Belshaw 624, 618L Service Manual

Open Kettle Fryer

618L/624/634

Operator’s Manual

and

Technical Supplement

Belshaw Bros., Inc.
814 44th Street NW, Suite 103
Auburn, WA 98001 USA
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Toll Free (US): 1-800-578-2547
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www.belshaw.com

Electric Fryer

618L, 624, and 634

Operator’s Manual

Belshaw Bros., Inc.

814 44th Street NW, Suite 103

Auburn, WA 98001 USA

Phone: [phone] • Fax: [phone]

Email: [e-mail] • http://www.belshaw.com

If you accept the machine from the shipping
company, you are, in effect, saying that the
machine is in good condition, and you must
pay for the machine. Belshaw cannot pay for

shipping damage, because the freight company
has accepted the machine from Belshaw in good
condition, and is responsible for its safe delivery.
For your protection, inspect the machine to see
that no parts are bent, scratched, or otherwise
damaged. If any damage has occurred in
shipping, file a freight claim with the shipping
company immediately.

To unpack the fryer and transport it to the
workstation:

1. Use a fork lift to transport the shipping crate
to the work station.

2. Break down the shipping crate.

3. Remove all the packing materials from the
fryer. These include foam, tape, brown
paper, plastic, and white protective coating.

4. Position the fryer to allow sufficient space
on either end of the machine for any
equipment you plan to use with it.

IMPORTANT

Keep this manual for future reference.

EQUIPMENT RECORD

Please provide the information below when you correspond with us about your machine.
Purchased by _____________________________________________________________________
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Date of Installation ________________________________________________________________
Model number ___________________________________________________________________
Serial number

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Belshaw Bros., Inc.

814 44

th

Street NW, Suite 103

Auburn, WA 98001 USA

Phone: [phone] • Fax: [phone]

Email: [e-mail] • http://www.belshaw.com

Contents

Sections

1 Operation 1
2 Cleaning 3

Cleaning the Exterior Surfaces 3
Cleaning the Frying Screen 3
Cleaning the Kettle 3
Removing the Shortening 3
Washing 4
Rinsing 5
Drying 5

3 Donut-Making Helps 6

Tips on Making Quality Cake Donuts 6
Calculating Correct Water Temperature 7
Ratios of Plunger Sizes to Donut Weights 7
Temperature Conversion 7

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Preface

The 618L, 624, and 634 Electric Fryers are
designed to fry cake and yeast-raised donut
products. Each must be bolted to a flat, dry
floor. The operator should stand opposite the
heater head.

The operator must work safely at all times and
read this manual and follow its instructions and
warnings. A thorough understanding of how to
install, maintain, and safely operate the fryer will
prevent production delays and injuries.

Heed the following warnings and all other
warnings that appear in this manual:

• Make sure the machine is bolted

securely to the floor. Doing so will
prevent the machine from moving,
tipping, or falling, which could cause
serious injury.

• To avoid damaging the machine, never

use force to assemble, disassemble,
operate, clean, or maintain it.

• Never let water and hot shortening come

in contact with each other. Moisture
causes hot shortening to spatter, which
may cause serious burns.

• Do not overfill the kettle with

shortening. If shortening overflows the
kettle, it could cause serious burns or
could cause someone to slip on the floor
and be seriously injured.

• Hot shortening can cause serious burns.

Make sure that the system and the
shortening are cool before attempting
any cleaning, adjustment, disassembly,
or repair.

• To avoid electrocution or other injury,

unplug the machine before attempting
any cleaning, adjustment, disassembly,
or repair.

• Be careful never to get shortening,

water, or other materials on the floor. If
anything does get spilled on the floor,
mop it up immediately. Materials on the
floor can cause people to slip or fall,
resulting in serious injury or loss of life.

• To prevent unintentional startup and

possible fire, unplug the machine if there
is a local power outage. When the
power is restored, it is safe to plug the
machine in again.

• To avoid electrocution, make sure that

all electrical cords are not frayed or
cracked and that they do not pass
through any water or shortening.

• Make sure that all electrical cords are

routed so that no one will trip over them.

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1 Operation

Read each step completely before doing what it
tells you to do.

1. If you are frying yeast-raised donuts, install
the proofer or feed table. Refer to the
proofer or feed table manual for complete
installation and operation instructions.

2. Make sure the drain valve is closed.

3. Put enough shortening in the kettle to
completely cover the heating elements,
thermocouple, and high-temperature limit
control probe.

Put shortening in the kettle using one of

these methods:

• If you have a Belshaw Shortening Melter

(FM) attached to the fryer, use the FM to
melt shortening and transfer it to the
kettle. See the FM manual.

WARNING

Hot shortening causes severe burns.

• Melt shortening in a pan on the stove

and pour it into the kettle.

4. Move the on/off switch to the ON position.
The switch is located inside the fryer
cabinet, on the right hand side.

The “Power On” pilot light on top of the

heater head will light up.

5. Set the thermostat to 250°F/121°C. The
“Heating” pilot light on top of the heater
head will light up, indicating that the
shortening has not yet reached the selected
temperature.

6. Continue adding shortening to the kettle
until it reaches the proper depth for frying.
Use one of the following methods. For
safety reasons, we recommend the first
method, and discourage you from using any
other method.

• Use a Belshaw Shortening Melter (FM)

to melt shortening and transfer it to the
kettle. See the FM manual.

• Melt shortening in a pan on the stove

and pour it into the kettle.

• Very carefully put solid shortening into

the kettle.

• Put solid shortening into the kettle,

packing it tightly around the heating
elements, thermocouple, and high­temperature limit control probe.

WARNING

Air spaces can cause the shortening to

overheat and catch on fire.

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To avoid serious burns, be very careful not

to splatter hot shortening when you add

Because shortening expands as it increases

in temperature, put shortening in the kettle
gradually. Let the shortening in the kettle
heat up before you add more.

7. After all of the shortening has melted, set the
thermostat to the desired frying temperature.

WARNING

shortening to the kettle.

The “Heating” pilot light will go out if the
high temperature limit control breaks the
circuit.

Note: If the high temperature limit control
does break the circuit, push the red reset
button on the back of the heater head.

8. Wait for the shortening to reach the desired
temperature.

WARNING

To avoid serious burns, when the fryer is

operating, do not any part of the fryer that

is in contact with hot shortening.

9. If you are frying cake or French donuts,
move the cutter into place over the fryer.
Refer to the cutter manual for complete
installation and operation instructions.

If you are frying yeast-raised donuts using a

feed table, load proofing cloths on the feed
table. Refer to the feed table manual for
complete installation and operation
instructions.

CAUTION

To avoid damaging the machine, do not

operate the conveyor until all the

shortening has melted.

10. Continue supplying shortening to the kettle
as required. Keep the kettle filled up to the
“Oil Level” marks on the side.

11. When you are done frying donuts, move the
on/off switch to the OFF position.

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