Hi Will. I had a similar situation, addressed, partially, by replacing the overpressure valve and the valve seat on the steam wand. My OPV was getting stuck open, so needed replacing. After replacing the OPV, noticed similar issue, cycling steam heat. The valve seat on the steam wand was leaking with a slow water drip from the wand. Replacing the seat helped somewhat, though I still have a slight drip from it. My steam boiler runs between 1.3 and 1.1 bar and cycles every 2-3 minutes or so. I suspect if I replaced the valve seat again that I would get a more steady, less energy intensive steam cycle. (I bought the pieces from WLL. Make sure you get 2x o-rings per side, steam and water, if you're doing the rebuild. The teflon valve seat I received didn't fit well as it was a bit oversized in diameter and undersized in depth. I know that they are supposed to be tight, but I couldn't get it to press into the seat receptacle. If I get motivated, I'll tear it down and measure the seat receptacle and try and find one that fits a bit better. )
On Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 4:27:13 AM UTC-7 Will wrote: > Hi All, > Today I changed the over pressure safety valve on the steam boiler (1.8 > bar cert.), as it was leaking- the heating element switched on and off > every 10 seconds, and steam pressure was around 0.9-1 bar. > I am now *fairly* confident there Isn't a leak (happy days). > My question is, where should the steam pressure sit, and how long should > the interval be between the heating element going on and off? I'm > concerned the element is still cycling too often - on at 0.8 bar (steam > gauge reading) for 2-3 seconds, pressure rises to 1.2 bar, and then falls > to 0.8 bar in 30ish seconds. (All at rest 40 mins after start up). > > Appreciate anyones thoughts, comments and experiences- especially timings > between steam boiler element cycling off and on! > Thanks, > > Will > > > -- 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/711213bc-78d0-4d0a-be70-5f005753672cn%40googlegroups.com.
