Viking VRBD/VUBD 24" W Beverage Dispenser User Manual


 
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ENERGY SAVING TIPS
Ways to save power, save money, and still enjoy your beverage dispenser.
•Reduce door openings.
•Close the door as soon as you can.
•Keep the coils on bottom of the refrigerator clean.
•Adjust the temperature control to a warmer setting when practical.
•Keep unit away from the stove or other heat sources.
COMMON DRAFT PROBLEMS
DESCRIPTION CAUSES
Wild Beer
Beer, when drawn, is all foam, or too much foam and Beer drawn improperly
not enough liquid beer. Creeping regulator
Applied pressure is set too high
Hot spots in line
Use of non-insulated beer line
Beer runs are too long for proper cooling
Tapped into a warm keg
Cooler malfunctioning
Kinks, dents, twists, or other obstructions in line
Faucets in bad, dirty or worn condition
Cloudy Beer
When beer in glass appears hazy, not clear Frozen or nearly frozen beer
Old beer
Beer that has been unrefrigerated for long periods of
time
Dirty glass
Dirty faucet
Unrefrigerated foods placed on top of cold keg
Contaminated air source
Flat Beer
Foamy head disappears quickly; Dirty glasses
beer lacks usual zestful brewery fresh flavor Sluggish regulator
Applied pressure is set too low
CO
2
is turned off at night
Contaminated air source (associated with compressed
air)
Moisture in air system
Beer too cold
Loose tap or vent connections
False Head
Large soap-like bubbles, head dissolves very quickly Applied pressure required does not correspond to
beer temperature
Small beer line into a large faucet shank
Beer lines warmer than beer in keg
Dry glasses
Improper pour
Unpalatable Beer
Off-Taste Dirty or old beer lines
Dirty faucet
Contaminated air source, or unfiltered
Unsanitary bar conditions