PROBLEM:
Kettle Not
Hot Enough
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heat at all? |
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With kettle pot |
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empty and |
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temperature knob |
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set at 10, is the |
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temperature of the |
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surface of the pot |
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260 degrees? |
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Vent the kettle per
instructions in No the manual.
No
When unit is cold (room temp) is the pressure gauge in the green?
Yes
When the unit is calling for heat (the green light is on), is there flame at the burner?
Yes
Is the resistance of
the thermister 100,000 ohms +10% at room temperature?
Yes
Is the
Replace the
igniton
transformer
No
Is there 24 VAC to
the ignition
module?
Yes
Is there 115 VAC to the primary of
No
the ignition
module?
Replace the
No
thermister.
Replace the
No
high limit
Replace
Yes
potentiometer
resistance 50,000
No
Replace the
controller.
ohms at low and 0
ohms at high?
potentiometer.
30