Sunbeam 2571 owner manual Troubleshooting Checklist, Condition, What To. Check, What To Do

TROUBLESHOOTING CHECKLIST

Many times service problems that appear to be major can be solved easily. The chart below lists potential problems andhowtocorrectthem.Remember,checkthesimplethingsfirst.

CONDITION

WHAT TO. CHECK

WHAT TO DO

Unit

arcs,

sparks

or

pops

Electronic

Collecting

Cell

1. Clean Cell; consult cleaning instructions. Clean

1. Is

Cell cleaned thoroughly? Heavy

deposits of tar & nicotine may

wires

with

a

Q-tip

and

alcohol.

require

a stronger cleaner such as

409or

Fantastik.

2.

Is

Cell

completely

dry?

2. Dry Cell; Operate unit on “FAN ONLY” speed until

Cell

is completely

dry.

3.

Is

Cell

positioned

properly?

3. Be sure Cell is positioned properly, not in back-

wards, and is completely in place (making

good

contact).

4. Check for broken wires or

4.

One

complete

wire may be removed without affect-

bent

plates

ing

operation.

Straighten

bent

plates

if possible.

5. Are electrical contacts clean

5. Remove electrical contacts from Cell, clean

and

freeof

mineral

deposit

thoroughly

and

replace.

Clean

wall

contacts.

buildup?

6. Are wall contacts slightly

6.

Be

sure

wall

contacts are slightly bent upward and

bent

upwards?

Cell is positioned against contacts. (Ref. Fig. 14)

Negative

Ion

Reposition needle towards back wall of unit by

Generator

Needle

pressing

front

center

of

needle

backwards.

Machine

will

not

operate

Power

Cord

Plug power cord into electrical outlet.

Electrical

Outlet

Check for power to the electrical outlet. Plug a table

lamp into the electrical outlet to ensure power

availability.

Cabinet

Top

Cabinet Top must be replaced properly to activate

safety switch. Unit will not

operate

with

top removed.

Speed

Selection

Switch

Turn

Slide

Switch

to

desired

speed.

Blower

Wheel

If blower wheel will not rotate, return unit to Appliance

Service Station, Hattiesburg, MS, for service. See

Warranty Information on back cover for address.

Interference

with

radio

Electrical

Outlet

Move unit to a different location away from TV or

andTV

radio. Do not operate unit

on

the

same

electrical outlet

asTVorradio.

Electronic

Collecting

Cell

1.CleanCellifdirty.

2.

Be

sure

Cell

is positioned against wall contacts and

not

in

backwards.

Negative

ton

Generator Needle

Reposition needle towards back wall of unit by

pressing front center of needle back.

Unit

is

not

Speed

Selection

Switch

Operate unit in any position except “OFF” and

removing

pollutants

“FAN

ONLY”.

Unit

1.

Operate

unit

continuously,

not

occasionally.

2. Check location of unit. Be sure that intake and

exhaust

areas

of unit

are not

blocked.

Electronic

Collecting

Cell

1. Clean Cell; Operate unit for 1 week and clean Cell

again. Notice

the

“dirt”

washed

away from Cell.

2. Check for broken wires. If more than 1 wire is

broken, cell will need to be replaced.

No

longer notice

Negative

Ion

Clean Negative Ion Generator Needle per

“fresh

smell”

Generator

Needle

cleanina

instructions.

Charcoal

After-Filter

Replace

Charcoal

Filter.

Machine

still

does

not

Recheck

the

above

points.

Return unit to Appliance Service Station, Purvis,

operate

properly

MS, for service. See Warranty Information on

back

cover

for

address.

NOTES:

1. Discoloration of aluminum collector cell plates is normal with use, even after cleaning.

2. Blowing smoke directly into the front grill is not a good test for unit performance.

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