Happy Sunday, all.
First let's get the technical stuff out of the way. I have been roasting for over a year and I'm roasting on The San Franciscan 25lbs roaster.
Last Thursday I got sidetracked printing labels and my roast overheated and I had a drum fire. This was my first roaster fire ever, and never having dealt with one before, I promptly panicked. For some reason that I can't explain, I dropped the beans into the cooling tray. I then had a cooling tray fire. Needless to say it was very hot, smoky, and scary. I panicked again, but this time I panicked with a bucket of water and extinguished the fire.
After a few hours of "after fire" gunk cleaning, my problem is as follows. The roaster turns on, but does not ignite, and the cooling tray arm does not sweep. My theory is such: the motor that drives the cooling tray arm got fried when I poured water over the cooling tray. This would cause a gap in the circuit, signaling to the electric system that something is wrong, thus preventing ignition, no?
Like I said, this is my first fire. I've never had to deal with this problem before. Can anyone confirm my diagnosis or has this happened to anyone before? Thanks!
Cheers
Joe
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