Operation and Maintenance Manual – Steam sterilizer mod. Sterilix Baby
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9. FAULTS
9.1 Troubleshooting: Solutions / Remedies
FAULTS
CAUSES
REMEDIES
The timer fails to operate (5)
- Board burnt-out
- Replace the board
- Power is not reaching the board
-
Check fuse F1A on the board
with a tester
The pressure gauge (6) remains
at a standstill even during the
sterilizing cycle
- Pressure gauge (6) blocked or
broken
- Clean the tube or replace the
pressure gauge
- No water in the chamber
-
Repeat the cycle
Water remains in the chamber
- The dry indicator light (1)
remains on and the water is not
drained
- Replace or check the draining
solenoid valve
The machine fails to pressurize
during the cycle
- The heating element has burnt out - Replace the heating element
- The wire has detached from the
heating element
- Re-connect the wire
- The safety thermostat has tripped - Press the reset alongside the
control panel
- Switch (7) faulty
- Replace the switch
Insufficient pressure for the
selected cycle with indicator
lights (2) and (3) permanently
on
- The bulb thermostat setting is
incorrect
- Slightly turn the thermostat in
the clockwise direction
- Not enough water in the boiler
- Comply with the instructions
- Leaks from the door seal
-
Clean the seal and the chamber
The pressure increases very
slowly
- Chamber very dirty inside
- Clean the chamber as described
in the maintenance section
- Heating insufficient
- Heating element rods loosened
- Too much vapour issues from the
breather union
-
Replace the complete breather
union
The machine is not powered
when the switch (7) is turned on
- Defective switch
- Replace the switch and check
the wires
- No power is reaching the mains
socket
-
Check the socket and
electricity main
- Fuses in the machine burnt out
- Remove the casing and replace
them with fuses of an equal
value after having made sure
that there are no short-circuits
The door fails to open with the machine hot
and the pressure gauge below Ø
- Vacuum in the chamber
- Check the drain can and
relative tube.
