Safety / Maintenance / Repair
© Elma Schmidbauer GmbH
BA_Elmasteam 4
5
_EN_Vers. 01.2019
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7.7
Troubleshooting
Fault
Possible cause
Remedy
Pressure does not
increase to 4.5 bar
LED
heating
lights
•
Pressure tank screw cap is not
closed leak-tight.
•
Close pressure tank screw
cap tightly.
If necessary replace sealing
ring
•
Heater fault
•
Send machine to a service
point
The
Tank empty
LED
lights even if the tank is
full
•
Heavy scale on heater or
thermostat
•
Rinse pressure boiler
(
chapter 7.2
)
•
Heater already damaged by
overheating due to heavy lime
deposits
•
Send machine to a service
point
Steam suddenly
discharges with short, loud
noise development at the
safety valve
•
Safety valve has tripped
•
Take machine out of
operation immediately.
•
Send machine to a service
point
For basic P-HP machines
(with pump):
Pump no longer delivers
water
•
Water supply not opened
•
Check water supply of the
machine
•
Machine has been switched
on with empty pressure tank;
thereby the maximum pump
time of 2 minutes has been
exceeded;
pump goes into a fault state
and is switched off
automatically
•
Perform initial filling with
approx. 2 litres of water
•
Switch mains power switch
off and then on again (reset)
•
Sieve in the water connection
is clogged.
•
Clean sieve (
chapter 7.3
).
•
Water pressure too low
•
ensure higher water pressure
