Hello all, long time! Hope all are well; I still lurk this group even though my Brewtus 2 is long retired. Some may recall that I now use an ECM Synkronika, also an E61 machine.
A (long) while back, we had a discussion about vacuum breaker repair. This is for the one on the steam boiler. When it fails, many just buy the whole part, but all that is usually needed is a cleaning and a new o-ring on the small piston that rises when the boiler comes to pressure. In the old thread I had ordered three sizes of o-ring in FDA silicone; the correct size is 007. Over the ensuing years, I have discovered that the FDA silicone fails very quickly—I probably change this o-ring about every 3 months. Not a huge deal, just an annoyance. Since I’m now down to 1 remaining o-ring, I called theoringstore.com and discussed this with them. The o-ring fails as it gets smaller in size—apparently the silicone is not good for abrasion and also not great for steam. So, the dude on the phone helped me with a new selection to try, which is used for drive belts (high abrasion) and is also food grade and can handle steam/high temp. The one I ordered specifically is also NSF rated, i.e. ok for water systems. The catch is, I had to order 100 of them. So, if anyone would like to send me a self-addressed, stamped envelope, I’d be happy to send you a few. Also, here is the part number for what I ordered, in case you want to order your own or maybe find them elsewhere in smaller quantities. In previous experience, I believe the o-ring should last a year or more, but it’s been a minute so not sure. Ping me privately at bmacpiper at me dot com and I’ll send you my address. Best to all, and talk soon! b -- 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/54556E43-6499-4507-B82A-778DA32CD360%40me.com.
