TROUBLESHOOTING CHART
COMPLAINTS
POSSIBLE CAUSES
10. CONTACTOR NOISY WHEN
ENERGIZED
1. If the contactor is buzzing loudly, the
armature in the contactor is not
properly seated. This is usually do to
warped Bakelite parts, or broken parts.
Replace the contactor.
2. If
the
contactor is chattering loudly
when it is energized or de-energized,
one of the controls that energizes the
contactor coil has poor contact. This
is usually caused by the steam control
switch.
11. CONTROL CIRCUIT PUSES
These fuses control only the control
ON BACK OF STEAMER
circuit components.
CONTINUALLY BLOW
1. Shorted wiring in control circuit.
2. Contactor coil breaking down.
Coil resistance should be between 100
and 125 ohms (Gould Contactor).
3. Solenoid coil breaking down.
Water solenoid resistance should be
between 575 and 640 ohms.
Drain solenoid resistance should be
between 45 and 55 ohms.
If you find any of these components
measuring resistances out of the ranges
specified above, that component coil is
breaking down and must be replaced.