Getinge Sterilizer Operation Manual

TROUBLE SHOOTING

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Getinge/Castle, Inc.

1100 Towbin Avenue

Lakewood, NJ 08701

732 370-8800

Door System Trouble Shooting

Automatic Door Sterilizer

PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE CORRECTIVE ACTION

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Door will not close. A. No air pressure or pres-

sure to low.

B. Door safety activated.

C. Defective pneumatic
pilot operators.
D. Broken air line.

Door closes slowly. A. Air pressure too low.

B. Air flow to door to low.

C. Door gasket not
retracted.

A. Check air supply and
verify correct pressure set­ting.
B. Check for obstruction to
door .
C. Replace solenoid.

D. Inspect and replace air
line.

A. Re-adjust air pressure to
correct setting.
B. Make adjustment to
flow control valve or to
flow control orifice (as
equipped on unit).
NOTE: To be adjusted only
by qualified maintenance
personnel.
C. Remove gasket, lubri­cate or replace if necessary.

Manual Door Sterilizer

PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE CORRECTIVE ACTION

Manual door will not close or is
difficult to close.

REV C 1

A. Cable is worn or broken.
B. Door guides.

C. Door gasket not
retracted.
D. Spring tension

A. Replace cable.
B. Lubricate (grease) or
readjust guides and eccen­trics.
C. Remove gasket, lubri­cate or replace if necessary.
D. Adjust spring tension
NOTE: To be adjusted only
by qualified maintenance
personnel.

System Trouble Shooting

PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE CORRECTIVE ACTION

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Jacket will not heat up whe n power
is turned on.

Cycle does not begin when door is
closed and cycle start button is
pressed.

Door not sealed. A. Door gasket.

A. No steam.
B. Steam to jacket valve
not operating.

C. Trap for jacket not oper­ating.

A. Door limit switch not
closing.
B. Door limit switch defec­tive.
C. Pneumatic door limit
switch defective.
D. Jacket not heating to

3oC below setpoint.
E. Check input/output con­nector

B. Door seal supply pres­sure (steam or air).

A. Check steam supply.
B. Check pneumatic pilot
solenoid and valve, replace
as needed.
C. Clean or replace trap.

A. Check that door in com­pletely closed.
B. Replace switch.

C. Replace Switch.

D. Refer to “Jacket will not
heat up” problem above.
E. Check for secure fit on
pins and connectors.

A. Inspect gasket, replace
if necessary.
B. Check supply and regu­lator setting if equipped.

C. Door seal pressure
switch.
D. Steam to door seal valve
not operating.

Unit not entering steam into cham­ber.

REV C 2

A. Steam supply.

B. Steam strainer.

C. Steam-to-chamber
valve.

C. Replace Switch.

D. Check pneumatic pilot
solenoid and replace if nec­essary.

A. Check steam supply to
chamber and regulator set­ting if equipped.
B. Turn off steam supply
and check supply strainer.
Clean or replace screen as
necessary.
C. Check pneumatic pilot
solenoid and valve, replace
if necessary.