From quick service to concession stands, Cornelius soda fountain machines have become a common sight. Their ease-of-use and ability to offer multiple drinks make them useful units for your establishment. If something is off about your Cornelius soda dispenser, it’s important to figure out the issue quickly and get your trusted service technician to alleviate the issue. Learn about the signs and symptoms for multiple issues that could be occurring with your Cornelius soda machine dispenser.
This troubleshooting guide will cover the Enduro Series, including ED-150, ED-175, ED-200/250 and ED-300 models.
Troubleshooting a Cornelius Enduro Series Soda Fountain Machine
| Problem | Possible Causes |
Fuse or circuit breaker has blown. | - Short circuit
- Defective gate solenoid
- Defective agitator motor
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Gate doesn’t open, and agitator won’t turn. | - No power
- Depressor plate is bent and doesn’t engage switch
- Dispensing switch is defective
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Gate doesn’t open or opens slowly, and agitator still turns. | - Gate solenoid is defective
- Excessive pressure built up against gate slide
- Rectifier is defective
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Ice is continuously dispensing. | - Depressor plate is bent and doesn’t engage switch
- Dispensing switch is defective
- Improper switch installed
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Ice is slushy, water is present in hopper. | - Unit isn’t sitting level
- Drain is blocked
- Water quality is affecting ice quality, or there are problems with icemaker
- Improper use of flaked ice
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Beverages aren’t dispensing. | - No CO2 pressure
- No 24-volt power to faucets
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Beverages are too sweet. | - No CO2 pressure in the carbonator
- Carbonator isn’t working
- Faucet brix needs to be adjusted
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Beverage isn’t sweet enough. | - Syrup tank is empty
- Faucet brix needs to be adjusted
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- Beverages aren’t cold enough (for units with built-in cold plate).
| - No ice in the hopper
- No ice in the cold plate cabinet
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Flavor syrups aren’t dispensing. | - Bent tubing
- Empty syrup tank
- No CO2 pressure
- Inner nozzle is clogged
- No 24-volt power to the PC board
- PC board is defective
- Flow control is defective
- Harness from keyboard is defective
- Solenoid harness is defective
- Keypad is defective
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Flavor dispenses longer than 1 second. | - PC board is defective
- Incorrect dip switch settings on control board
- Flow control is defective
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More than 0.5 oz of flavor is dispensed | - Incorrect flow control setting
- Incorrect dip switch settings on control board
- PC board is defective
- Flow control is defective
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For more troubleshooting tips and instructions, take a look at our library of Cornelius manuals.
Please contact a local authorized service agent who can help with this specific unit and all your commercial kitchen equipment needs.
