Monster sc20 still heats up but unable to get the steam to discharge, any suggests?
1103701
Don't over fill it and use only distilled water. One cup of 50/50 vinegar and water solution will get rid of any hard water buildup if you've been using tap water but do this at your own risk. If you do clean the tank inside with the solution, the safest way is to make sure the unit is cool and unplugged. Rinse it well before use.
1103702
The only suggestion I can offer is to contact the manufacturer. I have found they often have easy fixes for problems.
1103703
Unless the nozzle has become clogged, I can't think of any reason why, after building up a head of steam, it wouldn't discharge. Perhaps there's something wrong with the trigger. Sorry I couldn't be of more help. Bob Waterstone
815186
I have not notified anyone yet but it is currently not working for some reason. It was great last Winter but I just took it out last week and cannot get it to steam at all
1505894
I have incurred the same issue. What has worked for me is before turning unit on, make sure the heater and temp control are off. Once the fan starts moving, then turn on the heat and temp.
1344665
Mine keep steaming until the tank runs out. I do unplug as soon as I finish so maybe that is why I do not keep going.
25472
I have the same issue. It just stopped working. I had an electronic tech looked at it and he think it's something on the circuit board. We didn't see any burnt marks. This device runs hot constantly.Now, I bought a zojirushi as a replacement unit. It might cost more but it runs cool.
462609
I can't always see the steam and it runs blowing air if no steam so that may be what you're seeing. You should see the indicator lights on the front while power is on. While running I can't see the glow of the UV light. So if the reservoir empties, its working. I hope that helps you!
2260292
At one point, with a different unit, mine was doing something very similar. After some experimentation, I determined the the cooling fins were full of lint and the unit was over heating. I solved the problem by taking the unit apart up by where the fan is. I used a compressor to blow all the dust and lint from the fins. I reassembled the unit and tried it again. It worked fine.
821900
hi simone. i had a similar issue when i got mine. the trick is to prime the pump the first time you use the machine. just add water, turn it on and press the "froth mode" button and wait until it stops flashing. then place a container under the frothing rod and turn the front knob to "froth start" and leave the machine alone for a while. it will make a thumping noise for a while (maybe up to three or four MINUTES) and then steam and hot water will begin spewing out. then your machine is ready. you will only need to do this once when you first buy your machine. the instructions say to do this for thirty seconds, but mine just wouldn't do it. so it left it to prime for almost FIVE minutes before the steam and hot water started pumping out. good luck!
67459
Make sure you have power cord connected in the "cool" orientation. The cord connects in one way to cool and another way to warm the inside. Try unplugging the cord where it plugs into cooler and turning cord end over.If I misunderstood please give more detail.
257685
We have used this unit for month, it always work well. There are 2 control switches. One is the power on or off. One is a round one, this one will control the "steam". I think you can try firstly on the power switch see if you did turn the unit on after you plug in. Secondly, if you did turn on the power, try turn this round switch to left side all the way, and then turn on right side to adjust the steam. Good luck!
313197
there's a thermocouple leaving from the pilot to the valve make sure that little copper tube is not grounding to anything metal, it'll become a heatsink... if that doesn't solve your problem return it
1578144
Steam does not come out if you are not pulling the trigger. The pad however is wet so getting it completely dry isn't really an option unless you put on a new pad. The other day I dropped the cleaner tank and didn't have an issue using it to help clean that up.
1770127
hydro idles at 14c never goes over 40c at full load I am using it for my 8150 bulldozer
1944922
When my unit stopped putting out the heat, I found that dust was interfering with the circuitry. As I recall, I removed the lower back panel and used a vacuum and/or hair dryer to remove the dust from the wiring and the motor. It's worked fine ever since. Good luck!
1220749
probably the mini fan from the back of the system is full of dust, dust it off with a vacuum hose very carefully it might work. good luck.
740351
Make sure the green light is on, if you put too much water in it will spray out water first and then the steam will come after. Also make sure your tube is properly connected to the machine as sometimes this will cause it to not work properly.
276258
No, Let it get hot enough for the light to go on and as long as there is enough pressure the steam will keep coming.Maybe you have a defective one. Do as the directions tell you.