I had a similar problem. A wire had slipped out of pid. It should have gone to another pid socket which had a 2nd wire going to brew boiler.
On Sun, Nov 28, 2021, 4:00 PM <[email protected]> wrote: > [email protected] > <https://groups.google.com/forum/?utm_source=digest&utm_medium=email#!forum/brewtus/topics> > Google > Groups > <https://groups.google.com/forum/?utm_source=digest&utm_medium=email/#!overview> > <https://groups.google.com/forum/?utm_source=digest&utm_medium=email/#!overview> > Topic digest > View all topics > <https://groups.google.com/forum/?utm_source=digest&utm_medium=email#!forum/brewtus/topics> > > - Brew boiler not heating! <#m_5096388069250160159_group_thread_0> - 1 > Update > > Brew boiler not heating! > <http://groups.google.com/group/brewtus/t/5761d2cf8e7e4a73?utm_source=digest&utm_medium=email> > Aidan Harris <[email protected]>: Nov 28 03:51PM -0800 > > Hi all, just bought a Brewtus III (red PID), and the brew boiler won't > heat > up on it. Steam boiler heats up and then cycles on and off as it should. I > bought it a few weeks ago, and at first, the brew boiler would work > intermittently, but only if I flushed water through the grouped a few > times... the whole process took around 1.5 hours, so obviously not > acceptable, but it's important to note that everything worked perfectly if > I got the brew boiler to heat up including the PID adjustability and temp > read-out. Now it won't even heat up. Also, the PID reads out 1.04 on the > display which I'm told is a firmware code? But, I can't get much more info > on that and if it relates to my problem. > > Here's what I've tested so far: > > - Power in is good, I'm getting 110V at the steam boiler when it's heating > up (as expected). > - Brew boiler reads 0 volts at both terminals. > - Continuity is good on the high temp thermostats (the two pin things on > the tops of the steam and brew boilers) > - Continuity is good on both of the heating elements, so I think they're > good, and obviously the steam boiler is good because it's heating. > - I just replaced the pressure stat because when I bought the machine it > was only working half of the time. > - The PID flashes the code 1.04 in tandem with the SSR after the boiler is > fully heated as expected, but the brew boiler doesn't want to heat up. > > After this I'm pretty stumped. I *THINK* my issue stems from either the > PID > or the computer... that's just based on my understanding of the wiring > diagram. I'm really hoping it's something less expensive than those, so > ANY > suggestions or additional tests to do would be absolutely wonderful. > > Thanks in advance, hopefully I can be back to drinking delicious coffee > ASAP with the help of you pros! > Back to top <#m_5096388069250160159_digest_top> > You received this digest because you're subscribed to updates for this > group. You can change your settings on the group membership page > <https://groups.google.com/forum/?utm_source=digest&utm_medium=email#!forum/brewtus/join> > . > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it send an > email to [email protected]. > -- 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/CAHkZ08rm0m-4QOKkWj5cUdVe%3Dq_2yef9o0pP3BjuNJ%3DNWTPi-g%40mail.gmail.com.
