. Exopobar did that for about a year. > WLL were able to heat up the brew boiler and then easily removed the bolt. > > Hint: look at the 2 connectors under the water tank. There are 3 plugs. > Swap one of the connectors to the empty plug, turn on the Brewtus II and > the boilers will heat up even if water tank is removed. > On Friday, October 22, 2021 at 1:41:58 PM UTC-4 KJM wrote: > >> On 22/10/21 3:49 am, Ira wrote: >> >> Hello 'Andrey, >> >> >> Thursday, October 21, 2021, 8:25:12 AM, you wrote: >> >> >> Also impact driver or impact wrench? And would a cordless version handle >> the glue? >> >> You need a big socket and a 1/2" drive impact, the kind you'd use to >> remove lug nuts to take it off in place. I've not had to do it yet so I >> don't know what it entails. Like all things with an impact, be gentle >> replacing it, hand tighten all the way before trying to tighten it. And >> then another some amount, 1/4 turn, 1/2 turn or something like that. Maybe >> someone who knows will pop up with an answer. >> >> Sorry - living 0.5 planets away from the conversation means a 12 hour >> delay :) >> >> >> I bought an 18V ebay sourced cheap 1/2" impact driver. It takes Makita >> batteries, and claims 520Nm of torque. It might not do that much, but it >> does a LOT. I bought it for use on my ute (truck). It has not failed to >> undo anything as yet! It is mildly amusing to see large tools (a 38mm >> socket on an impact wrench is not svelte!) being used on what is a kitchen >> appliance... >> >> >> I should have said I also used a pick tool - like a dental pick - to >> chase out the threads in the boiler. The threadseal they used kind of >> balled up into little blobs and removing it seemed wise. >> >> >> The boilers are not strongly attached to anything - there is no >> requirement that they be so, and hence the use of an impact tool. I used >> it to put the new element in too - these tools just spin the socket till it >> becomes 'tight' and then start the impact-er-ation. I'd not usually do the >> re-assembly with one, but I couldn't see how to manage to hold the boiler >> while conventionally nipping up the new element.. I did pretty much as Ira >> says above: run it home till it is fully screwed in and then about a 1/8th >> of a turn in impact mode. Didn't leak. I kind-of thought it might but it >> has not leaked a drop. >> >> >> The only complication I had is the new boiler elements have flying >> leads, the old ones just 2 spade connectors. But a 38mm socket has tons of >> space so the wires were just smooshed into the spare space and the thing >> screwed into place. >> >> >> There is a small hazard though as anyone who has worked inside an Expobar >> machine would know: the metal parts are sheared and the edges bite the >> unwary. The circular holes in the frame with the black plastic covers are >> a case in point.... >> >> >> Happy repairing! >> >> >> Cheers >> >> /Kevin >> > -- > 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/9fef0ba6-65ef-4033-9f3e-2ddd5a13223cn%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/brewtus/9fef0ba6-65ef-4033-9f3e-2ddd5a13223cn%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/0D66F010-8E1A-419E-9F9C-4BDC4058940E%40aol.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/brewtus/0D66F010-8E1A-419E-9F9C-4BDC4058940E%40aol.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/CAO0oNMJcqO_5owK2LpFY1jHr0NvvAVy95LozcMaaux50yLkkCQ%40mail.gmail.com.
