Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product ALPHA 3XR Wibur Curtis Company
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ALPHA AUTOMATIC COFFEE BREWERS Wilbur Curtis Co., Inc. - S E R V I C E M A N U A L INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING UNITS: ALPHA 3X ALPHA 3XR ALPHA 3XL ALPHA 2X ALPHA 1X ALPHA 6X Carton Content s Automatic Coffee Brewer . . . . . . . . .
ALPHA X The Alpha X series of automatic coffee brewers require installation to be in compliance with all local water and electrical power codes. The Alpha is designed to brew 12 cups at a time. The Alpha 3X, 3XL and 3XR have three warmer plates that allow up to three decanters to be kept at serving temperature.
[ 1 ] SET -UP INSTRUCTIONS 1. WATER CONNECTION: A 3/8" NPT x 1/4" flare elbow fitting is supplied with this brewer for the water line connection. Use 1/4" copper tubing and flare nut to hook up your water source behind the machine. It is important to use a good water filter in the system before water enters the Alpha brewer.
[ 2 ] 1 . Place a paper filter into the brew cone. Pour ground coffee into the filter . 2 . Slide the brew cone into place. When pushed in against the stop, the brewcone fits into the slide rails and centers it under the sprayhead. 3 . Place a clean coffee decanter on the warmer plate.
MAINTENANCE & CLEANING OF BREWER Regular and preventive maintenance is essential in keeping your Alpha system looking and working like new. CAUTION When cleaning your Alpha System, do not use cleansers, bleach liquids, powders or any other substance that contains chlorine.
[ 4 ] POSSIBLE CAUSE SOLUTION Water line turned off or water filter clogged. Coil on Water Inlet Valve has burnt out. Grounded Water Level Probe. Defective Liquid Level Control (LLC) board. PROBLEM: Water does not flow into heating tank... ANY SERVICE DONE ON THIS UNIT MUST BE PERFORMED BY A QUALIFIED SERVICE TECHNICIAN.
[ 5 ] POSSIBLE CAUSE SOLUTION Thermostat turned off. Burned out Heating Element. Check the thermostat to make sure stem is turned all the way to the right. If thermostat is on (closed) you should read 110/120 volts at the element terminals. Voltage present at these points but no heat, indicates the element is burned out.
[ 6 ] Figure 3. Illustrated Parts List, Main View (Alpha 3X Shown). ALPHA 3X ILLUSTRA TED P ARTS THIS FIGURE (AND FIG. 4.) SHOW THE ALPHA 3X. ALL OTHER ALPHAS ARE SIMILAR EXCEPT WHERE DETAILED (FIG.
Figure 4. Illustrated Parts List, Detail Bubbles (Alpha 3X Shown). ALPHA ILLUSTRA TED P ARTS [ 7 ] 29.
[ 8 ] ALPHA Part s List 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 37 38 39 40 41 43 44 45 46 48 49 DESCRIPTION PART NUMBER INDEX NUMBER WC-38310 W.
ALPHA 3X Part s List [ 9 ] DESCRIPTION INDEX NUMBER 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 70 71 72 PROBE, WATER LEVEL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FITTING, 1/8" HEX FOR WATER LEVEL PROBE . . . . . . SHOCK GUARD FOR HEATING ELEMENT .
[ 10 ] ALPHA 3XR & ALPHA 3XL THIS FIGURE ILLUSTRATES THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE ALPHA 3XR/L AND THE ALPHA 3X. THE ALPHA 3XR/L HAS A PLAIN TOP COVER AND A WIDE BOTTOM COVER. THE LABELING ON THE SWITCH PANEL IS ALSO DIFFERENT. Figure 5. Illustrated Parts, Alpha 3XR & 3XL.
ALPHA 2X [ 11 ] THIS FIGURE ILLUSTRATES THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE ALPHA 2X AND THE ALPHA 3X. THE ALPHA 2X HAS ONLY TWO WARMERS, A DIFFERENT TOP COVER AND TWO WARMER SWITCHES ON THE SWITCH PANEL. Figure 6. Illustrated Parts, Alpha 2X. 68 67 THE ALPHA 6X IS BASICALLY AN ALPHA 3XR AND AN ALPHA 3XL LINKED TOGETHER.
APPVD. WIRES HZ VOLTS DATE PHASE AMPS WATTS 8/4/97 2 1 3 2 1 3 2 1 3 2 1 3 T4 T3 T2 T1 OFF/ON SWITCH BREW SWITCH TIMER 2 B 6 A WHT L LIQUID LEVEL CONTROL THERMOSTAT BLK RED BLK 2 1 3 DUMP VALVE REV.
[ 13 ] WIRES HZ VOLTS WD-AL2X-10 PHASE AMPS WATTS MODEL 120 2+GND 14.2 60 1700 Single ALPHA 2X -10 DRWN. CHKD. APPVD. 8/4/97 DATE C REV. THERMOSTAT PROBE BLK BLK WHT GRN PWR CORD WHT BLK BLU RED RED G.
[ 14 ] BLU RED.
THIS P AGE INTENTIONALL Y LEFT BLANK.
Product W arranty Information The Wilbur Curtis Company certifies that its products are free from defects in material and workmanship under normal use. The following limited warranties and conditions apply: 3 Y ears, Parts and Labor , from Original Date of Purchase on digit al control boards .
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