Bypassed the overheat sensor and still the same.  Could it be the control 
board?


On Wednesday, May 3, 2023 at 11:10:50 AM UTC+10 Ben McCafferty wrote:

> Oh! We’ll that changes things. In that case, I think you’re probably 
> looking at the overheat sensor on top of the steam boiler. See if it isn't 
> crusty and falling apart. Bypass it and see if it stops tripping the 
> breaker. 
> b
>
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> On May 2, 2023, at 18:05, Todd Salzman <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> 
>
> You should be able to grab an ohm meter and check for continuity from the 
> leads on the heating element to the copper boiler.
>
>
> On Tue, May 2, 2023 at 9:03 PM Sam Macaluso <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> 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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