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.

Problem

Possible Cause

 

Service Check

Remedy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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.

when power is off.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fill valve installed

 

 

 

If arrow on valve is pointing toward

 

 

 

Look for direction of

 

 

backwards.

 

arrow on valve body.

 

water inlet, remove valve and install

 

 

 

 

 

 

correctly.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

when power is on.

 

enclosure stops fill.

work, replace assembly.

Missing or faulty

Jumper from C

Make secure connection of C to

 

 

 

 

connection of C

terminal to metal body

metal body.

 

 

terminal on level

stops fill.

 

 

 

control to metal

 

 

 

 

 

 

enclosure.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fill valve connected to

Check connections.

Connect black lead for valve to

 

 

heat terminal on level

 

 

 

FILL on level control.

 

 

control.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liquid level control is

Jumper from HI to C

Replace level control.

 

 

faulty.

or metal enclosure

 

 

 

 

does not stop fill.

 

Tank does not refill.

No power at

Nothing operates.

Check main switch or circuit

 

 

equipment.

 

 

 

breaker, brewer's circuit breaker or

 

 

 

 

 

 

power switch if provided.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No water at

Crack water inlet

Make sure all water supply line

 

 

equipment.

fitting.

valves are open.

 

 

Water strainer

Water pressure

Remove and clean or replace

 

 

clogged.

before strainer but

strainer's mesh.

 

 

 

not after.

 

 

 

No power to level

Check for 120V AC

If no voltage, check for loose or

 

 

control.

across H and N

broken wires.

 

 

 

terminals on level

 

 

 

 

control

 

 

 

Level control faulty.

Disconnect probe

If no 120V at FILL terminal, replace

 

 

 

wire to HI terminal on

level control.

 

 

 

level control. Check

 

 

 

 

for 120V at FILL

 

 

 

 

terminal.

 

 

 

Electrodes faulty.

Tank fills only when

Replace electrodes. If no remedy,

 

 

 

probe wire is

check for improper wiring or level

 

 

 

disconnected from HI

probe tip touching metal.

 

 

 

terminal on level

 

 

 

 

control.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fill valve faulty.

120V is across FILL

Disassemble valve and clean or

 

 

 

and N on level

replace plunger if frozen. If plunger

 

 

 

control, but no fill.

is OK, coil may need replacement.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

P200/RAPS200 Brewers

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Grindmaster RAPS200E, P200E instruction manual Troubleshooting Filling, Heating, and Brewing

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