--- title: "Cleveland kettle red LOW WATER light: the steam jacket is short of water" description: "What LOW WATER light means on Cleveland kettle red LOW WATER light: the steam jacket is short of waters, what to check before booking, and when it is not a…" url: "https://commercialappliancerepair.center/error-codes/cleveland-low-water-light/" --- # Cleveland kettle red LOW WATER light: the steam jacket is short of water Cleveland's self-contained kettles make their own steam from water sealed inside the jacket. ## What LOW WATER light actually means. Cleveland's self-contained kettles make their own steam from water sealed inside the jacket. If that water drops too low, a safety control shuts off the elements or burners and lights the red lamp. On tilting kettles the light also comes on when the kettle is tilted, which is normal. Cleveland commercial appliance display · also shown as Low Water Indicator Light (Red), red low water light What to do when LOW WATER light 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 Cleveland Cleveland equipment often gets a slot mid-afternoon, in the lull when the kitchen can spare a station for an hour. ### Source Cleveland KEL electric steam jacketed kettle manual (clevelandrange.com, Wayback copy) Cleveland self-contained steam jacketed kettles: KEL electric and KGL gas models, stationary and tilting (the tilt note is quoted from the KGL manual, the rest from the KEL manual). ## Before you book, in this order. Each step comes from Cleveland's own guidance for LOW WATER light on its commercial appliances. Follow it to the end: the last card says whether this is a visit. 01 If the kettle is tilted, return it upright; the light should go out on its own. 02 If the light stays on with the kettle upright, stop cooking and turn the kettle off at its switch. 03 Do not open the jacket fittings to add water yourself: Cleveland asks for a qualified technician to fix the leak and add distilled water, so book a visit. ### 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 The red light is not the green HEAT light, which cycles on and off during normal cooking. It is also different from a gauge needle in the VENT AIR zone, which means air in the jacket rather than lost water. ## What you may notice with it. The commercial appliance problem LOW WATER light 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/) Problem ### Commercial Appliance Error Code on a Combi, Fryer, Dish Machine or Laundry Display 8 causes, cheapest first Where LOW WATER light 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/) ## Cleveland commercial appliances. Cleveland equipment often gets a slot mid-afternoon, in the lull when the kitchen can spare a station for an hour. 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Cleveland self-contained steam jacketed kettles: KEL electric and KGL gas models, stationary and tilting (the tilt note is quoted from the KGL manual, the rest from the KEL manual). ## Cleveland LOW WATER light commercial appliance repair, where we come out. The same visit in every metro below: the code, the model number, and a diagnosis before any part is ordered. 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If the kettle is tilted, return it upright; the light should go out on its own. If it comes back, it needs a visit. ### Why does the red light come on when we tilt the Cleveland kettle? Tilting moves the water in the jacket away from the heaters, so the safety sees low water. Cleveland says that is normal; the light should go out when the kettle is upright. ### Can we top up the water in a Cleveland steam jacket? Cleveland asks for a technician, because a jacket that lost water has a leak somewhere and refilling uses distilled water with a rust inhibitor. Adding tap water can damage the jacket. ### How much water does a Cleveland kettle need when the light comes on? The KEL manual gives a chart by size, from 1 gallon for a 25-gallon kettle to 2.8 gallons for a 100-gallon kettle. 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