B&C Technologies EL-6 Windows - Manual (Page 17)

Chapter 4
The Cycles Window
Remember that Programs are made up of Cycles, and Cycles are made up of Steps. The Steps are
where water valves are turned on, chemical assignments are made, etc. In order for the washer to
do anything, cycles must be programmed. Typically, most cycles are created as a wash bath - i.e.,
water is added to a certain water level (step 1), chemicals are dosed (step 2), a check is made to see
if water needs to be added (step 3), and finally, the load is agitated for some time (step 4). Refer
to figure 4.1 on page 15. Spin cycles are used for drains and extracts. Spin 9 is the drain cycle (it
contains no extract, only distribution speed). Spin 1, Spin 2, and Spin 3 are extracts (Low, Medium,
and High speed respectively).
4.1 Cycle Types
The EL6 has 5 different cycle types in order to better define a wash program. These types are
Prewash, Wash, Rinse, Spin, and Unroll.
4.1.1 Prewash, Wash, Rinse Cycles
These cycles are bath cycles, and can be used interchangeably. Typically, these cycles would con-
tain the steps necessary to create a bath: Fill to a level, dose chemicals, Top off to make sure level
is maintained, agitate the load for some time. It is possible to insert steps to dose additional chem-
icals, add a drain step, fill step, and agitate step to insert a cheater rinse, or do whatever needs to
be done for the particular wash process. The EL6 is very flexible. The EL6 Stock Program Listing
has details on the standard cycles included with the machine. All cycles can be modified at will.
A Note about Prewash 99: The Prewash 99 cycle is a diagnostic cycle which goes
through each output of the control. It is very useful when troubleshooting the ma-
chine when service is required. Unless a very complicated set of wash programs are
being built, there will be plenty of left over steps and it is not necessary to delete this
cycle.
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