Vernacare Vortex, Technical Manual

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Appendix A
Engineer’s manual pump and outlet pushbuttons
Sited on the face of the PCB within the main electrical panel are two manual push buttons.
The first button is the drain outlet valve manual opening. The second button is the pump
manual run. The button locations are shown to the right of the Vortex PCB Image below.
In the event of the machine being in failure mode during the cycle, often the tub will be still
full of water and or product due to the drain outlet being closed. Operating the manual
outlet pushbutton will open the drain outlet diaphragm and allow the contents to empty
into the main drain. Additionally the water pump can be run manually to help with the
drainage.
If the water tank is full during a cycle when in fault condition, the tank can be drained to
allow work to be carried out on the water system. Firstly the water tank has to be isolated
from the water supply to stop the water tank from re filling. The manual `pump` pushbutton
can then be pressed, this will pump out any water from the tank and out in to the main
drain.
Maintenance can then be carried out on the pipe system with only a minimum of water
being left.
Do not run the pump dry, as this will result in damage to the pump seals.