BevLes Heated Holding Cabinet Troubleshooting

BevLes heated holding cabinets are a reliable workhorse for your commercial kitchen. Perfect for pizza joints, catering companies and bakeries, these units help keep your prepared food products hot, tasty and safe to eat. That’s why in the event that something’s amiss with your heated holding cabinet, you’ve got to get to the bottom of it quickly. If you’re currently in this predicament, take a look through our BevLes heated holding cabinet troubleshooting guide for assistance.

This troubleshooting guide is applicable for CA and CV models like CA70-CVMP12, CA43-CV13, CA43-CV7, CA43-CVMP6, CA70-CV16 and CA70-CV32.      

Problem: Unit won’t heat

Possible Causes

1. Power isn’t turned on
2. Power cord is loose or isn’t plugged in
3. Thermostat setting is wrong
4. Faulty thermostat
5. Faulty internal wiring
6. Faulty heating element
7. High temperature safety thermostat is on

Solutions

1. Turn the power on at the switch
2. Plug in the power cord properly
3. Set thermostat to correct temperature
4. Have thermostat replaced
5. Contact authorized service technician to confirm and repair
6. Contact authorized service technician to confirm and repair
7. Contact authorized service technician to confirm and repair

Problem: Unit isn’t reaching or holding set temperature

Possible Causes

1. Doors are left open
2. Thermostat setting is wrong
3. Faulty thermostat
4. Faulty internal wiring
5. Heating module seal is damaged or worn
6. Faulty heating fan blower motor

Solutions

1. Check that doors are closed
2. Set thermostat to correct temperature
3. Have thermostat replaced
4. Have heater blower fan inspected or replaced
5. Contact authorized service technician to confirm and repair
6. Have gasket replaced
7. Have heating fan blower motor replaced

Problem: Unit is overheating

Possible Cause

1. Faulty thermostat

Solution

1. Have thermostat replaced

Problem: Fan blowers aren’t working

Possible Causes

1. Power isn’t turned on
2. Power cord is loose or isn’t plugged in
3. Faulty heater blower fan
4. Faulty internal wiring

Solutions

1. Turn the power on at the switch
2. Plug in the power cord properly
3. Have heater blower fan inspected or replaced
4. Contact authorized service technician to confirm and repair

Problem: Too much humidity in cabinet

Possible Causes

1. Airflow has too much humidity
2. Holding temperature is set too high
3. Product in cabinet has been holding for too long

Solutions

1. Adjust baffles
2. Increase temperature setting
3. Minimize holding time for product

Problem: Cabinet is too dry

Possible Causes

1. Water pan is dry
2. Not enough humidity in airflow
3. Holding temperature is set too high

Solutions

1. Ensure pan is filled ¾ full
2. Adjust baffles
3. Lower temperature setting

Looking for more help? Browse our collection of BevLes manuals and diagrams for additional operating instructions, cleaning tips and other helpful tidbits.

Please contact a local authorized service agent who can help with these specific units and all your commercial kitchen equipment needs.