thanks so much! On Tuesday, December 5, 2023 at 12:51:12 PM UTC-5 Murray Roblin wrote:
> Following up, here is a link describing pressurestats and their issues: > > https://www.espresso-restorations.com/p-stats.html > > > On Tuesday, December 5, 2023 at 9:25:21 AM UTC-8 Murray Roblin wrote: > >> Before I knew that WLL was getting a shipment of these pressurestats, I >> went down a pressurestat rabbit hole, primarily on home-barista. >> >> Most machines use them and there is a clear divide between pressurestats >> for commercial machines vs. home machines. Many of the home machine >> pressurestats are flimsy and fail regularly. Failure mechanisms include >> diaphragm failure/sticking and electrical contact failure. One suggestion >> is to try to isolate the pressurestat from boiler heat, which might be >> difficult with our Brewtuses (Brewti?). Another suggestion is to install a >> relay/contactor between the pressurestat and the water boiler to reduce the >> load on the contacts when it switches from steam heat to boiler heat >> (current to water boiler heater flows directly through pressurestat >> switch). >> >> Another suggestion is to adapt a commercial pressurestat, e.g. Parker, to >> our machines. The biggest issue is space - I think that the Parker style >> pressurestats are too large to fit in the location of the existing >> pressurestat. There are smaller sized commercial pressurestats that might >> fit. >> >> Or, perhaps the pressurestat should be considered a wear part and we >> should all keep a stock of a few to replace as needed. >> On Tuesday, December 5, 2023 at 8:12:01 AM UTC-8 Mike Walsh wrote: >> >>> I appreciate WLL continuing to have these available, esp since they >>> don't seem to last long. >>> >>> I can often get some additional time out of them once they begin >>> sticking by rotating the adjustment a turn or two in each direction, then >>> returning it to the original position. That may get me another month or >>> two each time. But eventually they fail with a fairly short lifetime. >>> >>> Is there ANYTHING that we can retrofit without too much trouble that has >>> a longer life? >>> >>> On Monday, November 27, 2023 at 6:05:03 PM UTC-5 Murray Roblin wrote: >>> >>>> Thanks for being so responsive. WLL for the win. I'll follow up with >>>> you directly. >>>> Murray >>>> >>>> On Monday, November 27, 2023 at 2:49:13 PM UTC-8 Todd Salzman wrote: >>>> >>>>> We do have them on order. >>>>> >>>>> I'll talk with Noah about this. >>>>> >>>>> I do not have an exact ETA but it is about two weeks. >>>>> >>>>> Send me a private e mail if you like and we can get an order set up if >>>>> you like. >>>>> >>>>> Thanks >>>>> >>>>> Todd >>>>> >>>>> On Mon, Nov 27, 2023 at 5:41 PM Murray Roblin <mro...@gmail.com> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Hi Todd, >>>>>> >>>>>> https://www.wholelattelove.com/products/3-wire-pressurestat-d1-15-narrow-band >>>>>> >>>>>> Chat today with Noah confirmed out of stock and suggested (though >>>>>> didn't explicitly state) that they would not be restocked.. He >>>>>> directed me to espressoparts.com >>>>>> >>>>>> Murray >>>>>> >>>>>> On Mon, Nov 27, 2023 at 2:25 PM Todd Salzman < >>>>>> to...@wholelattelove.com> wrote: >>>>>> > >>>>>> > Which pressurestat are you looking for? >>>>>> > We are still getting Expobar parts >>>>>> > >>>>>> > Thanks >>>>>> > >>>>>> > Todd >>>>>> > Whole Latte Love >>>>>> > >>>>>> > On Mon, Nov 27, 2023 at 4:10 PM Murray Roblin < >>>>>> mur...@farleyroblin.com> wrote: >>>>>> >> >>>>>> >> Hi all. Failed pressurestat, sticking connection to steam boiler. >>>>>> Big steam noise! >>>>>> >> >>>>>> >> WLL is out of stock and chat suggests they will not restock. >>>>>> >> >>>>>> >> Has anyone used / adapted an alternative? >>>>>> >> >>>>>> >> (Bums me out that WLL is not restocking). >>>>>> >> >>>>>> >> Thanks, >>>>>> >> Murray >>>>>> >> >>>>>> >> -- >>>>>> >> 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 brewtus+u...@googlegroups.com. >>>>>> >> To view this discussion on the web visit >>>>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/brewtus/912b0f08-f174-424f-a920-0806ec3d5b63n%40googlegroups.com >>>>>> . >>>>>> > >>>>>> > -- >>>>>> > 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/42uTBppDei4/unsubscribe. >>>>>> > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to >>>>>> brewtus+u...@googlegroups.com. >>>>>> > To view this discussion on the web visit >>>>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/brewtus/CA%2BX2q_qaw8NOMYB0Ga1Uj%2BZJO6jt1Ohvbr1x857OxGx3N0tZzg%40mail.gmail.com >>>>>> . >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> 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 brewtus+u...@googlegroups.com. >>>>>> >>>>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>>>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/brewtus/CAAN93-H4xneaGv%2B-bR47_eFn0DZWXkB%3Dg2y-hA6vDHOZR25AgQ%40mail.gmail.com >>>>>> . >>>>>> >>>>> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Brewtus" group. 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