Re: BUNN BT10-B


"Roger Shoaf" <shoaf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:1174510221.882046@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

"Craig Andrews" <alt.coffee@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:56ddi2F283a7jU1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sorry Roger, I appologize! This unit doesn't have the 3rd screw on the
top lid, behind the last 3rd vent. I CAN'T believe how dense I was on
this one! Sometimes it IS the easiest way that gets overlooked & always
thinking the worst.. <blushed red face>

Craig,

Been there done that and bought the tee shirt. By trade I am a locksmith,
and I have had my share of frustration when dealing with disassembly
problems of mechanical devices.

One thing I have learned how ever, is when things are not going like you
expect, often the problem is one of a stubborn refusal to force the machine
to be what it ia not. When I was an apprentice I would have to take locks
out of cars. When working on the door locks, I would always struggle with
putting the inside door handle clips back on. After several months of this
frustration, I though about how they must do it at the factory. It then hit
me that the stupid simple little clip was installed on the handle first and
the handle was then just snapped into place.

Now when I am frustrated I always remember that lesson and try to envision
how the thing must be made to assemble for clues to how to go about taking
it apart.


Yep, I've had more than a few of those experiences/moments too! {;-)



As an example you had those deep holes that you were sure were hiding screws
of some sort in their depth. If you would have asked the question how would
they put the thing together the answer could be a triple articulated whiz
bang screwdriver, but since that would be so much more time consuming and
expensive it can logicly be ruled out. To confirm this you could have taken
a thin probe and stuffed it into the hole. If there was a fastener of some
sort, you could feel a metalic click, but in the case of the bunn all you
would of felt is the probe hitting the plastic.


I did think about how the factory would do it also. I did put a very skinny wooden coffee stir stick I happrned to have handy (twice as long as a popsicle stick & half the width) that was notched chipped away the approx slot width of a Phillips # 2 screw. Turning this like a screwdriver didn't catch or snag the cross slots, so I ruled it out.



I wish you the best of luck changing the bunn to a PID, On mine I have a
problem that the water flows into the basket faster than it can flow out.
This requires me to meter the flow by opening the door after about 30
seconds and permitting the coffee to drain off before I restore the flow.


Yep, I had the same problem & cured that with a 3 hole (Tim Hortons) sprayhead, & also have the one hole sprayhead too, that divides the single water stream into 5 small streams., but without even a filter in there it took 7 mins 15 secs for the full 50 oz brew water run to pass through.., WAY too long..

With the 3 holer, I can do a 3 min brew, 3½ min, 4, etc.



I have though about installing a valve in the tube that runs to the shower
head to slow the flow of the water from the tank. The problem I see with
this however is that the water flowing from the tank to the shower head is
loosing heat so the longer it stays in the pipe, the more heat it will
loose.


Nice idea!, I'll have to get in there & see.



I decided against dinking with it however as I also have the commercial pour
over. The commercial model had a much larger basket and now that the soon
to be ex wife is no longer running my kitchen and prohibiting "that big ugly
thing" from the counter top I think I will tweek that one for optimal
brewing of freshly roasted beans



You might consider insulating the outfeed tube and if feasable the tank
itself. That way the heat being radiated off will be less of a factor in
obtaining tempriture stability.


Thanks, I was thinking of this., & a service tech @ Bunn Canada told me personally/in person that this unit had an insulating blanket on the boiler.., it doesn't! I knew it was REALLY shitty thin insulation or none at all because that SS shroud tube is nice & warm, what ya don't want..
When I had the bottom off 2 days ago, all I saw was a bare SS boiler bottom end! I have some high tech ceramic thermal blanket material that I may use on it.

The coffee I've been making with this Bunn thermal unit is THE BEST drip coffee I've ever made/tasted, rich, full bodied, not a hint of bitterness or astringency. Even better than the Newco OCS-8 (the whole OCS {Office Coffee Series} line) that I've been raving & posting lots about over on the CG forums.
Cheers!
Sincerely,
Craig.



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