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SPECIFIED HEREIN, TO REPAIR OR, AT BUNN’S SOLE OPTION, REPLACEMENT OR REFUND. In no event shall Bunn be liable for any other damage or loss, including, but not limited to, lost profits, lost sales, loss of use of equipment, claims of Buyer’s customers, cost of capital, cost of down time, cost of substitute equipment, facilities or services, or any other special, incidental or consequential damages.
CAUTION - The brewer must be disconnected from the power source until specified in Initial Set-Up. The brewer has an attached cordset and requires 2-wire grounded service rated 120 volts ac, 15 amp, single phase, 60 Hz. WHITE NEUTRAL 100V.A.C. L1 BLACK P2185 Electrical Hook-Up (Model "B"...
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1. Insert a BUNN filter into the funnel. ® 2. Pour the fresh coffee into the filter and level the bed of grounds by gently shaking. 3. Slide the funnel into the funnel rails. 4. Place an empty dispenser beneath the funnel.
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A troubleshooting guide is provided to suggest probable causes and remedies for the most likely problems encountered. If the problem remains after exhausting the troubleshooting steps, contact the Bunn-O-Matic Technical Service Department. • Inspection, testing, and repair of electrical equipment should be performed only by qualified service person- nel.
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TROUBLESHOOTING (cont.) PROBLEM Water is not hot (cont.) Inconsistent beverage level in dispenser Spitting or excessive steaming Dripping from sprayhead PROBABLE CAUSE 4. Tank Heater 1. Syphon System 2. Lime Build-up CAUTION - Tank and tank compo- nents should be delimed regularly depending on local water condi- tions.
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A fine or drip grind must be used for proper extraction. A six-hole stainless steel spray- head must be used for proper extraction. The BUNN paper filter must be ® centered in the funnel and the bed of ground leveled by gentle shaking.
SERVICE This section provides procedures for testing and replacing various major components used in this brewer should service become necessary. Refer to Troubleshooting for assistance in determining the cause of any problem. WARNING - Inspection, testing, and repair of electrical equipment should be performed only by qualified ser- vice personnel.
SERVICE (cont.) CONTROL THERMOSTAT FIG. 2 CONTROL THERMOSTAT Location: The control thermostat is located inside the trunk on the left side of the component bracket. Test Procedures: 1. Disconnect the brewer from the power source. 2. With a voltmeter, check the voltage across the blue wire on the control thermostat and the white wire on the tank heater.
SERVICE (cont.) LIMIT THERMOSTAT FIG. 4 LIMIT THERMOSTAT Location: The limit thermostat is located inside the rear of the hood on the tank lid. Test Procedures: 1. Disconnect the brewer from the power source. 2. Disconnect the blue and black wires from the limit thermostat.
SERVICE (cont.) ON/OFF WARMER SWITCH FIG. 6 ON/OFF WARMER SWITCHES Location: The ON/OFF warmer switch(es) are located on the front of the hood. Test Procedure: 1. Disconnect the brewer from the power source. 2. Viewing the switch from the back, remove the white wire from the upper terminal and the black wire from the center terminal.
SERVICE (cont.) TANK HEATER FIG. 8 TANK HEATER Location: The tank heater is located inside the tank and secured to the tank lid. Test Procedures: 1. Disconnect the brewer from the power supply. 2. With a voltmeter, check the voltage across the black and white wires on the tank heater.
VP17B MODELS FIG. 10 TANK HEATER SWITCH Location: On Early VP17 Models the tank heater switch is located on the rear of the brewer on the upper left side of the trunk. On VP17B Models the tank heater switch is located on left side of the control panel.
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SERVICE (cont.) TANK HEATER SWITCH (cont.) 13. Set tank assembly inside the hood on mounting brackets and secure with two #8-32 screws. 14. Reconnect the wires to the limit thermostat, tank heater and the control thermostat. Refer to Limit Thermostat, Tank Heater and Control Thermo- stat sections in this manual when reconnecting wires.
SERVICE (cont.) WARMER ELEMENT(S) Location: The warmer element(s) is located under the warmer plate. Test Procedures: 1. Disconnect the brewer from the power source. 2. With a voltmeter, check voltage across the white wire to the power cord and the white/red, brown/ black or violet wire to the "ON/OFF"...
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TANK HEATER "KEEP WARM" HEATER WHI/RED LOWER WARMER REAR WARMER NOT USED ON LATE MODELS WITH SIDE WARMERS BRN/BLK BRN/BLK FRONT WARMER REAR WARMER AUXILIARY OUTLET (NOT AVAILABLE ON VP17-3) 200 WATT MAXIMUM (EARLY MODELS ONLY) Page 19 10860 061501...