e***@gmail.com
2007-06-13 05:06:23 UTC
My Silvia is a bit of a rebuild. It was previously poorly maintained,
so I acquired her, replaced the boiler, and took everything apart and
cleaned it. Reassembled everything. Plug her in, she begins to heat
up, she keeps heating up keeps heating up, and eventually trips the
overheat. I figured I must have a bad brew thermostat, so I replaced
the brew thermostat. No dice--same exact problem. Then I figured I
must have wired something incorrectly, overriding the heating element
"shut-off mechanism." I went over and over and over the wiring
diagram. I am nearly 100% certain that the wiring is right. I wanted
to PID the machine anyway, and I thought for sure this would solve the
issue. I purchased the PID, installed it all according to
instructions. I expected that the PID would solve the issue of the
heating element not kicking off. It did not. She still continues to
climb indefinitely. I have gone over the wiring, and I am nearly
certain that everything is in its proper place. All of the functions
of the unit work properly with the single exception of the fact that
the heating element never kicks off while the machine is plugged in
and turned on--that is until it reaches the way-too-hot point and
shuts off automatically. Any thoughts?
so I acquired her, replaced the boiler, and took everything apart and
cleaned it. Reassembled everything. Plug her in, she begins to heat
up, she keeps heating up keeps heating up, and eventually trips the
overheat. I figured I must have a bad brew thermostat, so I replaced
the brew thermostat. No dice--same exact problem. Then I figured I
must have wired something incorrectly, overriding the heating element
"shut-off mechanism." I went over and over and over the wiring
diagram. I am nearly 100% certain that the wiring is right. I wanted
to PID the machine anyway, and I thought for sure this would solve the
issue. I purchased the PID, installed it all according to
instructions. I expected that the PID would solve the issue of the
heating element not kicking off. It did not. She still continues to
climb indefinitely. I have gone over the wiring, and I am nearly
certain that everything is in its proper place. All of the functions
of the unit work properly with the single exception of the fact that
the heating element never kicks off while the machine is plugged in
and turned on--that is until it reaches the way-too-hot point and
shuts off automatically. Any thoughts?