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PFT SILOMAT E
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Check List
10.2005
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Knauf PFT GmbH & Co.KG
Telephone 09323 / 31-760
Postfach 60
Telefax
09323 / 31-770
D-97343 Iphofen
Internet
www.pft.de
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How can problems with the PFT SILOMAT E be avoided or quickly rectified?
Fault Cause
Remedy
High pressure valve blows
down
Fault in the air / conveying line
Clogging
Check line
See page 13
Clean emulgator filter
Check K5
Check locking flap
Check pressure control
Fault in sequence program
Motor, Motor cable, Motor protection
switch or end switch at motor and
drive defective
Replace defective parts
Clogging
Fill time set too high
Conveying line laid out incorrectly
End switch misadjusted
Pressure control misadjusted
Locking flap defective
Locking flap doesn’t close
Check K5
See description of pressure control
Replace
Observe display, readjust control
disc
Program is running, com-
pressor is not
Cable, motor protection switch, motor
defective
End switch at motor and drive defec-
tive
Replace end switch,
readjust
Compressor is always run-
ning
Hand-0 automatic switch is at hand
position
Emulgator filter is clogged
Conveying line kinked, clogged
Conveying relay defective
Material clumps in conveying con-
tainer outlet
Cable defective
End switch at motor and drive defec-
tive
Filter hoses at the cleaning machine
dirty or stuck
Switch to automatic
See page 16 Cleaning
Replace conveyor relay K8
See page 16
Clean emulgator filter
Replace end switch
Beat filter, if required replace
Program isn’t running
Fine fuse on transformer defective
Control cable level sensor
Hand-0 automatic switch defective
Fill time (K5), conveying time (K8) or
retardment (K2) defective
End switch at motor and drive
defective or misadjusted
Replace fine fuse
Replace
Replace
Check parts, if required replace
Replace end switch or
readjust
