Brew Flo launches into error after 10 or so minutes

[Anthony Dalton]

Hey all,

Was really excited this morning, I had planned to sample my first brew this evening. Put the keg in the Brew Flo this morning before work. When I got home at lunchtime the unit was in error (E3). I turned it on again, then after ten minutes the same deal. It is definitely cooling when its on, but keeps finding error. I had not connected any of the lines to the keg because it was my understanding that I do that after the keg has chilled.

Any feedback or guidance will be appreciated.

[Dustin Frothman]

1 hour ago, Anthony Dalton said:

Hey all,

Was really excited this morning, I had planned to sample my first brew this evening. Put the keg in the Brew Flo this morning before work. When I got home at lunchtime the unit was in error (E3). I turned it on again, then after ten minutes the same deal. It is definitely cooling when its on, but keeps finding error. I had not connected any of the lines to the keg because it was my understanding that I do that after the keg has chilled.

Any feedback or guidance will be appreciated.

Hi Anthony and welcome.

Do you have the black plastic elbow connected to the air line?

In you leave this in without connecting to your keg then once you close the lid the compressor will engage in an attempt to pressurise the keg. Once the compressor has run continuously for a set period without sensing some back pressure in the line it will shut off and throw the error.

If this is what is occurring, switch the unit off completely. Unplug the black elbow piece, close the lid, turn it back on and and give it another try.

Please let us know how you go.

Cheers.

[Anthony Dalton]

Thank you Dustin,

You are a bloody genius, that is exactly what I have done.

I am still at work at the minute, but will let you know how it pans out.

Thanks heaps.

Anthony

[Dustin Frothman]

8 hours ago, Anthony Dalton said:

Thank you Dustin,

You are a bloody genius, that is exactly what I have done.

I am still at work at the minute, but will let you know how it pans out.

Thanks heaps.

Anthony

No worries. Hope you've been able to enjoy a beer from it tonight then.

[Anthony Dalton]

It's the morning after, and the beer was fantastic. I had a few people around and they were super impressed. 

We drank a couple of kegs of the American Pale Ale, it was a really nice drop.

[Luke Sibenaler]

I also have the same error?

I have done what Dustin suggested and still the same E3 error.

The unit was brought second hand and I don’t know what to do next?

Any suggestions would be appreciated as I want to enjoy my first brew.

Regards,

Luke.