Philips GC8260 Pressurised Steam Generator – No Steam

[sdancer75]

I have the Philips GC8260 pressurized steam generator. The problem is that I have no steam.

I checked almost everything and I decided that the fault is the water pump. So my question is, can this work (I can hear a sound at least at the begging) but there is no water in the boiler. Is there any way to ensure that the problem is the water pump? If I manually fill the boiler with water then I have steam.

Regards,

PS: I have heating, I changed the PCB capacitors and I also checked the thermistor and fuses. They are all good.

[electrofix]

if the sound you can hear is the water pump energising and it not pumping the water then its likely the pump has failed (unless you have a blockage)

did find service manual but may be of use

https://www.manualslib.com/manual/98…60.html#manual

Dave

[sdancer75]

electrofix wrote:
if the sound you can hear is the water pump energising and it not pumping the water then its likely the pump has failed (unless you have a blockage)

did find service manual but may be of use

https://www.manualslib.com/manual/98…60.html#manual

Dave

I tested the water pump on the bench. It works but it not pumps !!

[don]

Leaving water in the tank when not in use can cause issues, try an iron descaler once you have reassembled it.

Don

[sdancer75]

don wrote:Leaving water in the tank when not in use can cause issues, try an iron descaler once you have reassembled it.

Don

Don thanks, but I never left water in the tank when the iron is not used.

Also, iron descaler should not help there, I ordered a new water pump. Still, I don’t know if these kinda problems are usually on steam generators.

[electrofix]

yes these sort of problems are normal

its mechanical so it can fail

Dave

[sdancer75]

New pump solved the problem.

Question : What sensor is used to sense low water/steam inside boiler to decide when water pump should start working ?

[electrofix]

I would assume the thermistor on the tank. as the water get lower the temp will rise as it runs out of water

(but cant be certain)

Dave

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