Vertex PureWaterCooler PWC-1800 Service Manual

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PWC – 1800
PureWaterCooler
SERVICE MANUAL
for
PureWaterCooler
by Vertex
Model PWC-1800
P/N man-7011
Copyright 2011 Vertex Water Products

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  • Page 1 PWC – 1800 PureWaterCooler SERVICE MANUAL PureWaterCooler ™ by Vertex Model PWC-1800 P/N man-7011 Copyright 2011 Vertex Water Products...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Remove/Replace Hot Tank Thermal Sensors 10. Cold Temperature Adjustment 11. Drain Cooler Tanks 12. Remove/Replace Cold Temperature Switch and Sensor 13. Sanitization Procedure 14. Trouble Shooting 15. Specifications 16. Cooler Exploded View 17. Parts List 18. Schematics Copyright 2011 Vertex Water Products...
  • Page 3: Introduction

    7 grains because of lime scale build up on the heating element. If hardness is higher than 7 grains, softening of the feed water is recommended or another option is to install a “phosphate” filter to the filter system. Copyright 2011 Vertex Water Products...
  • Page 4 Feedwater/Drain Connections -Feed Connection 2.1 Open hinged door to access filter compartment 2.2 Remove feed water plug (orange) from back of cooler. 2.3 Connect supplied orange feed water tubing to feed connector on back of cooler. Copyright 2011 Vertex Water Products...
  • Page 5: Cooler Set-Up

    2.6 Remove outlet line of carbon filter (bottom) 2.7 Attach 3 feet of ¼” tubing to the carbon filter outlet port (flush tubing) 2.8 Place flush tubing in bucket to catch water and carbon fines. Copyright 2011 Vertex Water Products...
  • Page 6 1 ½” drain pipe see fig. 1 below Drain saddle connection method Drain connection required only for cooler with reverse osmosis filtration Figure 1 RO filter set showing autovalve. The autovalve automatically turns off the water flow when the tanks are full Copyright 2011 Vertex Water Products...
  • Page 7 3.2 Slide cover back and up 3.3 Pop off cold tank lid using attached pull tab 3.4 Cold tank is now accessible for cleaning and servicing other parts of the cooler. 3.5 Reinstall in reverse order Copyright 2011 Vertex Water Products...
  • Page 8 4. Remove/Replace Mechanical Float Valve Assembly 4.1 First, remove top cover. See Section 3 Float Valve/Level Control 4.2 Using flathead screwdriver, pry the float from the inlet. 4.3 Remove the float. 4.4 Reinstall in reverse order Copyright 2011 Vertex Water Products...
  • Page 9: Remove Top Cover

    5.4 Remove 2 top screws from front of panel 5.5 Remove 2 screws from bottom of panel. 5.6 Remove control panel by lifting back side of front panel and push on back side of control panel. 5.7 Remove control panel. Copyright 2011 Vertex Water Products...
  • Page 10 (Make sure the panel is placed as shown in picture to make further steps easier.) 5.10 Hot tank is now accessible 5.11 Remove silicon tubing from hot tank (4 places) Copyright 2011 Vertex Water Products...
  • Page 11 5.15 Disconnect (4) electrical connectors from hot tank temperature sensors and 2 wires from bottom heating element terminals. 5.16 Hot tank can now be removed. 5.17 To replace the hot tank, reverse the above procedure. Copyright 2011 Vertex Water Products...
  • Page 12: Dispensing Solenoid - Remove/Replace

    (hot solenoid) and the blue female connector on the board connects to the white male connector with one blue wire (cold solenoid). Copyright 2011 Vertex Water Products...
  • Page 13: Circuit Board - Remove/Replace

    7.3 Remove screw from back of control board. 7.4 Remove the (4) electrical connections from the circuit board 7.5 Remove the (4) screws mounting the circuit board. The circuit board is now free. 7.6 Reinstall circuit board in reverse order. Copyright 2011 Vertex Water Products...
  • Page 14: Hot Tank Reset Button

    8.5 Using a long thin object such as a screw driver or a pen, depress the small black button at the center of the upper thermal switch. You should feel a click when you depress the button. This action resets the over-temp sensor. Copyright 2011 Vertex Water Products...
  • Page 15 9.4 Carefully pull the cooling grill away from the cooler. The grill is still attached 30 degrees at the bottom. Do not move the grill more than 30 degrees away from the cooler frame or the cooling system may be damaged. Copyright 2011 Vertex Water Products...
  • Page 16 9.7 Remove (2) screws holding sensor to tank. 9.8 Install new thermal sensor, replace screws, reconnect electrical terminals to sensor. 9.9 Carefully relocate cooling grill to original location and re-attach using rubber grommets and screws. Copyright 2011 Vertex Water Products...
  • Page 17: Cold Temperature Adjustment

    There are stops on the adjustment shaft. DO NOT force the control shaft over the stop. If this happens, it will be necessary to replace the temperature controller 270º Travel STOP WARMEST COLDEST STOP Normal Travel is 270º Copyright 2011 Vertex Water Products...
  • Page 18: Drain Cooler Tanks

    11.2 Remove the plug with fingers. Water will pour from the port 11.3 Drain any remaining water in the system by depressing the faucets. Copyright 2011 Vertex Water Products...
  • Page 19 12.5 Carefully lift off the insulting foam from the cold tank 12.6 Cold tank cooling coils and sensor probe are now visible. Copyright 2011 Vertex Water Products...
  • Page 20 PureWaterCooler 12. Remove/Replace Cold Tank Sensor Cont. 12.7 Disconnect (2) wires from sensor switch 12.8 Remove (2) screws holding sensor switch body to cooler cabinet. 12.9 Remove cold sensor switch and sensor tube from cooler Copyright 2011 Vertex Water Products...
  • Page 21 12.13 Adjust sensor tube so it is routed close to the outside of the cold tank. This will allow the insulating foam to fit properly over the tank. 12.14 Reinstall insulating foam. 12.15 Reinstall remaining parts in reverse order. Copyright 2011 Vertex Water Products...
  • Page 22: Sanitization Procedure

    Fill the main (cold temp.) tank with clear tap water to rinse out the sanitizing solution. Completely empty the rinse water from the tanks. The cooler is now sanitized and ready for filling with filtered water. Copyright 2011 Vertex Water Products...
  • Page 23: Trouble Shooting

    2. Adjust temperature control The thermostat temperature control adjustment is located on the back of the cooler. (see section 9) 3. All cold water has been drained Cooler needs time to recover. wait 10-15 minutes until water cools Copyright 2011 Vertex Water Products...
  • Page 24 Disconnect one of the connector at the heating element terminals (at bottom of tank). Using an ohm meter, check for continuity across the 2 terminals. If there is no continuity (open), the tank must be replaced. Copyright 2011 Vertex Water Products...
  • Page 25 This is a safety device to prevent the heating element from burning itself out due to dry heating. Once the hot tank cools off the switch can be reset to operating condition. See section 7. Copyright 2011 Vertex Water Products...
  • Page 26: Specifications

    1.5 gallons Hot tank .5 gallons Cold tank 1.0 gallons Power Consumption Total 600 Watts Hot Tank 500 Watts Cold Tank 100 Watts Temperature 180 ºF average Cold (adjustable) 38 ºF average Refrigerant R134a 36 mg. Copyright 2011 Vertex Water Products...
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