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title: "Cleveland SteamChef RESET light and a steady buzzer: high-limit lockout"
description: "What RESET light means on Cleveland SteamChef RESET light and a steady buzzer: high-limit lockouts, what to check before booking, and when it is not a failure…"
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# Cleveland SteamChef RESET light and a steady buzzer: high-limit lockout

SteamChef boilerless steamers carry a high-limit lockout.

## What RESET light actually means.

SteamChef boilerless steamers carry a high-limit lockout. If the unit gets hotter than it should, most often because the water reservoir ran low, the RESET light comes on, the buzzer sounds without stopping and the heaters or burner shut off until the unit is reset.

Cleveland commercial appliance display · also shown as RESET, RESET light + continuous buzzer

What to do when RESET light shows on the commercial appliance

### Kind of code Temperature and alarms

The controller has seen a temperature outside the band it was set for and is saying so: a box above its alarm point, a fryer vat or an oven cavity that tripped its high-limit, or a dish machine rinse that never came up to heat. Often the cause sits outside the unit, such as a door left open during a delivery, a coil packed with grease, a kitchen far hotter than the maker allows or a booster fed cold water. Checking the door, the coil and the air around the unit is fair; move the product if a cold box stays above 41°F, and book the visit.

### Usually leads to Reach-in and prep table repair

Reach-ins, pass-throughs, prep tables and blast chillers: gaskets, hinges, fans, thermostats, condensers and compressors.

### 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 SteamChef 22CGT3 / 22CGT6 gas steamer operator manual (clevelandrange.com, Wayback copy)

Cleveland SteamChef boilerless convection steamers: electric 22CET3.1 / 22CET6.1 and gas 22CGT3 / 22CGT6 with the dial, keypad or ON/OFF control panels.

## Before you book, in this order.

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

01

Turn the steamer off with the ON/OFF lever and open the compartment door so it can cool; do not pour water in to cool it, which Cleveland warns causes damage.

02

Once cool, look at the water level probes in the reservoir and clean off any scale or food film as the daily cleaning section shows.

03

Reset as the manual describes: the gas 22CGT has a reset button under the unit, and the electric 22CET resets by powering down, waiting 15 minutes and restarting with water.

04

If the lockout comes back, book a visit so the water level controls and high limit can be tested.

### Still there?

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

### What not to do

The RESET light is not the green power light and not the SureCook light, which only means the compartment is below cooking temperature. A steamer that simply will not fill or will not light gives no RESET light at all.

## What you may notice with it.

The commercial appliance problems RESET 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/)

It also comes with

- [**Combi Oven Steam Problem: Weak Steam, Scale or a Dry Cavity**](https://commercialappliancerepair.center/problems/combi-oven-steam-problem/)
- [**Restaurant Equipment Burning Smell: Scorched Oil, Hot Wiring or Lint**](https://commercialappliancerepair.center/problems/commercial-burning-smell/)

Problem

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

8 causes, cheapest first

Where RESET light usually leads

## Reach-in and prep table repair.

**Reach-in, pass-through or prep table gasket, hinge, fan motor, thermostat or controller, defrost heater, leak repair or compressor · moderate.**

Book a visit [What the job involves](https://commercialappliancerepair.center/services/reach-in-and-prep-table-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.

[Cleveland commercial appliance repair](https://commercialappliancerepair.center/brands/cleveland/)

More Cleveland codes

[SURECOOK light](https://commercialappliancerepair.center/error-codes/cleveland-surecook-light/) [LOW WATER light](https://commercialappliancerepair.center/error-codes/cleveland-low-water-light/) [VENT AIR](https://commercialappliancerepair.center/error-codes/cleveland-vent-air/) [DESCALE indicator](https://commercialappliancerepair.center/error-codes/cleveland-descale-light/)

Temperature and alarms on other makes

[Alto-Shaam E13](https://commercialappliancerepair.center/error-codes/alto-shaam-e13/) [Beverage-Air Hi](https://commercialappliancerepair.center/error-codes/beverage-air-hi/) [Blodgett Cavity High Temp Error](https://commercialappliancerepair.center/error-codes/blodgett-cavity-high-temp-error/) [Continental Refrigerator HI](https://commercialappliancerepair.center/error-codes/continental-refrigerator-hi/) [Delfield Hi](https://commercialappliancerepair.center/error-codes/delfield-hi/) [Frymaster E16](https://commercialappliancerepair.center/error-codes/frymaster-e16/) [Garland E04](https://commercialappliancerepair.center/error-codes/garland-e04/) [Hatco Control Board Overtemp](https://commercialappliancerepair.center/error-codes/hatco-control-board-overtemp/)

[All 71 codes of this kind](https://commercialappliancerepair.center/error-codes/#family-temperature)

Cleveland 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 Cleveland's own words

> the RESET light turns ON, a buzzer sounds

[Cleveland SteamChef 22CGT3 / 22CGT6 gas steamer operator manual (clevelandrange.com, Wayback copy)](https://web.archive.org/web/20101201030821/http://clevelandrange.com/docs/uploaded/cle/CRManuals/22CGT3_6_OPM.pdf) [Cleveland SteamChef 22CGT3 / 22CGT6 gas steamer operator manual (clevelandrange.com, Wayback copy)](https://web.archive.org/web/20101201030821/http://clevelandrange.com/docs/uploaded/cle/CRManuals/22CGT3_6_OPM.pdf) [Cleveland SteamChef 22CET3.1 / 22CET6.1 electric steamer operator manual (clevelandrange.com, Wayback copy)](https://web.archive.org/web/2015/http://clevelandrange.com/docs/uploaded/cle/CRManuals/22CET(ES)-OPM_Rev.C_MAY_07.pdf) [Cleveland SteamChef 22CET3.1 / 22CET6.1 electric steamer operator manual (clevelandrange.com, Wayback copy)](https://web.archive.org/web/2015/http://clevelandrange.com/docs/uploaded/cle/CRManuals/22CET(ES)-OPM_Rev.C_MAY_07.pdf)

Every code on this site is taken from the manufacturer's documentation, never from a forum or a parts listing. Cleveland SteamChef boilerless convection steamers: electric 22CET3.1 / 22CET6.1 and gas 22CGT3 / 22CGT6 with the dial, keypad or ON/OFF control panels.

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## Questions about RESET light.

### Can I clear RESET light myself?

Turn the steamer off with the ON/OFF lever and open the compartment door so it can cool; do not pour water in to cool it, which Cleveland warns causes damage. If it comes back, it needs a visit.

### Why does the Cleveland SteamChef keep locking out with the RESET light?

Dirty water level probes are the most common cause: the steamer thinks it has water when it does not, runs the reservoir low and overheats. Cleaning the probes daily prevents most repeats.

### Where is the reset button on a gas SteamChef?

The 22CGT manual places it on the bottom of the unit, about 3 inches from the control side and 4 inches from the front. If it will not stay down, wait five more minutes and try again.

### Can we cool a locked-out SteamChef faster with cold water?

No. Cleveland says adding water to cool it causes damage. Open the door and let it cool on its own.

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