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by KimH
December 21st, 2009, 1:48 pm
Forum: Coffee Roasting
Replies: 11
Views: 703

Hottop B main exhaust fan fails

Thanks man, I will give it a try
by KimH
December 16th, 2009, 5:06 am
Forum: Coffee Roasting
Replies: 11
Views: 703

Hottop B main exhaust fan fails

Unfortunatly I am not in possesion of neither equipment for measuring things like that oranother fan, so I can't test anything here at home. But I have now been in contact with Hottop in Taiwan and they are convinced that the fan needs to be replaced, so they will send me a new fan What
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by KimH
December 15th, 2009, 1:40 pm
Forum: Coffee Roasting
Replies: 11
Views: 703

Hottop B main exhaust fan fails

I have unassembled the rear fan to tell exactly when it is on and when it is off. During this I also cleaned the fan even if it was not that dirty. But I haven't yet gone through the hole cleaning procedure of the machine. And I have also both tried the auto program, a stored program and manually
by KimH
December 15th, 2009, 11:59 am
Forum: Coffee Roasting
Replies: 11
Views: 703

Hottop B main exhaust fan fails

Hi, My 3 month old Hottop B has started to behave very strange. The main exhaust fan does not start no matter what step it is set to in the program. However I have noticed that the fan under the cooling tray reacts to the steps in the program. This is not intended...or? The main exhaust fan is
by KimH
September 12th, 2009, 2:31 pm
Forum: Coffee Roasting
Replies: 22
Views: 2575

Hottop B vs Behmor

Thanks man
by KimH
September 12th, 2009, 7:39 am
Forum: Coffee Roasting
Replies: 22
Views: 2575

Hottop B vs Behmor

Anybody know if there is a guide to upgrade an old Hottop to the Hottop B?
by KimH
September 5th, 2009, 1:24 am
Forum: Coffee Roasting
Replies: 22
Views: 2575

Hottop B vs Behmor

Well, I am looking forward to get that smell back in my garage. At the moment it smells like burned rubber The good news is that my new Hottop will be shipped today In the future I will handcuff myself to the roaster while roasting........BTW, where to buy a "dead-mans-switch" for the Hottop
by KimH
September 4th, 2009, 4:33 pm
Forum: Coffee Roasting
Replies: 22
Views: 2575

Hottop B vs Behmor

I must admit that my kids got my attention during the roast, so I was not around the roaster when the fire started... But yes, I have noticed that the roaster starts to beep at high temperature and that I have to press a button to avoid auto eject, but normally I don't roast that dark
by KimH
September 4th, 2009, 3:45 am
Forum: Coffee Roasting
Replies: 22
Views: 2575

Hottop B vs Behmor

Well, a part of my routine is to always empty the chaff tray and front cover + vacuum all the chaff before starting a new roast. So I am pretty sure that this is not the reason for the fire. The good news is that Hottop offered me a new machine at half prize
by KimH
September 3rd, 2009, 2:56 pm
Forum: Coffee Roasting
Replies: 22
Views: 2575

Hottop B vs Behmor

Great thread, thanks for the link. However I still don't know if I should go for Behmor or pay 4 times more for another Hottop B