8.4 Troubleshooting: Valves
General
The following table lists the general problems that may occur for the different valves.
Possible cause and actionProblem
•
The cable between the valve and the ICU is not connected
Remove the valve and make sure that the cable is connected.
See Hardware installation of a module, on page 77.
•
Wrong Node ID
Check the valve Node ID. If necessary, change the Node ID. See
Node ID, on page 77.
The valve is not found by
the instrument
•
The air intake on the rear or on the left side of the instrument
is covered
Make sure that none of the air intakes on the instrument are
covered.
•
Hot surroundings
Decrease the room temperature. Maximum operating tempera-
ture is 35°C.
•
Hardware error
Switch off the instrument and wait until the temperature has
decreased. Restart the instrument. If this error is recurrent, gen-
erate a System error report and contact Service.
The internal valve tempera-
ture is too high
•
Hardware error
Generate a System error report and contact Service.
The valve is not switching
or is switching to wrong po-
sition
•
Hardware error
Generate a System error report and contact Service.
External leakage
•
Broken valve
Replace the valve. See Section 2.5 Installation of internal modules,
on page 77.
Internal leakage
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8 Troubleshooting
8.4 Troubleshooting: Valves