mine fails in the circuit closed (on) position periodically. I've replaced the pstat multiple times, some cheap and some expensive. if i just turn the machine off and let it cool, everything is fine. it's like there's a pressure vacuum created somewhere that is pulling on the diaphragm (wild guess). i can't seem to find the ghost in the machine.
On Tue, Oct 22, 2024, 10:52 PM Eric Christoffersen <[email protected]> wrote: > Someone runs in “the espresso machine is blasting steam!” I switch it off > and switch off steam boiler (brewtus 4). > > Later I have time I plug it in and breaker trips as soon as I flip on > steam boiler. Ok. A short. > > Well… I mostly drink espresso so I leave steam boiler off for whole > summer. Thinking what could it be? > > I’m imagining the steam heating element looks like the Chernobyl core. > > Finally summon the courage and open machine. Lots of white mineralization. > Over temp sensors aren’t tripped. Swap in new pstat and… no short, no > problemo, machine is back to 100%. > > I’m guessing all the water inside tripped the breaker. > > Appears my pstat failed ‘on’. In the past for me they’ve always failed > ‘off’. > > -- > 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/3c072dae-37e3-402f-8c33-1675297c7f95n%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/brewtus/3c072dae-37e3-402f-8c33-1675297c7f95n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- 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 visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/brewtus/CAA-TRKoHT_NFDus8JWaLYDjjoNzq9rWt-8u8BBCWB%2B4To0AeBQ%40mail.gmail.com.
