870ss help

[Mr Brightside]

I’ve had one of those days butler and 870ss went down today !

I haven’t had a breakdown for about a year

How do I bypass the 870ss waste tank float?

Any ideas why it start and would run only long enough to get inside then shut down?

I have tried to adjust the float
Make sure water is in and flowing in the machine
Let machine cool off and tried again
And I swore and prayed a lot nothing is working lol

 

[Mr Brightside]

Butler won’t fire up red light comes on when trying to turn on pto
Tried float and everything

 

[BIG WOOD]

Are you certain you're not low on antifreeze and it's overheating?

The only reason I say that is because I think the float switch is a 10second shutdown timer. It seems that probably took you longer than 10seconds to get in the house

But antifreeze, if it's a little low will overheat if there's a pocket of air that needs bled out and it'll shut down.

Is there any codes you're getting on the light?

 

[Mr Brightside]

Are you certain you're not low on antifreeze and it's overheating?

The only reason I say that is because I think the float switch is a 10second shutdown timer. It seems that probably took you longer than 10seconds to get in the house

But antifreeze, if it's a little low will overheat if there's a pocket of air that needs bled out and it'll shut down.

Is there any codes you're getting on the light?

No lights or codes I’m hoping it’s something like that
Is there a sensor for that? We let it cool down for 10 min and ran it no luck

 

[Mr Brightside]

No lights or codes I’m hoping it’s something like that
Is there a sensor for that? We let it cool down for 10 min and ran it no luck

We run them hard and have had little issues but we always can figure it out and today both vans went down at the same house

 

[BIG WOOD]

No lights or codes I’m hoping it’s something like that
Is there a sensor for that? We let it cool down for 10 min and ran it no luck

I know that the cheap hose clamps that are used on these machines needs to be retightened periodically and the antifreeze will seep out and evaporate before it drips. over a period of time you'll get that pocket of air.

And keep in mind that after your machine shuts down, the temp will actually rise for a short period of time, so 10minutes isn't long enough to bring the temp down if it's overheated.

 

[Cleanworks]

We run them hard and have had little issues but we always can figure it out and today both vans went down at the same house

Voodoo house.

 

[Mr Brightside]

T

Voodoo house.

hats what my techs said lol

 

[Mr Brightside]

Voodoo house.

I know that the cheap hose clamps that are used on these machines needs to be retightened periodically and the antifreeze will seep out and evaporate before it drips. over a period of time you'll get that pocket of air.

And keep in mind that after your machine shuts down, the temp will actually rise for a short period of time, so 10minutes isn't long enough to bring the temp down if it's overheated.

Thanks that’s a good point

 

[Mr Brightside]

Thanks that’s a good point

This is exactly what happened. One of the hoses or clamps failed and I lost all the coolant yesterday. My guy didn’t notice ran it dry.

 

[Nomad74]

Just unplug the wires from the float in you'll be back up and working.

I stopped using the overfill float years ago. Got tired of replacing the POS floats. The cheap Chinese magnets go weak after awhile.

 

[Mr Brightside]

Just unplug the wires from the float in you'll be back up and working.

I stopped using the overfill float years ago. Got tired of replacing the POS floats. The cheap Chinese magnets go weak after awhile.

Ok thanks for the tip

 

[BIG WOOD]

Just unplug the wires from the float in you'll be back up and working.

I stopped using the overfill float years ago. Got tired of replacing the POS floats. The cheap Chinese magnets go weak after awhile.

Damon, does it frustrate you that I know more about your 870 than you do and I’ve never used that model before? It’s ok, no need to be upset

 

[Nomad74]

Damon, does it frustrate you that I know more about your 870 than you do and I’ve never used that model before? It’s ok, no need to be upset

I have no clue what you're talking about. Did you post about the floats?

 

[BIG WOOD]

I have no clue what you're talking about. Did you post about the floats?

I’m just harassing you. The floats weren’t the problem.

 

[Nomad74]

I’m just harassing you. The floats weren’t the problem.

I didn't read the rest of the thread. I'll just assume I answered it for him.