Labconco RapidStill II 65200 - Manual (Page 33)

TROUBLESHOOTING
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PROBLEM CAUSES CORRECTIVE ACTION
Unit will not operate
at all Tripped circuit breaker Check facility’s circuit breaker
Blown fuse Replace fuse
Power cord not plugged
in Plug in cord
Boiler doesn’t fill ‘Boiler Heater’ switch is
on Turn off boiler heater before
filling
Cooling water off or flow
rate insufficient Check flow rate of condenser
cooling water
Water fill valve plugged
or defective Clean inlet screen of filter;
replace valve
‘Boiler Water’ switch
defective Replace switch
Heating element
doesn’t work Heating element is
defective Replace heating element
‘Boiler Heater’ switch is
defective Replace switch
NaOH pump doesn’t
run ‘Boiler Heater’ switch is
off The boiler heater must be on for
the NaOH pump to operate
Distillation Timer is set in
the timing mode The Distillation timer must be
set to ‘0’ for the NaOH pump to
work
NaOH pump is defective Replace the NaOH pump
NaOH pump runs,
but doesn’t pump NaOH tube is kinked or
restricted Check all lines for kinks or
blockage
Peristaltic pump tube
damaged Replace peristaltic pump tube
Peristaltic pump is
damaged Replace peristaltic pump