Variety STeamer
troubleshooting (continued)
Problem | Prossible Cause | Corrective Action | |
Unit heats but there is little or no | Improper water pressure to unit. | Verify that a water pressure regulator is | |
steam produced |
| installed and set to 20 - 25 psi. | |
and/or | Insufficient or excessive calcium/ | Verify that a thin layer of deposits is | |
mineral buildup on Generator sur- | present on the Generator surface. | ||
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The product requires more | face. | Refer to the Maintenance section of this | |
steaming than usual (continued). |
| manual. | |
| Channels, or Rate and Shot values | Restore programming to original values | |
| were programmed improperly. | as described in the Programming sec- | |
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| tion of this manual and then reprogram | |
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| as needed. | |
| Black Manifold | Install Manifold | |
| missing. | Replace if it is damaged. | |
| Low Generator setpoint temperature. | Verify the setpoint temperature is 375° F | |
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| (190° C) to 400° F (204° C). | |
Steam leaks out of the sides of | Black Manifold | Install Manifold | |
the black Manifold Plate. | missing. | Replace if it is damaged. | |
Black Manifold is difficult to lock | Black Manifold not being removed | Remove and clean the Black Manifold | |
and unlock onto the generator | and cleaned daily as required. | daily as described in the Maintenance | |
with the sliding lever. |
| section of this manual. | |
| Black Manifold | Replace Black Manifold | |
| or worn. | aged or worn. | |
| Black Manifold | Lubricate the Black Manifold | |
| lubricated daily with Petro gel. | as described in the Maintenance section | |
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| of this manual. | |
| Generator is dirty. | Clean or delime the Generator. See the | |
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| Maintenance section of this manual for | |
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| more information. | |
Unit floods overnight and/or con- | Solenoid valve is being held open by | Attempt to flush the debris out of the | |
tinues to steam even when in idle | debris from the building’s water line | valve by rapidly operating the unit on a | |
mode. | piping due to no | number of “Single Shot” cycles and then | |
| the water line just before the unit. | letting the unit rest. If the unit still leaks, | |
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| contact your maintenance person or | |
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| Authorized Service Agency. | |
Unit is whistling during use. | Unit is not being cleaned Daily and/ | See the Maintenance section of this | |
| or properly. | manual. |
20 | P/N 1010745 Rev. G 03/06 |