AccuTemp Evolution - Page 39

SP8026-1909
EVOLUTION ELECTRIC STEAMER
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CAST HEATER
1. Unplug the unit and drain all the water out of the steamer.
2. Remove Left-Side panel by removing the Sheet Metal Screws holding it in place.
3. The cast heater has braided insulation on its lead wires, which run directly to the
terminal block. The braided leads are numbered. Make a note of what number
lead goes to each position on the terminal, then disconnect the heater lead wires
from the terminal block.
4. Using an additional person, turn the unit upside-down and remove its legs.
(Unbolt unit from stand and then turn unit upside-down if applicable.)
5. Remove the Bottom Cover by removing the Sheet Metal Screws holding it in
place. (Remove Drain Pan Rails if applicable.)
6. Remove insulation as needed to access the Cast Heater. (Note the insulation’s
location to ensure proper fitting when re-installed.)
7. Disconnect the wires to the Overtemp Switch (note the wire color to its location
pin).
8. Unscrew the Overtemp Switch by hand and remove it from the bottom of the Cast
Heater (FIG 4.4A).
9. Clean the bottom of the steamer. All heat transfer compound must be removed.
When the bottom is clean, check for foreign material or anything else that would
cause even a tiny gap between the bottom of the steamer and the heater. Clean it
o also.
10. Remove all 24; Locking Nuts (FIG 4.4B), Lock Washers (FIG 4.4C) & Flat Washers
(FIG 4.4D) from the Cast Heater. (Discard the used Locking Nuts; keep and clean
the Lock & Flat Washers.)
11. Remove both Heater Mounting Brackets (FIG 4.4E) from the top of the heater by
letting them hang, by the wires, over the electrical compartment.
12. Remove the Cast Heater. Use a flat-head screwdriver to pry up the Cast Heater
from the Thermal Compound.
13. Check the bottom of the steamer with a machinist rule to assure that the bottom
is flat in the vertical and horizontal planes.
NOTE
• An additional person is required when performing this repair.
• If the heater wires do not have braided insulation, it is not a cast heater.
Contact AccuTemp Service at 800-480-0415
• Use the included instruction booklet in conjunction with this manual to
complete the repair.