Chapter 7: Troubleshooting
Problem | Possible cause | Corrective action | |
| Dirty filter. | Clean or replace filter. | |
| Desiccant beds are |
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| contaminated by material or | Replace desiccant. | |
Little or no air coming from | plasticizer leaking into the | ||
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system. |
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the process delivery tube. |
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Blower overload has tripped. | Fix the problem and reset the | ||
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| overload. | ||
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| Blower fins filled with dust or | Remove blower side plate, | |
| contaminants. | clean baffles, replace. | |
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| Stop the dryer. | |
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| If the dryer was connected to | |
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| the drying hopper, check to | |
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| see if the desiccant and | |
Suction in delivery tube, | Phase is reversed on power | process air heater has been | |
pressure from the return | contaminated with resin. | ||
drop coming into the dryer. | |||
tube. |
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| If so, replace the desiccant | ||
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| and remove any resin carry- | |
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| over. Otherwise, change the | |
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| phase of two legs of the | |
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| Process heaters are faulty. | Check for open heaters. | |
| Replace if required. | ||
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| Replace. | ||
Loss or reduction of process | controller faulty. | ||
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| Make sure that plant | ||
air temperature. |
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Process temperature was | personnel are aware of the | ||
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| adjusted in error by plant | proper temperature set point. | |
| personnel. | A sign posted next to the | |
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| controller is helpful. | |
| Process heaters are faulty. | Replace. | |
| Desiccant beds are | Replace desiccant. | |
| contaminated. | ||
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| Drying systems are designed | |
Loss or reduction in drying | Material being dried differs | for the material which was | |
originally specified. Different | |||
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capacity. | materials may need a longer | ||
time of purchase. | |||
| residence time or different | ||
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| drying temperature. | |
| Break in flex hose to/from | Inspect for air leaks; replace | |
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| drying hopper. | ||
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