TROUBLESHOOTING

TROUBLESHOOTING

MODEL EZ-3 & EZ-5 COUNTERTOP STEAMERS

Unit Using Excessive Amount of Water and/or Excessive Steam Coming from Vent Tube

Unit using excessive amount of water and/or excessive steam coming from vent tube behind the unit.

DISCONNECT POWER

AT CIRCUIT BREAKER

Remove control panel,

but leave plug connected.

Disconnect wire C23 from terminal block position 3 (EZ-3) or wire C98 from controller (EZ-5), reconnect power, turn unit on, wait 12 minutes.

Yes

Excessive steam?

No

DISCONNECT POWER AT

 

 

DISCONNECT POWER AT

CIRCUIT BREAKER

 

 

CIRCUIT BREAKER

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Check time delay relay (EZ-3

 

 

Check float switch and float tube.

only, see Figure 14 on page 31)

 

 

Replace float switch and clean

or controller (EZ-5 only, see

 

 

float tube as necessary

Figure 15 on page 32). Replace

 

 

(see Figure 12 on page 29).

if necessary

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reconnect power.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wait 12 minutes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yes

Excessive steam?

No

Check contactor and

Reinstall control panel,

replace as necessary

reconnect power.

(see Figure 8 on page 25).

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OPERATORS MANUAL 1178387 REV 2

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Southbend EZ-3, EZ-5 manual Disconnect Power AT Circuit Breaker

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