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SERVICE & PARTS MANUAL FOR
ELECTRIC COUNTERTOP
CONVECTION STEAMER
MODEL VSX9000
VULCAN-HART COMPANY, P.O. BOX 696, LOUISVILLE, KY 40201- 0696, TEL. (502) 778-2791
FORM 30847 (1-94)
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TABLE OF CONTENTS GENERAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 WATER QUALITY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 TROUBLESHOOTING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 SERVICE .
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Service and Parts Manual MODEL VSX9000 ELECTRIC COUNTERTOP CONVECTION STEAMER PLEASE KEEP THIS MANUAL GENERAL Your Vulcan Steamer is a one-compartment pressureless steam cooker that has been factory assembled and tested to provide for easy installation. It has been factory set when on to maintain water temperature during the ready phase at approximately 205°F (just below water boiling point). Vulcan steamers are produced with quality workmanship and material. Proper installation, usage and mai
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TROUBLESHOOTING PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSES Cold water flowing continuously into Either or both solenoid valves are not closing when the steamer drain during shutdown. is OFF. Contact your Vulcan-Hart authorized servicer or Vulcan- Hart Company, Louisville, KY (phone number is listed on the front of this manual). Water overflowing into cooking Problem with operating probe caused by either: compartment. 1. Short between probe terminal and body of steamer. Contact your Vulcan-Hart authorized servic
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SERVICE WARNING: THE STEAMER AND ITS PARTS ARE HOT. USE CARE WHEN OPERATING, CLEANING OR SERVICING THE STEAMER. THE COOKING COMPARTMENT CONTAINS LIVE STEAM. STAY CLEAR WHEN OPENING DOOR. ADJUSTMENT FOR HIGH ALTITUDE LOCATIONS Your steamer has been factory set so that when it is ON and during the READY phase, it will maintain water temperature in the steam generator tank at approxiamtely 205°F (just below water boiling point). However, for high altitude locations, an authorized Vulcan-Hart s
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5. Check drain line to ensure that water from the cold water condenser is flowing through the drain line. 6. Open compartment door and observe that steam supply to the chamber is cut off (READY light should again come on). 7. Close compartment door and let cooking cycle finish. When timer returns to "0-minute" position, a buzzer will sound signalling the end of the cooking cycle. The buzzer must be turned off manually by setting timer to its OFF position. 8. To shut the cooker down, turn main
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HEATER ELEMENTS DO NOT COME ON When the steamer is turned ON and heater elements do not activate, and therefore, the READY light does not come on, then the contactors may be burned out. If a considerable amount of "chattering" of contactors has been experienced previously, then the thermostat bulb must be coated with scalant and unable to accurately sense water temperature in the boiler, and therefore, unable to control the contactors. 1. Replace contactors. 2. Unscrew thermostat bulb, clean of
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REPLACEMENT PARTS LIST REPLACEMENT PARTS ORDERING Parts may be ordered only from your authorized parts and service depot. The following information must accompany a replacement parts order or it cannot be filled. A. Model and style or serial number. B. Voltage, amperage and motor phase. C. Appliance finish, permafinish, stainless steel, etc. (if applicable to part to be replaced). Use rating plate located inside cabinet door panel to help you obtain the information listed above. This plate will
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VSX9000 STEAMER - 10 -
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REPLACEMENT PARTS ITEM NO. PART NO. DESCRIPTION QTY. 1 844191 Door Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2 844192 Door Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 3 844193 Door Handle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 4 844194 Latch Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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WIRING DIAGRAM - 12 - FORM 30847 (1-94) PRINTED IN U.S.A.
