Definitely recommend the change if your machine can handle it, made a HUGE difference to my steaming which was always a pain before.
My boiler is still set at 1.4 bar, when I open the tap pressure will drop down the 1.1bar and then stays there. When I close the tap takes about 10 seconds to get back to 1.4bar I am running a five small hole tip to on brewtus at the moment. I am in South Africa so am running a 220V machine. I checked the Australian spec machines and they come with 2000watt elements as standard (mine was a 1400w), I had a blown element and asked the guys when they were fixing it if it could be replaced with a 2000watt element and check the wire gauge to make sure it could handle the extra current, all checked out ok without any further changes so changed the steam element, didn't bother with the brew boiler. Good luck, hope it works for u. JohnB from Joburg and the pressure can increase while streaming after a tank full. I am however in South Africa so we run on 220v, I also checked the Australian spec and they all come standard with 2000 watt elements On 03 Nov 2013 12:55 PM, "010Brewtus" <[email protected]> wrote: > Hey John, > > Is the WEGA element a no-brainer upgrade? I have had my brew pressure up > to 1.4 bar for a few years now without problems simply because of the poor > steam pressure. > > Does it keep the pressure up with a 2 hole tip? > > Op dinsdag 22 oktober 2013 08:00:12 UTC+2 schreef sc00bs: >> >> I checked my machine last night and the element is switching of at >> 1.4bar, gets a bit of overun to just under 1.5bar. >> >> I had the element changed some time ago to a 2000 watt Wega element (runs >> on 220V so no problem), so has some serious steam power now and definitely >> the best upgrade I ever made. >> >> Just want to change the steam tap to a joystick and I will be happy.,= >> >> John in Joburg >> >> >> >> >> On Mon, Oct 21, 2013 at 10:24 PM, winnipegger65 <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Thanks all, >>> >>> This is turning out easier than I thought. I appreciate the guidance on >>> how to adjust the steam pressure and also appreciate the advice that I may >>> not have to. It sounds like 1 bar is okay. >>> >>> Bruce in Winnipeg >>> >>> -- >>> 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 post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/brewtus. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>> >> >> -- > 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 post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/brewtus. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > -- 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 post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/brewtus. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
