T 500 Problems HELP PLEASE!!!

[bjohnson242]

Plugged in my t500 and after an hour nothing has happening to the temperature and iy does not have a on and off switch?

HELP PLEASE....

THANKS

CJ

[Ledgy]

No switch. just the plug.
If you set it up properly temp should move after 70-80 mins when it gets to boiling. Does with mine & shortly after that it starts flowing.

[alan]

Hi cj if your still is heating up you should be able to hear it,it sounds like a kettle if not press the reset button on the under side.alan

[smh91]

I am having the same problem. This is the first time using my still and it wont even heat up. I waited 80 minutes and the still was cold with thermometers showing a reading of 21 degrees. i unplugged the power cord, plugged it back in, press the reset button underneath the still. been waiting another hour and still absolutely nothing

[bjohnson242]

reset button? My models does not seem to have this reset button, nor does it have an off and on switch.

[Magnu420]

i know this might sound stoopid but have you checked the fuse in the plug
also is there power going into the mains socket on wall where you plug your plug in

[Capt-Cudellez]

There is a little plastic nub underneath the still in the centre, give it a wiggle, this is the thermal cut-out switch that cuts out if the element overheats.

[bjohnson242]

Thanks .... found the reset button it and its running... I now noticed that my lower thermometer is at 27.6 C and the upper thermometer is at 77.5 C. Is there a chance my lower thermometer is damaged? Or am i doing something wrong again?

Thanks again everyone

[Capt-Cudellez]

Running the water too fast? The lower thermo is the coolant temp, somewhere about 50-55oC is where you want to get it too.

[MrCat]

Or the coolant pipes are the wrong way round.

The water goes into the bottom of the condenser and out where the temp sensor is.

[bjohnson242]

Thanks the tubes were incorrect. thanks again...

[bjohnson242]

Would that effect the quality... its 96%...!!!

[Capt-Cudellez]

You have the coolant hooked up backward. And based on the thermo, your running the warm water

[MrCat]

You have the coolant hooked up backward. And based on the thermo, your running the warm water

Yep - that was my diagnosis simply on water temp. That's the third one of these in a couple of months. There must be something wrong (or unclear) in the instructions....

[smh91]

i ahve wiggled the reset button and, ive unplugged it, plugged it in another power socket. wheres this fuse or whatever? i have spent 8 hours fiddling around with it and it wont heat up