Are you adjusting the pressurestat with the thumb wheel?  Sure the wiring is 
correct?

 

JP

 

From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Herman 
Dickens
Sent: Wednesday, November 24, 2021 7:37 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: Boiler pressure won't stop rising

 

Sounds like the pressurestat..


 

Herman

 

 

On Wed, Nov 24, 2021 at 12:28 AM billherbst <[email protected] 
<mailto:[email protected]> > wrote:

I walked into the kitchen this evening to discover my Brewtus IV-R hissing. I 
immediately looked at the steam boiler pressure gauge. It was at 2. The safety 
release valve hadn't tripped yet, but it would soon.

 

I thought, "Damn, the pressure switch has failed" (second time in two years).

 

Having replaced the pressure switch numerous times on both my old Brewtus II 
and now my Brewtus IV-R, I keep new replacements on hand. So, after letting the 
Brewtus cool down some, I swapped out the pressurestat in the machine and 
hooked up a new one. Easy-peasy, right? Wrong.

 

Turning the Brewtus on again, the steam pressure rose to 1.2 and just kept 
going. So, if the pressure switch isn't the problem, what is? Why is the 
heating element in the steam boiler not shutting off? 

 

Having already had a problem last year with scale causing the refill valve to 
stick, I'm wondering if I have another malfunction due to hard water scale. Is 
that the likely culprit, or has something else failed? 

 

 

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