Specifications
Multiplex Company, Inc.
Fountain Troubleshooting Guide
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00218012 Revision B (KAK) 7 August, 2000
Troubleshooting Guide
WARNING: Inspection, testing, and repair of elec-
trical equipment should be performed only by
qualified service personnel. The unit should be
unplugged when servicing, except when electri-
cal tests are required.
DANGER: Use extreme care during electrical cir-
cuit tests. Live circuits may be exposed.
No syrup of insufficient
Syrup in finished drink.
(continued)
Drinks too sweet.
Peculiar taste.
Section 8: Syrup System (continued)
Qualifier Probable Cause Corrective Action
Gas leak at Syrup System.
Syrup Filter restricted.
Frozen Syrup Coil.
Dispensing valve inopera-
tive.
Low Pressure Regulator in-
operative.
Medium Pressure Regulator
inoperative.
Dispensing valve inopera-
tive.
Contaminated Syrup.
Use a soap solution around all connections,
starting from the Low and Medium Pressure
Regulators to the base of the Syrup Tank Plugs,
observe Quick Disconnects, Tank Cap and Gas-
ket, Tank Plugs and Syrup Tank O-rings for leaks.
Repair and replace if necessary.
Disengage Syrup Quick Disconnect from the ap-
propriate Syrup Tank. Relieve pressure at the
corresponding Dispensing valve. Remove the
Screw clamp and the Filter Screen. Wash the
Filter Screen with warm water and reassemble.
Refer to Troubleshooting Section 7: Refrigera-
tion System under No carbonated water at
any of the dispensing valves (Freeze up).
Refer to Troubleshooting Section 5: Dispens-
ing Valve and Tower under No syrup or insuf-
ficient syrup.
Verify Low Pressure Regulator set at 15psi
(1.1kg/cm
2
). Adjust Regulator if necessary. If
Regulator will not respond, repair or replace
Regulator.
Verify Medium Pressure Regulator set at 60 psi
(4.2kg/cm
2
). Adjust Regulator if necessary. If
Regulator will not respond, repair or replace
Regulator.
Refer to Troubleshooting Section 5: Dispens-
ing Valve and Tower under Too much syrup in
finished drink.
Replace tank and sanitize the system.