To me this is most likely a problem with the anti-vac/safety-valve but your input would be appeciated (especially as it costs around $100 for a replacement for parts alone).
When the machine is warming up from cold and waiting for the heat light to go off it appears to only warm a small amount of water. I'm basing this on:
1. Only a small amount of steam is possible before the unit goes back into heading or..
2. A very small amount of not quite boiling water appears.
I've also notice on one occasion that the pump runs until I open the steam valve at which point after a few seconds it stops - i'm assuming releasing the air lets water into the tank and fill up-to the sensor.
Lastly... I've noticed that even before remotely hot if I open the steam valve a little pressure has occured.
To get around this I simply open the steam valve briefly a couple of times during the warmup. After that it works great.
Are your thoughts the same as mine? the lack of anti vac is causing the boiler to operate initially without sufficient water or is there something else untoward?
Regards,
Atomic.
When the machine is warming up from cold and waiting for the heat light to go off it appears to only warm a small amount of water. I'm basing this on:
1. Only a small amount of steam is possible before the unit goes back into heading or..
2. A very small amount of not quite boiling water appears.
I've also notice on one occasion that the pump runs until I open the steam valve at which point after a few seconds it stops - i'm assuming releasing the air lets water into the tank and fill up-to the sensor.
Lastly... I've noticed that even before remotely hot if I open the steam valve a little pressure has occured.
To get around this I simply open the steam valve briefly a couple of times during the warmup. After that it works great.
Are your thoughts the same as mine? the lack of anti vac is causing the boiler to operate initially without sufficient water or is there something else untoward?
Regards,
Atomic.

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