MAINTENANCE
With regular preventive maintenance only once a month, your
SteamerGard™
system should provide years of trouble-
free operation, and will continue to provide years of protection against steamer failure due to adverse water conditions.
Every month perform the following:
1. Test the purified water quality with the water quality monitor.
a.
Make sure the
SteamerGard™
unit is
not
in the bypass mode, otherwise the quality of the tap
water will be measured.
b. Push the WATER QUALITY button. A glowing green light indicates the
RO module
is producing high quality
water.
A glowing green light is not an indication that the filters are good.
A glowing red light indicates that
there
may
be a problem, and that service may be required. If the red light glows, wait 10 minutes and test again.
If the red light still glows, test again later in the day. If it still glows, the membrane either needs to be flushed
clean or requires replacement. (If neither the green nor the red light glows, replace the 9 volt battery located
behind the control panel.)
NOTE:
Do not test the water quality if the steamer has not been in use for a while, such as first thing in the
morning. Accurate water quality measurements are attained after the steamer has been in use for a while. This
ensures that the
SteamerGard™
system has been in operation, producing purified water.
2. Flush the membrane clean for 5 minutes while the system is operating.
NOTE:
The SteamerGard
™
unit cover may be removed for better access to the flush valve and other controls.
To remove, simply remove the two screws at the base of the cover and slide the cover off.
a. The system will flush the membrane clean only when it is in the operating mode, as indicated by the pump motor
running.
b. While The pump motor is running, open the FLUSH VALVE by turning its handle parallel to the valve body.
After 5 minutes, close the FLUSH VALVE by turning its handle perpendicular to the valve body.
IMPORTANT:
If the feed water pressure to the
SteamerGard™
unit is inadequate, the
SteamerGard™
unit may cycle on and off when the flush valve is opened. Should this occur, slowly
turn the flush valve handle toward the closed position, but not all the way, until cycling stops. After 5
minutes, close the FLUSH VALVE completely.
3. Check and adjust the pump pressure.
a.
If the pump pressure does not read approximately 180 psi when the system is operating, the BACK FLOW
REGULATOR should be readjusted clockwise to increase the pressure or counterclockwise to decrease the
pressure. When the proper pump pressure is reached, the locking nut on the control should be tightened.
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