Thanks for the info, Ira re/ the Kill-A-Watt meter. Hi Ben: I seem to remember hearing that the difference between the brew gauge and a portafilter gauge is approximately 1 bar. I guess I was going off of what WLL sets their machines at, which is 10 bar. I live in Canada where the vendor I purchased from ships the machines unadjusted. Good to know re/ channeling behavior. I will see how things go and perhaps make a further adjustment. Thanks again,
Pete On Apr 10, 1:08 pm, Benjamin McCafferty <[email protected]> wrote: > Glad to hear it. You still may try lowering to 9. Why do you think the > gauge is wrong? One thing I have experienced is that I have a hard time > stopping channeling if I'm above 9 bar on the grind, 9.5 or so on the blind > PF. So if you're getting holes/spraying at 10, and feel your dosing and > distribution is good, you're probably still a bit high on pressure. > b > On Apr 10, 2011, at 11:45 AM, [email protected] wrote: > > > > > Ben - I lowered my brew pressure from 12 to about 10 bar, which I > > believe is really 9 bar because of errors on the brew pressure gauge. > > Pulled two shots with tight grinds and....no more fluctuating brew > > pressure. Thanks! Will try moving Brewtus to another outlet later this > > afternoon to see if I can solve the flickering lights issue. However, > > thanks a bunch for your help with this. > > > cheers, > > > Pete > > > On Apr 10, 11:24 am, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > > wrote: > >> Thanks Ben and Ira, > > >> Great suggestions as usual. I'll work through the suggestions and let > >> you know how I make out. > > >> Pete > > >> On Apr 10, 11:15 am, Ira <[email protected]> wrote: > > >>> At 08:27 AM 4/10/2011, you wrote: > > >>>> ANY help/suggestions would be appreciated. > > >>> Do you have a Volt Meter? If not they are cheap as is a > >>> Kill-A-Watt. Plug the meter into the same outlet as your Brewtus, > >>> and watch the voltage as the Brewtus operates. If it varies more than > >>> a couple of volts, you need to fix it as something is getting hot > >>> somewhere, likely near the panel. I'm guessing you don't play with > >>> electricity, but if you do and want more pointers just ask. > > >>> As an example with my POS meter, it reads 117.5 and drops to 115.9 > >>> with the Brewtus steam boiler element on. Cycling the pump has no > >>> effect on the voltage. > > >>> Ira > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "Brewtus" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected]. > > For more options, visit this group > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/brewtus?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Brewtus" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/brewtus?hl=en.
