Hi All,
Hoping for some advice, VBM is sick..
Gave her a descale the other week and since then or soon after I have no steam pressure when I first open the steam valve. Here's the process.
Warm up machine, can leave this on all day doesn't change the behaviour.
Pressure gauge is on about 1.3bar
Flush group
Pull shot, fill jug, start to steam.
There's almost no pressure, instantly when I open the valve the machine clicks, the heating light comes on and the pressure gauge drops to about .3bar.
If I then close the valve wait a few minutes, the pressure builds back up and bingo, plenty of steam.
When I was descaling I accidentally overfilled the boiler and the pressure valve blew off for a couple of seconds. Do you think I've damaged the pressure stat?
Funny this appears to only affect the machine one for each on - off cycle.
The machine is about 6 years old and is on everyday for at least an hour. I have serviced the group a couple of years ago, replaced all the soft parts, springs and valves so I'm capable of replacing the pressure stat if required. The last people I contacted said I had to leave it there for two weeks.I'd die a painful death from withdrawals. I'd happy to send this off for service if anyone can recommend someone in Brisbane but I can't be without if for a couple of weeks...
Hoping for some advice, VBM is sick..
Gave her a descale the other week and since then or soon after I have no steam pressure when I first open the steam valve. Here's the process.
Warm up machine, can leave this on all day doesn't change the behaviour.
Pressure gauge is on about 1.3bar
Flush group
Pull shot, fill jug, start to steam.
There's almost no pressure, instantly when I open the valve the machine clicks, the heating light comes on and the pressure gauge drops to about .3bar.
If I then close the valve wait a few minutes, the pressure builds back up and bingo, plenty of steam.
When I was descaling I accidentally overfilled the boiler and the pressure valve blew off for a couple of seconds. Do you think I've damaged the pressure stat?
Funny this appears to only affect the machine one for each on - off cycle.
The machine is about 6 years old and is on everyday for at least an hour. I have serviced the group a couple of years ago, replaced all the soft parts, springs and valves so I'm capable of replacing the pressure stat if required. The last people I contacted said I had to leave it there for two weeks.I'd die a painful death from withdrawals. I'd happy to send this off for service if anyone can recommend someone in Brisbane but I can't be without if for a couple of weeks...

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. If you want to do that you need to use the proper equipment to get a proper / accurate answer.
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