Westinghouse/Bevco Coolers

[adamg]

Yeah.. plugged in the fountain cart today, sounded like it was running good then looked at the fan.. nothing. Locked up tight. Guess I'm gonna learn how to tear one apart. Just hope i can piece it back together



 

[stuntpilot]

adamg,
      Common problem with the agitator motor, unfortunately it's a sealed unit. Take it out and apply some oil to the shaft and manually try to force it too spin while it's powered up. Another trick we used to employ was drill a small hole in the top of the motor and squirt some oil into it, that though is just a temp fix and not recommended.

      Just because the compressor runs does'nt really mean it's working, you have to fill the water bath and let it run for 24 hours and see if you have ice formed around the outside of the tub. Another common problem with these is if you see any blisters or bubbles in the coating around the inside edges of the tub it means you have a freon leak and the tub needs to be replaced. The freon coils are located beneath the coating on the sides of the tub, you can see them when you look close.

      The agitator just circulates water within the water bath too keep the product cold as it goes thru the coils, when it fails you will dispense a good cold drink once and then the next one will be warmer than it needs to be as the surrounding water can't keep it cold enough without the water circulating. If your only going to dispense one drink every ten minutes you don't really need it.