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title: "Blodgett Delime Error: the descaling cycle stalled"
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# Blodgett Delime Error: the descaling cycle stalled

The MenuSelect control shows two versions: Delime Error with Water Level Switch, when the level switches do not change within 15 minutes while draining or filling, and Delime Error with Boiler Temp, when the boiler probe does not reach 185°F within 15 minutes.

## What Delime Error actually means.

The MenuSelect control shows two versions: Delime Error with Water Level Switch, when the level switches do not change within 15 minutes while draining or filling, and Delime Error with Boiler Temp, when the boiler probe does not reach 185°F within 15 minutes. Both stop the descaling cycle partway.

Blodgett commercial appliance display · also shown as Delime Error Water Level Switch, Delime Error Boiler Temp

What to do when Delime Error shows on the commercial appliance

### Kind of code Water, fill and drain

Water is not arriving, not reaching its level, not heating or not leaving on time. A dish machine may be short of fill because a supply valve is half closed or its line strainer is clogged, it may drain slowly through a scrap basket full of debris, or its booster may be too scaled to heat the rinse; a combi's steam generator may be scaled or its water treatment exhausted; a washer-extractor may time out on a slow drain. Opening the supply valve, cleaning strainers with the unit off and checking the drain line are fair; a pump, a fill valve, a heater or a leak near wiring is a visit.

### Usually leads to Dish machine repair

Undercounter, door-type and conveyor dish machines: tank heaters, boosters, wash pumps, fill and drain valves.

### Shows up as Commercial Appliance Error Code on a Combi, Fryer, Dish Machine or Laundry Display

A commercial appliance error code appears as letters or numbers on a combi, fryer, reach-in controller, dish machine or laundry machine display, or as a flashing light or an alarm tone.

### Make Blodgett

A Blodgett visit tends to land early in the morning, before the first sheet pans go in and while the cavity is still cold.

### Source Blodgett MenuSelect BC20 control service guide

Blodgett BC-20 combi ovens with the MenuSelect control (MenuSelect BC20 service guide).

## Before you book, in this order.

Each step comes from Blodgett's own guidance for Delime Error on its commercial appliances. Follow it to the end: the last card says whether this is a visit.

01

Check the water supply and the drain before retrying the cycle.

02

Make sure the delime solution used is on Blodgett's approved chemical list.

03

Retry once; if the same Delime Error returns, arrange service for the level switches or boiler heating.

### Still there?

It usually turns into [dish machine repair](https://commercialappliancerepair.center/services/dish-machine-repair/). Book with the code and the model number.

### What not to do

Delime Error is not a sign the oven is dangerous to cook in, but it means scale removal did not finish. It differs from Flush Error, which covers the flushing cycle.

## What you may notice with it.

The commercial appliance problems Delime Error tends to arrive with. Answer these at the commercial appliance before anyone is booked.

[All problems](https://commercialappliancerepair.center/problems/)

Before you call

### [Commercial Appliance Error Code on a Combi, Fryer, Dish Machine or Laundry Display](https://commercialappliancerepair.center/problems/commercial-error-code/)

[All 8 causes, cheapest first](https://commercialappliancerepair.center/problems/commercial-error-code/)

It also comes with

- [**Combi Oven Steam Problem: Weak Steam, Scale or a Dry Cavity**](https://commercialappliancerepair.center/problems/combi-oven-steam-problem/)

Problem

### Commercial Appliance Error Code on a Combi, Fryer, Dish Machine or Laundry Display

8 causes, cheapest first

Where Delime Error usually leads

## Dish machine repair.

**Dish machine tank heater or booster element, thermostat, fill valve, float switch, drain valve, wash pump seal or motor, conveyor drive · moderate.**

Book a visit [What the job involves](https://commercialappliancerepair.center/services/dish-machine-repair/)

## Blodgett commercial appliances.

A Blodgett visit tends to land early in the morning, before the first sheet pans go in and while the cavity is still cold.

[Blodgett commercial appliance repair](https://commercialappliancerepair.center/brands/blodgett/)

More Blodgett codes

[Cavity Probe Error](https://commercialappliancerepair.center/error-codes/blodgett-cavity-probe-error/) [Cavity High Temp Error](https://commercialappliancerepair.center/error-codes/blodgett-cavity-high-temp-error/) [High Temp Error](https://commercialappliancerepair.center/error-codes/blodgett-high-temp-error/) [Cooling Fan Probe Error](https://commercialappliancerepair.center/error-codes/blodgett-cooling-fan-probe-error/) [Quench Probe Error](https://commercialappliancerepair.center/error-codes/blodgett-quench-probe-error/) [Fan Error](https://commercialappliancerepair.center/error-codes/blodgett-fan-error/) [Com Error](https://commercialappliancerepair.center/error-codes/blodgett-com-error/) [No Heat Error](https://commercialappliancerepair.center/error-codes/blodgett-no-heat-error/) [Boiler High Temp Error](https://commercialappliancerepair.center/error-codes/blodgett-boiler-high-temp-error/) [Boiler Hi Limit Switch](https://commercialappliancerepair.center/error-codes/blodgett-boiler-hi-limit-switch/) [Boiler Probe Error](https://commercialappliancerepair.center/error-codes/blodgett-boiler-probe-error/) [Water Level Error](https://commercialappliancerepair.center/error-codes/blodgett-water-level-error/)

[All 15 Blodgett codes](https://commercialappliancerepair.center/error-codes/#codes-blodgett)

Water, fill and drain on other makes

[Alto-Shaam E01](https://commercialappliancerepair.center/error-codes/alto-shaam-e01/) [Cleveland LOW WATER light](https://commercialappliancerepair.center/error-codes/cleveland-low-water-light/) [Dexter F2](https://commercialappliancerepair.center/error-codes/dexter-f2/) [Frymaster E33](https://commercialappliancerepair.center/error-codes/frymaster-e33/) [Hatco LO H2O](https://commercialappliancerepair.center/error-codes/hatco-lo-h2o/) [Hobart 019](https://commercialappliancerepair.center/error-codes/hobart-019/) [Miele Professional F18](https://commercialappliancerepair.center/error-codes/miele-professional-f18/) [Pitco DRAINING TURN OFF](https://commercialappliancerepair.center/error-codes/pitco-draining-turn-off/)

[All 46 codes of this kind](https://commercialappliancerepair.center/error-codes/#family-water)

Blodgett builds this

### Commercial cooking equipment

Fryers, griddles, charbroilers, restaurant ranges, convection and combi ovens, steamers, kettles, holding cabinets and toasters, on gas or electric, that make up the hot side of a kitchen line.

## In Blodgett's own words

> The water level switches did not change in 15 minutes during a Delime sequence while draining or filling.

[Blodgett MenuSelect BC20 control service guide](https://www.blodgett.com/custom/PDF/service/Menuselect-service-guide.pdf) [Blodgett MenuSelect BC20 control service guide](https://www.blodgett.com/custom/PDF/service/Menuselect-service-guide.pdf)

Every code on this site is taken from the manufacturer's documentation, never from a forum or a parts listing. Blodgett BC-20 combi ovens with the MenuSelect control (MenuSelect BC20 service guide).

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For the heart of your home.

## Questions about Delime Error.

### Can I clear Delime Error myself?

Check the water supply and the drain before retrying the cycle. If it comes back, it needs a visit.

### Why does my Blodgett delime cycle stop with an error?

Either the water level did not change or the boiler did not heat to 185°F in 15 minutes. The second line of the message tells you which.

### Can I skip the delime on a Blodgett combi?

Not for long. Scale causes many boiler messages, so finish deliming once the cause is fixed.

### Does chemical choice cause Delime Error on a Blodgett?

Use only the chemicals Blodgett approves; others can foam or attack parts.

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