Labconco RapidStill II 65200 - Manual (Page 34)

TROUBLESHOOTING
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PROBLEM CAUSES CORRECTIVE ACTION
Water is noisy when
flowing through the
unit Excessive water flow rate Reduce the water flow rate
slightly
Steam drains
erratically; steam
valve is noisy during
standby Drain hose is kinked or
elevated above the drain
pipe Drain hose must flow
unrestricted to a drain below the
drain pipe
Boiling flask breaks Flask has gone dry Do not let flask go dry
Water added when boiler
is dry or low on water and
hot Do not add water to the boiler
when it is hot and dry, or low on
water
Recoveries are low Viton seal is leaking Clean/replace the Viton seal
Receiving tube is not
completely submerged The receiving tube must be
completely submerged in the
receiving vessel
Not collecting enough
distillate Increase distillation time
Recoveries are too
high Excessive NH
3
in feed
water
Connect to a different water
source; install Optional Water
Inlet Kit #65442 and feed
purified water to the boiler