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On Dec 28, 2021, 3:55 PM, at 3:55 PM, 'Andrey Sychev' via Brewtus <[email protected]> wrote: >Thanks Kevin. I was finally able to rip it out, this it how it looks >out attached. There is quite a bit of white stuff that leaked out and >some dirt bits in the boiler though as I look through the opening- >what’s the best idea to clean it out? > >-- >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/EF4854F5-9823-46A4-9362-E26122395D13%40aol.com. > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > >Sent from my iPhone > >> On Dec 24, 2021, at 7:25 PM, Kevin Maciunas ><[email protected]> wrote: >> >> On 25/12/21 6:23 am, 'Andrey Sychev' via Brewtus wrote: >>> Folks, I was able to unscrew the old heating element using impact >wrench and some extension with 1 7/16 socket however pulling it out the >boiler is a challenge. I can see a part of the charred coils but >apparently it bursted inside (hence acrylic insulation in the boiler) >so wiggling with the pliers may do this trick. Obviously don’t want to >destroy the boiler taking it out either. Any suggestions? >>> >> Excellent news Andrey! And a Merry Christmas to you :) >> >> The boiler is brass, so it is reasonably solid (relatively speaking). >The only element I had issues with was in a NS Oscar, which has a >copper boiler and is thus really fragile.. The elements are (I think) >copper. So the tug of war will be won... I'd use a pointy set of >locking pliers through the hole in your circumstance. My elements are >all spirally configured, so "unscrewing" them out might be the go. >Plus pulling reasonably hard (support the boiler with other hand, or >someone else's hands...). The Oscar element kind of 'stretched' as I >pulled and the coils 'unscrewed' out the wee hole. >> >> Every Espresso machine I've changed elements in for friends has had >the elements approximately the same diameter as the hole. So this is a >universal issue as far as I can see.. From my decidedly limited set of >5 data points! In the 5 different machines I've done, the darn things >have always yielded to force (carefully) applied. The boiler elements >are basically malleable, but the insulation stuff (the white stuff) >makes the element not wish to bend as easily as it might otherwise >bend... My sister's Rancilio Silvia had an element shaped roughly like >an M, and the "v" part was where it blew/bent. That one got pulled and >pulled with increasing force and concern until it came out the hole - >kind of "U" shaped... Like the Brewtus, the Silvia has a brass boiler >so it can take some applied force. >> >> I do re-mention the caution about sharp edges in there though. >Application of heft in confined areas where there are sharp edges >results in blood sacrifice... >> >> 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/cd0f1546-624d-0939-9287-26f8fef41d21%40gmail.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/EF4854F5-9823-46A4-9362-E26122395D13%40aol.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/511dbd68-6964-4cc0-b48d-c9d145ba5d90%40gmail.com.
