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MAINTENANCE MANUAL
Speedster
page 42
Figure 29. Showing the brewing lever mechanism. Adjustment of the lever w.r.t. the
switches can be made by loosening the lower 2 Allen bolts underneath the frame.
Notes
The force required to press the lever down can be adjusted with the Allen set screw (2.5
mm) on top of the lever mechanism.
The two self-locking nuts at the back of the lever mechanism adjust the force by which
the lever is pressed horizontally against the slotted front guiding plate (and the amount
by which the lever protrudes from the front of the machine). Be sure the front of the
lever is pulled ever so lightly against the most outward (right hand) side of the slot in the
guiding plate.
Drain all water when freezing is possible
Because boiler freeze-up will lead to the need of replacing the affected boiler your
Speedster should never be in a freezing environment unless all water is drained from it.
Cargo bays in ships and planes are normally not temperature controlled and cannot be
trusted to remain above freezing at all times.
Materials needed
Spanner 13 mm, 17 mm
Allen key 3 mm, 5 mm
Drain-hose with fitting that snugly fits in drain valve (included in shipment)
Bucket
Towel and/or sponge
Loctite or Teflon tape
Procedure
Steam/hot water boiler
1.
Turn main switch of your Speedster to “off”.
2.
Shut off water supply to your machine.
3.
Unplug the pump from your Speedster.
4.
Fully open steam valve.
5.
Remove left and right side panels.
6.
Wait until all pressure is released from the steam/hot water boiler (the large boiler
in the back of the machine).
7.
Remove plug (or cap in older model) from the steam/hot water boiler drain valve
with a 17 mm spanner (see figure 30).
Allen bolts
bottom
bracket
Allen set screw