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2)
Fill detection is set so sensitive that it trips early, indicating to the computer that the
bottles are full even when they are only partially filled. The machine starts normally by
indexing bottles, capping head puts caps on bottles, fill head remains down. The fill
valve opens, then closes, as the fill valve closes the Snift valve opens and releases the
pressure from the bottles. The fill head pulls up quickly and a new row of bottles are
indexed.
Corrective Action:
Reduce the sensitivity of the fill detector by increasing its value.
TROUBLESHOOTING:
1.
BOTTLES FILL UNEVENLY
:
A)
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pressure on tank dispensing product is too low.
B)
Product flow rate into bottles is too fast for the condition of the product.
C)
Off-gas or fill tubes restricted or damaged.
D)
Fill tubes are too close to bottom of the bottles. Fill tubes should always
clear the bottom of the bottles by at least 3/8" with fill head down.
2.
EXCESSIVE FOAMING IN THE BOTTLE WHEN FILLING
:
A)
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pressure on tank dispensing product is too low.
B)
Product flow rate into bottles is too fast for the condition of the product.
C)
Product is too warm for bottling in relation to dissolved CO
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levels.
D)
Snift or CO
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valve on machine have worn or broken tubing.
F)
Liquid in bottle sensor and line. Drain liquid from line and wick liquid
from sensor using a paper towel with the tube fitting removed. (DO
NOT USE COMPRESSED AIR FOR CLEANING).
3.
PRODUCT FLOWS BACKWARDS UP FILL TUBES FROM
BOTTLES
:
A)
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valve is leaking into the off-gas tubing of the filling head and the
valve should be cleaned or replaced.
B)
Liquid pressure sensor has been damaged by over pressurization. Check
pressure sensor values using a separate gauge and regulator and the
manual override feature to compare the sensor value against the gauge.
(See sensor check section of this manual.)
C)
Liquid in bottle sensor and line. Drain liquid from line and wick liquid
from sensor using a paper towel with the tube fitting removed. (DO NOT
USE COMPRESSED AIR FOR CLEANING).