TROUBLESHOOTING

PROBLEM

 

POSSIBLE CAUSES

 

 

 

Uneven heating

1.

Temperature too low

Side burning

2.

Improper operation of cheesemelter

 

3.

Fluctuating gas pressure

 

 

 

Too much top heat

1.

Temperature too high

 

2.

Faulty ventilation

 

3.

Excessive heat input

 

4.

Over-rated (pressure too high or orifice(s)

 

 

too large)

 

 

 

Uneven heat side-to-side

1.

Cheesemelter not level side-to-side

 

2.

Cheesemelter burner improperly installed

 

 

Uneven heat front-to-back

Cheesemelter not level front-to-back

 

 

 

Dried out products

1.

Melting time too long, or product too close to

 

 

burners

 

2.

Over-rated (pressure too high or orifice(s)

 

 

too large)

 

 

 

Pilot outage

1.

Pilot flame too low

 

2.

Restriction in pilot orifice

 

 

 

Poor ignition

1.

Insufficient gas input

 

2.

Poor air-to-gas adjustment

 

3.

Restriction in pilot orifice

 

4.

Restriction in main burner ignition port

 

5.

Pilot adjustment is incorrect

 

 

 

FORM 30805, Rev. A (8-95)

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PRINTED IN U.S.A.

 

 

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Vulcan-Hart CMR34 operation manual Troubleshooting, Problem Possible Causes