Following up. While waiting for WLL to restock, I ordered a mater pressurestat from espressoparts.com. I believe it has a wider deadband, but It fits, and seems to be working fine.
On Friday, December 8, 2023 at 12:23:32 PM UTC-8 Mike Walsh wrote: > thanks so much! > > On Tuesday, December 5, 2023 at 12:51:12 PM UTC-5 Murray Roblin wrote: > >> Following up, here is a link describing pressurestats and their issues: >> >> https://www.espresso-restorations.com/p-stats.html >> >> >> On Tuesday, December 5, 2023 at 9:25:21 AM UTC-8 Murray Roblin wrote: >> >>> Before I knew that WLL was getting a shipment of these pressurestats, I >>> went down a pressurestat rabbit hole, primarily on home-barista. >>> >>> Most machines use them and there is a clear divide between pressurestats >>> for commercial machines vs. home machines. Many of the home machine >>> pressurestats are flimsy and fail regularly. Failure mechanisms include >>> diaphragm failure/sticking and electrical contact failure. One suggestion >>> is to try to isolate the pressurestat from boiler heat, which might be >>> difficult with our Brewtuses (Brewti?). Another suggestion is to install a >>> relay/contactor between the pressurestat and the water boiler to reduce the >>> load on the contacts when it switches from steam heat to boiler heat >>> (current to water boiler heater flows directly through pressurestat >>> switch). >>> >>> Another suggestion is to adapt a commercial pressurestat, e.g. Parker, >>> to our machines. The biggest issue is space - I think that the Parker style >>> pressurestats are too large to fit in the location of the existing >>> pressurestat. There are smaller sized commercial pressurestats that might >>> fit. >>> >>> Or, perhaps the pressurestat should be considered a wear part and we >>> should all keep a stock of a few to replace as needed. >>> On Tuesday, December 5, 2023 at 8:12:01 AM UTC-8 Mike Walsh wrote: >>> >>>> I appreciate WLL continuing to have these available, esp since they >>>> don't seem to last long. >>>> >>>> I can often get some additional time out of them once they begin >>>> sticking by rotating the adjustment a turn or two in each direction, then >>>> returning it to the original position. That may get me another month or >>>> two each time. But eventually they fail with a fairly short lifetime. >>>> >>>> Is there ANYTHING that we can retrofit without too much trouble that >>>> has a longer life? >>>> >>>> On Monday, November 27, 2023 at 6:05:03 PM UTC-5 Murray Roblin wrote: >>>> >>>>> Thanks for being so responsive. WLL for the win. I'll follow up with >>>>> you directly. >>>>> Murray >>>>> >>>>> On Monday, November 27, 2023 at 2:49:13 PM UTC-8 Todd Salzman wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> We do have them on order. >>>>>> >>>>>> I'll talk with Noah about this. >>>>>> >>>>>> I do not have an exact ETA but it is about two weeks. >>>>>> >>>>>> Send me a private e mail if you like and we can get an order set up >>>>>> if you like. >>>>>> >>>>>> Thanks >>>>>> >>>>>> Todd >>>>>> >>>>>> On Mon, Nov 27, 2023 at 5:41 PM Murray Roblin <[email protected]> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Hi Todd, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> https://www.wholelattelove.com/products/3-wire-pressurestat-d1-15-narrow-band >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Chat today with Noah confirmed out of stock and suggested (though >>>>>>> didn't explicitly state) that they would not be restocked.. He >>>>>>> directed me to espressoparts.com >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Murray >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Mon, Nov 27, 2023 at 2:25 PM Todd Salzman < >>>>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > Which pressurestat are you looking for? >>>>>>> > We are still getting Expobar parts >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > Thanks >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > Todd >>>>>>> > Whole Latte Love >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > On Mon, Nov 27, 2023 at 4:10 PM Murray Roblin < >>>>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> >> Hi all. Failed pressurestat, sticking connection to steam boiler. >>>>>>> Big steam noise! >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> >> WLL is out of stock and chat suggests they will not restock. >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> >> Has anyone used / adapted an alternative? >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> >> (Bums me out that WLL is not restocking). >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> >> Thanks, >>>>>>> >> Murray >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> >> -- >>>>>>> >> 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/912b0f08-f174-424f-a920-0806ec3d5b63n%40googlegroups.com >>>>>>> . >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > -- >>>>>>> > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in >>>>>>> the Google Groups "Brewtus" group. >>>>>>> > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit >>>>>>> https://groups.google.com/d/topic/brewtus/42uTBppDei4/unsubscribe. >>>>>>> > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email >>>>>>> to [email protected]. >>>>>>> > To view this discussion on the web visit >>>>>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/brewtus/CA%2BX2q_qaw8NOMYB0Ga1Uj%2BZJO6jt1Ohvbr1x857OxGx3N0tZzg%40mail.gmail.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/CAAN93-H4xneaGv%2B-bR47_eFn0DZWXkB%3Dg2y-hA6vDHOZR25AgQ%40mail.gmail.com >>>>>>> . >>>>>>> >>>>>> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Brewtus" group. 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