Hello! We also had problems with pressure build-up here.
I bought a brandika for my mother, it seemed to me quite simple to operate. And indeed, she quickly mastered it from me and cooked for a week, managed to appreciate and love. But on Friday, she calls me all in a panic, she says - I put a potato casserole with mushrooms on stewing, the pressure did not accumulate, the time began to count down immediately. I advised her to check the ring, valve, float. She looked at everything, washed it, dried it. Eventually, the pressure began to build up, but only reached the bottom mark. As a result - potatoes are not stewed, mushrooms are tough.
The next day, I went there myself, cooked all Saturday (scrambled eggs, soup, chicken in oranges), there were no problems. On Sunday we put roast beef to bake, and then it started ... At first I used the float to pick it up, didn't lock it. They opened, straightened the silicone ring, rubbed it, poured more water into the meat (just in case), closed it - locked, the float rose, but it began to poison from the control valve. The pressure seemed to start to rise, but at the same time it jumped up and down, even when the time had already started to count. But it shouldn't be like that?
The meat was delicious, but my mother was very nervous.
In principle, it is clear that there is something with the valves, but that's what, after all, there is nothing especially to break ...
- If the countdown has begun, and the pressure has not reached, then there is definitely not enough liquid in the bowl. We recommend that you cook the casserole using the Pressureless Bake function.
- If, for example, a pressure of 40 is set, then adjacent risks on the display scale can light up. This is normal.
Here's another thing I thought about the fact that the pressure is not gaining ... After parsing the cover, you need to screw it on correctly. On the nut that is screwed in the center of the lid (temperature sensor) on one side there is a silicone ring. This ring should be pressed against the lid, but not outward (there will be no tightness).
I thought that the back side of this nut is not screwed.
I tried it somehow, but it screwed up. That would be so that it would be impossible to twist the wrong way (for blind people and in a hurry).
The casserole was made using a recipe book. It says Putting out 10 minutes.
According to the recipe, quite a lot of liquid is obtained there - sour cream, milk, from the mushrooms, too, is released in order when heated.
But okay, this experience did not happen in front of me.
But when I baked the meat myself, I added two hundred grams of water, for sure. And the same thing happened. First, I immediately threw it out for the countdown. Then the steam whistled from the float, it was not locked. The third time, it locked itself immediately, but it was already prying from the regulator.
And yet - is it okay if I set her pressure to 70, and she cooks at 50?
Did you cook in Manual mode? Or did they add pressure themselves?
Describing the problem I would like to see more details. In what mode they cooked, what they exhibited, etc.
The whole point is that the problem did not come out on the first day, for example, with a poorly tightened nut on the lid. There, yes, steam began to etch from under the lid, the pressure, of course, did not build up, we took it off and looked - yeah, twirled it, exhaled.
And then, somehow strange.
Details:
Made roast beef. A piece of beef rubbed with salt and pepper, Frying for 15 minutes, sealed to a crust on all sides.
She turned off the mode, pulled out the meat, rubbed it with a mixture of garlic and mustard.
I put it back in the pot. Added 2 mst. water. Plus, there was still juice from the frying of the meat. EXTINGUISHING mode, set the pressure to 70 (still beef), time 20 minutes. I turn off the heating and press start.
Right there, without any snake, the time is displayed, the countdown begins. Turn it off. From the socket for a minute too (like a "cold reset")
I turn it on again. I re-install 70kPa and 20 min. A snake starts up. Five minutes later, a jet of steam from the float begins to beat. For about five minutes more we are all looking at her, trying to assess whether it was so or not. The cover cannot be locked. After another five minutes, patience bursts, turn it off. We immediately open the lid, look at the float, the ring is worn evenly on it, but we also wipe it with a towel. We close. The lid is locked immediately.
We wait. Pressure is not accumulated, it starts to poison from under the regulator. After 15 minutes, I can't stand it and quickly touch him with my hand. (I know this is wrong) After a second the 20 lights up, the countdown starts. Then, rather quickly, 30, 40, then again 30, 20 and in such waves it reaches the set 70, after which it immediately descends to 50 and cooks on it for the rest of the time.
I don't know what it is, but it never happened. Already so much was prepared, calmly started and she worked for herself.
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Since this problem is not of a regular nature (for now, at least), it seems to me that its solution can turn out to be quite simple, such as "bend the wire" or "pick a hole". But it’s scary to spoil my mother’s favorite pot for good and for ever.
And her mother loves her so much, loves her so much ... Calling Mashenka ...
The same problem began with me, the bezel that holds the silicone ring has already tried to tighten, I cleaned the valve, rinsed it, looked at the wires, but periodically it does not gain pressure, but just twists the snake and that's it ... I don't know the same what to do, saves the seat in front of her and only try to press the lid with my hands ...
Good day. If the "problem" is not regular, then the program has nothing to do with it.
There are basic principles that you need to pay attention to in order to find the reason for this behavior of the device.
- does the contents of the bowl boil,
- if steam is escaping from under the lid or from the pressure regulator. With low boiling, steam only escapes from the float (pressure indicator),
- the presence of a temperature control system in the device ensures gradual heating. This means that you can hear the water "rustle" and then quieted down. As a result, the working pressure value is reached gradually. Do not forget about the unique algorithm of the pressure cooker in various modes.Somewhere it is necessary to "hold" the contents of the bowl at a temperature close to boiling.
- if the countdown has started before the set pressure is reached, then there is little liquid in the bowl (or it has already boiled away).
- by force of steam, the float rises. If this does not happen, then either there is insufficient boiling (you should wait), or the float is blocked (check the O-ring on the indicator).
- if the float has risen up, and steam continues to escape from this hole, then the O-ring on the float has probably shifted, or a gap has formed due to dirt.
If you have taken into account all of the above points, and the operation of the device causes you doubts, then I recommend contacting the nearest service center.
Elena Br, thank you very much for your answer!
I myself don't think it’s a matter of the program. Perhaps something with the pressure control valve, but these are just assumptions, we'll see. Of course, if this is the case, then we will refer to the service, but I would not want to. But for some reason I am sure that it will all work out by itself. It happens so often with technology. By the way, at first the silicone ring fell out, but now it is gorgeous exactly in place and does not even absorb any odors. Just miracles)