We have a Gold Medal Popcorn maker, Model 2388, about 4 months old. Everythime we turn on the kettle heat it blow the circuit. Is there a fuse that needs to be replaced or the thermastat?
Re: Trips circuit when you turn on the Kettle heat
When the fuse blows see what else in the house is out, maybe you have the circuit overloaded. Try putting the popcorn maker on a different unused curcuit to see if it still blows. Then you will know if it is the popcorn maker.
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There is a adjusting screw on the thermostat. So your not guessing you should heat it on a. Bench with a amp meter on the line . Then check temp and adjust from there. The factory thermostats are. Preset . If you installed the correct one adjustment should not be necessary? Is the element tight on the bottom?
To order a manual from the factory the part# is 67834. Depending on how old this is , those kettles and or similar design had a issue with the nut comming loose that holds down the thermostat thight to the bottom of the pan. The loose nut would then bounce around in there until it touches a elect.connection and ground at the same time. It will short circuit the kettle and end up welding itself in place . so when you turn the kettle on it trips the circuit rite away. you have to dissasemble it and remove it . there is a new locking type nut avalible to replace it.
A kettle not heating is either a switch, kettle wires, thermostat, or kettle heater.
Check that the kettle is plugged in tight, notice if the switch lights up when switched, then contact your local gold medal dealer for repairs. It is always cheaper to repair a gold medal kettle than replace.
http://www.gmpopcorn.com/domestic-dealers.cfm
If the switch is OK and you have. Power at the kettle plug and you are not getting any heat it's one of 3 things. Burned wire inside the kettle. this is common. Or it could be the thermostat is bad or the element itself is out?
Take the kettle crossbar assy off the kettle and look and see if there is a set collar above the shaft weight. If so loosen it so you can slide the weight up...enough to get the old one out and the new one in.
First check that the kettle is plugged into the cabinet. Then check if switch, (or red power light) lights up when you flipped the switch back and forth. If it does the problem is inside the kettle.
Contact a Gold Medal dealer for service options, repairing it is the best options as a replacement kettle for that model is very expensive. http://www.gmpopcorn.com/domestic-dealers.cfm
I hate to put this as a solution because it really isn't. I have an old popper needing a new kettle and was told it was almost as much to purchase a new kettle than the whole machine. The kettle is almost the entire cost of the unit. I will be purchasing a new unit.
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