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Thread Number: 15632
need help defeating a safety mechanism |
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| Post# 166253 , Reply# 3 1/18/2012 at 10:43 (4,478 days old) by swiveltop (Galveston, TX) | ||
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Hi, The switch on the left is probably the safety switch for low water and the white wire looks like it is not connected, If thats not it and you have an ohm meter I can tell you what else you can troubleshoot, I wouldn't defeat any safety device as it may make it a fire hazard. | ||
| Post# 166383 , Reply# 4 1/19/2012 at 12:22 (4,477 days old) by kenmore81 (Warwick, RI) | ||
 The one to the left is the on/off button, the thermal protection is im thinking is at the end of the black wire, first try cleaning it with half boiling water/half vinnegar from a pot directly into the steamer, let it sit for a while. Its probably limescale and or calcium thats built up in the chamber making the thermal protection think its to hot. Let us know how you make out Bobby. P.S. I wouldnt disable it either and im a dare devil, I remove those labels on the mattresses and pillows lol ;) | ||
| Post# 166402 , Reply# 5 1/19/2012 at 16:36 (4,477 days old) by twocvbloke () | ||
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Just remember, if you disable things designed to protect you, then you could be in for a shock, literally... The heater could be broken & shorted out (not unheard of), if that's so, putting power to it could result in bad things happening... | ||
| Post# 166762 , Reply# 7 1/23/2012 at 04:11 (4,474 days old) by gsheen (Cape Town South Africa) | ||
The company were I worked designed and built there own version of this unit, while I was not actively involved in that project I was asked to come and look at what happens when it goes wrong. Forget about damaging the unit or shocking yourself. What you have there is a miniature bomb, those boilers are normally made from cast-iron and can be fairly thick, when they explode you have enough force and shrapnel to rip apart the plastic housing and shred any thing in its path. Some were I have pictures of one that went boom during testing, the walls were embedded with pieces of the boiler. I will see if I can find them
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| Post# 166804 , Reply# 8 1/23/2012 at 13:26 (4,473 days old) by kenmore81 (Warwick, RI) | ||
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