Maybe your pstat is dead. It should have continuity from power to either steam or brew boiler. With no steam pressure there should be continuity from power to steam.
On Tuesday, December 3, 2024 at 10:19:25 AM UTC-8 Sam wrote: > Hi Eric, > > Thanks for the explanation. I've checked continuity between the overtemp > switch and that seems fine. I checked if it's getting voltage and it's > only getting approx 5v. I also checked the pressurestat for voltage and > the top connection and bottom connections are only getting a couple of > volts, but the middle connection is getting 240v. There is 240v going to > the brew boiler. > > Cheers > Sam > > On Sat, 30 Nov 2024 at 10:25, Eric Christoffersen <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Ok, brewtus works like this: >> >> 1. steam boiler gets heat until pstat says its at pressure >> 1a. the light by the lever is lit when the steam boiler is requesting heat >> 2. once steam boiler is at pressure then the brew boiler gets heat >> according to the pid. >> >> So it sounds like core issue is your steam boiler isn't coming to >> pressure so brew boiler never gets a chance to heat which is why the pid >> display shows room temperature. >> >> Brewtus 4 has a switch to bypass the steam boiler. There's a way to >> manually wire the pstat so the brew boiler gets priority but I've never >> done it. If you run the machine without a steam boiler the temp isn't as >> stable. >> >> Fixes: >> >> There is an overtemp switch on top of the steam boiler, it triggers if >> steam boiler gets too hot, for example if it has no water (but in that case >> the pump would be running continiously, so probably that's not your >> problem.) The overtemp switch has a tiny little button on top, you can >> press down on it and see if it goes click. Sometimes that is the entire >> solution. If you have a voltmeter test that the overtemp switch is getting >> voltage. Then test that heating element spades at the bottom of steam >> boiler are getting voltage. >> >> If your heating element is toast you'll see voltage but get no heat and >> you'll need to replace the steam boiler's heating element. >> >> Eric >> >> On Monday, November 25, 2024 at 7:54:08 PM UTC-8 Sam Macaluso wrote: >> >>> Hi, >>> >>> Recently , temp on the PID started dropping and now just sits on 21 deg >>> c. The light is on next to the lever, but the temp wont go up. >>> I've replaced the temp probe that fits in the boiler, but still the same >>> issue. >>> >>> Any ideas? >>> >>> Cheers >>> Sam >>> >> -- >> 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/XoQN3kEy0zI/unsubscribe. >> To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to >> [email protected]. >> To view this discussion visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/brewtus/71b0f903-df8d-49b5-9d19-58997dd4a1cbn%40googlegroups.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/brewtus/71b0f903-df8d-49b5-9d19-58997dd4a1cbn%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/14a596df-dcf4-474e-9dff-22419add17a3n%40googlegroups.com.
