[Gear][Question] - $8 thrift store find. What are the chances it will live again?
First time poster. Long time lurker...
I picked this bad boy Breville ESP8XL. It looked well used in need of a cleanup, as I started to peel the screws away the picture unfolded some more: the warmer seems to get nice and warm but there is no response from the pump at all. The front knob also doesn't move, but I expect with some motivation I can get it going.
Does anyone have experience with this or a similar model? What should I do about cleaning the inside warmer component? My hope is that it just needs a new circuit board as it was quite rusted an corroded in some places.
Posted Oct 21, 2015, 11:35 PM UTC
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You can probably buy a working one used on CL for cheaper than fixing this one. In my region a little camping can get them in the $20-30 range.
If the front knob won't move, how do you know no pump response? Pump only goes on when switched by the knob, unless you're bypassing to test somehow.
So far I can order a new board for $8. As for the pump, I was under the impression that it should turn on when powered up.
Nope. Only when you engage the switch.
Right! That's what I was trying to say.