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TROUBLESHOOTING POST-MIX SYSTEM
Trouble Probable Cause Remedy
Adjustment of dispensing
valve syrup !ow regulator
does not decrease to
desired water-to-syrup
ratio.
1. Dirty or inoperative
dispensing valve syrup
!ow control.
1. Disassemble and clean
dispensing valve syrup !ow
control.
Dispensed product
carbonation too lo
w
.
1. Primary CO2 regulator
out of adjustment for
existing water conditions
or temperature.
2.
Air in carbonator water
tank.
3. Water, oil, or dirt, in CO2
supply.
1. Adjust primary CO2 regulator.
As instructed.
2. Vent air out of carbonator
water tank through relief valve.
3 .Remove contaminated CO2.
Clean CO2 system (lines,
regulator, etc.) using a mild
detergent. install a clean CO2
supply.
Dispensed product comes
out of dispensing valve
clear but foams in cup or
glass.
1. Oil "lm or soap scum in
cups or glasses.
2. Ice used for "nished
drink is sub-cooled.
1. Use clean cups or glasses.
2. Do not use ice directly from
freezer.
Allow ice to become
“wet” before using. (refer to
following NOTE).
NOTE
: Crushed ice also causes dispensing problems. When "nished drink hits
sharp edges of ice, carbonation is released from dispensed drink.