Troubleshooting: Filling, Heating, and Brewing (con’t.)
Brewing Problems
The brewing system consists of the following components:
•Start and Stop switches, located on the front control panel.
•Brew Timer, located in the top control section under the top cover.
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Brew volume too | Timer out of ad- | Compare timer setting | Adjust timer. |
large or too small. | justment. | to factory setting |
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| Pressure not ad- | Check water flow before | Clean or rinse strainer at fill valve. |
| equate at brewer. | removing strainer. |
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| Spray head clogged. | Visual | Clean all holes. |
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| Timer faulty. | Check if brew time | Replace timer. |
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| matches timer setting |
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| and if timer can be |
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Brew volume erratic. | Timer faulty. | Measure brew time for | If time is different from batch to |
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| inconsistencies. | batch, replace timer. |
small variation from |
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batch to batch) | Pressure fluctuations | Check pressure at | Plumb water line so its pressure is |
| at brewer. | brewer inlet. | not influenced by other appliances. |
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Brew will not | Tripped circuit | Check to see if circuit | Reset or replace breaker. |
start. | breaker. | breaker tripped or |
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| popped out. |
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| Brew valve faulty. | Check 120V across | If 120V is across brew valve, but brew |
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| brew valve. | valve doesn't open, replace coil or valve. |
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| Stop switch faulty. | Check for continuity | If no continuity, replace switch. |
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| across stop switch |
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| when not pressed. |
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| Start switch faulty. | Check 120V between | If start switch does not provide 120V |
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| S.S. and N on timer | start signal, replace switch. |
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| when start is pressed. |
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| Timer faulty. | Check 120V between H | If no 120V BREW output from timer, |
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| and N on timer. If OK, | replace timer. |
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| check for 120V between |
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| BREW and N on timer |
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| after pressing start. |
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Spray head will not | Boiling tank. | If drip is from right side, | Turn down thermostat. If that doesn't |
stop dripping water. |
| check for water from | cure, check for faulty thermostat or |
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| overflow outlet at top of | heater relay. |
drip slightly after |
| tank. |
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brew) | Limed up Fill valve. | Visual check of valve. | Clean valve. Valve seal or entire |
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| valve may need replacement. |
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P200/RAPS200 Brewers | Page 10 |
