Kane 457 - Troubleshooting Common Issues; Common Faults and Solutions

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ANALYSER PROBLEM SOLVING
If any problems are not solved with these solutions, contact us or an authorised repair
center.
Fault symptom
Causes / Solutions
 Oxygen too high
 CO
2
too low
 Air leaking into probe, tubing, water trap,
connectors or internal to analyser.
 CO reading (- - - -)  Analyser was stored in a cold
environment and is not at normal working
temperature.
 CO sensor needs replacing.
 Batteries not holding charge
 Analyser not running on mains
adapter.
 Batteries exhausted. A single cell may be
damaged.
 Faster charge not initiated
 AC charger not giving correct output.
 Wrong charger being used: Must have 9
volt DC output
 Fuse blown in charger plug.
 Analyser does not respond to flue
gas
 Particle filter blocked.
 Probe or tubing blocked.
 Pump not working or damaged with
contaminants.
 Net temperature or Efficiency
calculation incorrect.
 Ambient temperature set wrong during
Automatic Calibration.
 Flue temperature readings erratic  Temperature plug reversed in socket.
 Faulty connection or break in cable or
plug.
 T flue or T nett displays
(-OC-)
 Probe not connected.
 Faulty connection or break in cable or
plug.
 Ratio, EFF, X-Air all display
(- - - -)

CO
2
reading is below 2%.
 Analyser just continually beeps  Turn dial back to MENU and press
ENTER

Turn dial back to Tightness and press
ENTER