Belshaw Brothers 616B User Manual

Counter Top Fryers

Models

616B & 616BT

Operator’s Manual

Belshaw Bros., Inc.

nd

1750 22

Seattle, WA 98144

Phone: [phone] • Fax: [phone]

Toll Free: 1-800-578-2547

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

Avenue South

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 _____________________________________________________________________
Installed by ______________________________________________________________________
Date of Installation ________________________________________________________________
Model number ___________________________________________________________________
Serial number

0204

MN-1136EN

Belshaw Bros., Inc.

1750 22nd Avenue South

Seattle, WA 98144-4590 USA

Phone: [phone] • Fax: [phone]

Toll Free: [phone]

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

Contents

Sections

1 Installation 1

Unpacking the Fryer 1
Initial Cleaning 1
Installing the Fryer 1
Moving the Fryer 2

2 Operation 3
3 Cleaning 5

Cleaning the Exterior Surfaces 5
Cleaning the Frying Screen 5
Cleaning the Kettle 5
Removing the Shortening 5
Washing 6

4 Calibrating The Fryer 7

Appendixes

A Donut-Making Helps 8

Tips on Making Quality Cake Donuts 8
Calculating Correct Water Temperature 9
Ratios of Plunger Sizes to Donut Weights 9
Temperature Conversion 9

B Electrical Components 10

Testing the Continuity of the Toggle Switch 10
Testing the Continuity of the Thermostat 11

C Parts Lists 14
D Wiring Diagrams 17
Limited Warranty Insert

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Preface

The 616B and 616BT donut fryers have been
designed and built using the finest materials and
components available. It is the result of years of
research and development. Designed into this
unit are many features which will insure more
quality in your products and reduce your
operating cost. Attention to the instructions
regarding installation, operation, and
maintenance should result in years of trouble­free service.

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:

• To avoid damaging the machine, never

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

• 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.

• 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.

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• 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.

1 Installation

Unpacking the Fryer

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. Check the fryer carefully for any damage

that may have occurred during shipping.
File any claims with the shipping company.

5. Position the fryer to allow sufficient space

on either end of the machine for any
equipment you plan to use with it.

Initial Cleaning

Clean your fryer before using it. Wipe the inside
of the kettle with a soft, damp cloth. Dry the
kettle thoroughly.

WARNING

To avoid electrocuting yourself or
damaging the machine, never allow water,
steam, cleaning solution, or other liquid to
enter the heater head or the electrical box.

WARNING

Never let water and hot shortening come in

contact with each other. Moisture causes
hot shortening to spatter, which may cause
serious injury. Prior to use, make sure the

kettle and any other parts you have washed

are dry.

Installing the Fryer

1. Make sure the power requirements of the

machine, found on the data/name plate,
match your power source.

2. Set the fryer cabinet on a flat, dry counter or

table.

3. Level the fryer.

4. Connect the fryer to a properly grounded

power source. Do not turn on the power.

5. When first filling the kettle with shortening,

if a hydrogenated or semi-solid shortening is
used, melt some shortening and pour it into
the kettle.

6. Cover the elements, thermostat bulb and high

temperature limit control bulb with
shortening before turning on the power.

Do not turn the thermostat above 250°F

until all the shortening has melted.

7. Due to the delicate mechanism of the

thermostat, it is possible for it to get out of
adjustment. If this occurs, recalibrate per the
instructions in section 4.

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WARNING

8. The heater head assembly is equipped with a

high temperature limit control. Push the reset
button on the back of the heater head if
power to the heater elements is cut off.

9. When heating shortening that has solidified,

a pocket of shortening may overheat and
cause the high temperature limit control to
cut power to the elements. Push the reset
button to resume heating.

Moving the Fryer

If you ever want to move the fryer to a different
workstation, follow this procedure:

1. Turn off the fryer and disconnect it from the
power source.

2. Allow the machine and the shortening to
cool.

WARNING

6. Level the fryer and connect it to the power
source, as explained in “Installing the Fryer”
above.

Do not touch hot shortening. It can cause

serious burns.

3. Remove the shortening from the fryer as
explained in “Removing the Shortening” in
Section 3.

WARNING

To avoid burns, falls, other injury, or

death, never attempt to move the fryer

when it has shortening or other liquid in it.

WARNING

Thoroughly clean and dry the floor if

shortening is spilled. Materials on the floor

can cause people to slip or fall, resulting in

serious injury or loss of life.

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