Cleveland Steam Kettle Troubleshooting
Cleveland steam kettles are a great asset to any commercial kitchen because they cook food quickly, evenly and safely. Although problems are rare, this Cleveland steam kettle troubleshooting guide outlines possible causes and solutions for issues with your unit.
This guide is for the KET series single kettle and the TKET series twin kettle models.
Kettle Won’t Heat At All
- Machine is unplugged or turned off.
- Kettle is tiled.*
- Water is low.*
- Defective On / Off switch*
- Defective 12 VCD display*
- Defective safety thermostat*
- Defective contactor(s)*
- Defective potentiometer (temperature control)*
- Defective low water level probe*
- Defective thermistor*
- Defective 240/16 VAC transformer*
- Defective control box*
- Defective elements*
*Contact an authorized technician to remedy the issue.
Kettle Not Hot Enough
- Air in steam jacket needs to be vented.*
- Defective safety thermostat*
- Defective potentiometer (temperature control)*
- Defective thermistor*
- Defective contactor(s)*
- Defective control box*
- Defective element(s)*
*Contact a licensed technician to solve the issue.
Kettle Overheats
- Defective thermistor*
- Defective potentiometer (temperature control)*
- Defective 12 VCD relay*
*Schedule an appointment with a technician to resolve the issue.
Red LED Stays On
- Defective low water level probe*
- Defective control box*
*Call a technician to remedy the issue.
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