Troubleshooting: Filling, Heating, and Brewing
Filling Problems
The filling system consists of the following components:
•Liquid Level Control, located behind the brewer front panel.
•Liquid Level Probes, located on the tank top, secured by wing nut, under the top cover
•Fill Valve, located behind the front panel.
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Overfilling | Fill valve not sealing | Water entering tank | Disassemble valve and clean out | ||||
properly. | continuously, usually | dirt. Valve may need new plunger | |||||
watertank even | |||||||
| slowly. | if seal is worn. | |||||
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| Fill valve installed |
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| arrow on valve body. |
| water inlet, remove valve and install | |
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Overfilling | High electrode coated | Jumper HI terminal on | Remove electrode assembly and | ||||
watertank only | with lime or faulty. | level control to metal | clean both probes. If this does not | ||||
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| enclosure stops fill. | work, replace assembly. | ||||
Missing or faulty | Jumper from C | Make secure connection of C to | |||||
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| connection of C | terminal to metal body | metal body. | |||
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| terminal on level | stops fill. |
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| control to metal |
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| Fill valve connected to | Check connections. | Connect black lead for valve to | |||
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| heat terminal on level |
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| FILL on level control. | |
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| Liquid level control is | Jumper from HI to C | Replace level control. | |||
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| does not stop fill. |
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Tank does not refill. | No power at | Nothing operates. | Check main switch or circuit | ||||
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| breaker, brewer's circuit breaker or | |
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| power switch if provided. | |
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| No water at | Crack water inlet | Make sure all water supply line | |||
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| equipment. | fitting. | valves are open. | |||
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| Water strainer | Water pressure | Remove and clean or replace | |||
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| clogged. | before strainer but | strainer's mesh. | |||
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| not after. |
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| No power to level | Check for 120V AC | If no voltage, check for loose or | |||
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| control. | across H and N | broken wires. | |||
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| terminals on level |
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| Level control faulty. | Disconnect probe | If no 120V at FILL terminal, replace | |||
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| wire to HI terminal on | level control. | |||
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| level control. Check |
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| for 120V at FILL |
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| Electrodes faulty. | Tank fills only when | Replace electrodes. If no remedy, | |||
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| probe wire is | check for improper wiring or level | |||
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| disconnected from HI | probe tip touching metal. | |||
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| Fill valve faulty. | 120V is across FILL | Disassemble valve and clean or | |||
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| and N on level | replace plunger if frozen. If plunger | |||
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| control, but no fill. | is OK, coil may need replacement. | |||
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P200/RAPS200 Brewers | Page 8 |
