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Re: Diplomat ADP 8342 – Wont Stop!

I posted about the exact same problem yesterday on our ADP 8242. We had the engineer out today and think he has fixed the problem so it might help you. He was looking under the machine and the element was fine so he started it running and after about 5 minutes water started pouring out the bottom. He then opened the machine and tooke the filter and grate off and tightened the four screws that were there and started it running again. This time no water out the bottom and after about 10 minutes he opened the door and steam came out where the water had been heated as it should. So it appears fixed.

I don’t know how the ADP 8242 compares to the 8342 but you may want to check if there is any dampness under the machine and also try tightening the screws under the filter (if its the same as the 8242).

It was explained to me that over time these screws can work themselves loose, this creates a gap that when the water rises above the filter causes it to leak out the bottom. This then (for some reason that I can’t remember) stops the water being heated and so never moves on to the next step.

It may not be your problem but hopefully it may save someone a callout in the future.

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