Hey Ben,

If I disconnect the steam boiler and leave everything else connected, it 
doesn't trip.  As soon as I connect the steam boiler, it trips.
I'll check your posts and see if I can trace it down to something more 
specific by bypassing the pressurestat.

Cheers
Sam

On Wednesday, May 3, 2023 at 10:48:26 AM UTC+10 Ben McCafferty wrote:

> Hey Sam—
> It’s been a minute, but I’m pretty sure that the brew boiler has priority 
> if you’re on a US/120V system. So—the boilers get filled, and then the brew 
> boiler fires until it’s hot, then the steam boiler fires until it’s hot. 
>
> If I had to guess, I’d say the brew boiler element is the culprit. 
> Checking resistance may not help you, since it can be intermittent and may 
> look fine when cold. Search my old posts on bypassing the pressurestat—that 
> may help you for troubleshooting. You should be able to test by putting 
> power to the brew boiler, and if it trips the breaker right away (or as 
> it’s heating), you’ve found the culprit.
>
> Hope that helps, and I’ll be curious to hear what you find.
>
> Best,
> b
>
> On May 2, 2023, at 17:26, Sam Macaluso <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> My Brewtus Minore trips the RCD/Circuit breaker after the steam boiler is 
> filled.
> I though it could of been the element so replaced it but it's still doing 
> the same thing.
> I've checked everything else and they all seem ok. 
> Any tips or ideas what could be causing this?
>
> Cheers
> Sam
>
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