Brewtus 3R Tripping GFCI... Advice?

2013-08-26 Thread Mike PDX
Hi all, hoping I can get some help with my Brewtus 3R. It's been great for for 2.5 years with minimal maintenance but I just hit a rough patch. By way of a quick background, the only issues the machine has had before this are needing to replace a steam pressure gage (failed and filled up with

Re: Brewtus 3R Tripping GFCI... Advice?

2013-08-26 Thread Mike PDX
boilers, as opposed to a hot one? I guess I'm back to being fully confused. All thoughts welcome! Mike On Monday, August 26, 2013 11:18:26 AM UTC-7, Mike PDX wrote: Hi all, hoping I can get some help with my Brewtus 3R. It's been great for for 2.5 years with minimal maintenance but I just hit

Re: Brewtus 3R Tripping GFCI... Advice?

2013-08-27 Thread Mike PDX
one and keeping my fingers crossed :) Best! m On Monday, August 26, 2013 11:18:26 AM UTC-7, Mike PDX wrote: Hi all, hoping I can get some help with my Brewtus 3R. It's been great for for 2.5 years with minimal maintenance but I just hit a rough patch. By way of a quick background

My Brewtus III PID is acting very strangely... Is it getting ready to die, did I kill it?

2017-01-27 Thread Mike PDX
Hello everyone! I’m hoping someone with a bit more PID troubleshooting experience can give me some insight in to a problem I’m having. At the end of last November, the pressure-stat on my 2010 Brewtus III had gone out of adjustment after 6 years of daily service. The steam boiler would

Re: My Brewtus III PID is acting very strangely... Is it getting ready to die, did I kill it?

2017-03-08 Thread Mike PDX
Phil, Thanks for the info and seems like your machine and mine are experiencing the same type failure ;( Your approach seems like a great option... now I just need to decide if I want to wait until the PID fully dies or not. Best, m On Wednesday, March 8, 2017 at 10:19:35 AM UTC-8, Phil

Re: Brewtus III- Flickering PID and no brew boiler working

2017-10-16 Thread Mike PDX
Nicholas, I was going to ask about the cost since my replacement (which I also did successfully this weekend) was only a $60 part and a straight Gicar for Gicar swap out. All in it only took me about 15 minutes, the hardest part was removing the old unit since the plastic had gotten so

Brewtus III-R.... WHICH Sensor Failed?

2021-09-05 Thread Mike PDX
Hi, my Brewtus III-R has has been a workhorse for the last 12 years. There have been a few failures during that time period (PID, Pressure Stat, and Steam Pressure Gauge) but they really have been straight forward for me to fix. However a new problem started a few days ago that has me

Re: Brewtus III-R.... WHICH Sensor Failed?

2021-09-08 Thread Mike PDX
u get voltage on both sides of the safety thermostat, that should > help you narrow down where the issue is occuring. > > Best of luck, be sure to write back with any updates! > > On Sunday, September 5, 2021 at 4:12:39 PM UTC-4 Mike PDX wrote: > >> Hi, my Brewtus III-R ha