Belshaw Brothers 718LFG, 724FG, 734FG General Manual

Open Kettle Fryer

718LFG/724FG/734FG

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 E-mail: [e-mail] www.belshaw.com

Open Kettle Gas Fryer

718LFG, 724FG, & 734FG

Operator’s Manual

Belshaw Bros., Inc.

814 44th Street Northwest, Suite 103

Auburn, WA 98001 USA

Phone: [phone] • Fax: [phone]

E-mail: [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.

IMPORTANT

Keep this manual for future reference.

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814 44th Street Northwest, Suite 103

Auburn, WA 98001 USA

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Contents

1	Operation	1
Taking Safety Precautions		1
Controls		1
Initial Lighting		1
Complete Shut Down		1
Frying Donuts		1

2	Cleaning	4
Removing the Shortening		4
Washing		5
Rinsing		6

3	Donut-Making Helps	7
Tips on Making Quality Cake Donuts		7
Calculating Correct Water Temperature		8
Ratios of Plunger Sizes to Donut Weights		8
Temperature Conversion		8

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Preface

The 718LFG, 724FG, and 734FG Gas 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 flue stack.

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.

•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.

mop it up immediately. Materials on the floor can cause people to slip or fall, resulting in serious injury or loss of life.

•Make sure you are aware of the following:

This product contains chemicals known to the State of California to cause birth defects or other reproductive harm.

Operation, installation and servicing of this product could expose you to carbon monoxide if not adjusted properly.

Inhalation of carbon monoxide is known to the State of California to cause birth defects or other reproductive harm.

Maintenance and repairs shall only be carried out by a factory representative or qualified service personnel.

•LPG/LNG Conversion:

Contact Belshaw Brothers at 1-800-578- 2547 to obtain necessary parts and instructions.

•To avoid electrocution or other injury, unplug the machine before attempting any cleaning, adjustment, disassembly, or repair.

•To avoid damaging the machine, never use force to assemble, disassemble, operate, clean, or maintain it.

•Be careful never to get shortening, water, or other materials on the floor. If anything does get spilled on the floor,

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1	Operation

Taking Safety Precautions

In a prominent location, post information about what to do if there is a gas leak. Make sure that all employees know what to do.

WARNING

To avoid the possibility of fire, explosion, property damage, serious burns, and even death, never store gasoline or any other flammable liquid or vapor near the fryer.

WARNING

To avoid serious injury or death, if you smell gas or suspect a gas leak, proceed as follows: 1. Turn off the gas. 2. Evacuate the building. 3. Do not touch any electrical switch or telephone until you are sure no spilled gas remains.

Controls

The gas cock knob on the gas control has three settings: Off, Pilot, and On.

Off: Prevents any gas from passing through the valve to either main or pilot burner.

Pilot: Permits gas to flow to pilot burner only (when gas cock knob is held depressed or when generator is heated sufficiently to hold valve open)

On: Permits gas to flow to both main and pilot burners when the system is functioning correctly.

Initial Lighting

This procedure is required only after a complete shut down or installation.

Light the fryer as follows:

1.Turn the thermostat knob to the OFF position. Wait five minutes.

2.Rotate the gas control knob counterclockwise to the PILOT position. Fully depress the knob and hold it down while lighting the pilot burner. Continue to hold down the knob approximately one minute. Release the knob and check to see that the pilot burner remains lit. Turn the knob to ON.

3.Turn the thermostat knob to the desired temperature to light the main burners.

Complete Shut Down

This procedure is only required before servicing.

Turn the gas control knob clockwise from the ON position to the PILOT position. Slightly depress the knob and turn to OFF position.

Frying Donuts

WARNING

To avoid serious injury or death, before you begin working, make sure that there is no combustible material in the area of the fryer.

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

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1.Make sure the drain valve is completely closed.

2.Put enough shortening in the kettle to completely cover the burner tubes, thermocouple, and high-temperature limit control probe.

Put shortening in the kettle using one of these methods:

•If you have a Belshaw Shortening Melter (EZ) attached to the fryer, use the EZ to melt shortening and transfer it to the kettle. See the EZ Melt manual.

WARNING

Hot shortening causes severe burns.

•Melt shortening in a pan on the stove and pour it into the kettle.

•Put solid shortening into the kettle, packing it tightly around the burner tubes.

WARNING

Air spaces can cause the shortening to overheat and catch on fire.

CAUTION

To avoid severe damage to the kettle, never turn on the heat unless the heat tubes are completely covered by liquid.

3.Move the on/off switch to the OFF position.

4.Rotate the gas control knob counterclockwise to the ON position.

5.Move the on/off switch to the ON position.

The yellow pilot light near the on/off switch and the red pilot light on the fryer cabinet will both light up.

6.Turn the thermostat control knob to the desired temperature. This will cause the pilot to ignite. Also, the yellow pilot light on the fryer cabinet will light up, indicating that the thermostat is calling for heat.

If the pilot fails to ignite within a certain length of time, the gas system will go into safety lock-out. If this happens, move the on/off switch to OFF, wait at least one minute, and then move the on/off switch to ON again.

WARNING

Failure to wait at least one minute for the gas to dissipate could result in a fire or an explosion when the pilot is lighted again.

If the shortening temperature exceeds 435°F/224°C, the high-temperature limit control will break the circuit, and the electrical and gas systems will shut off.

If this happens, follow these steps to reset the system:

a.Move the on/off switch to the OFF position.

b.Wait for the shortening to cool to 385°F/196°C or below. You will not be able to ignite the pilot until the shortening reaches this temperature.

c.Move the on/off switch to the ON position.

7.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.

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•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.

WARNING

To avoid serious burns, be very careful not to splatter hot shortening when you add shortening to the kettle.

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.

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

WARNING

To avoid serious burns, when the fryer is operating, do not touch the flue, exhaust manifold, stacks, gas burners, or any part of the fryer that is in contact with hot shortening. Keep clear from the area above the flue outlet.

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.

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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2	Cleaning

For your safety, observe the following warnings throughout the entire cleaning process.

WARNING

Thoroughly clean and dry the floor if shortening, water, or other materials are spilled. Materials spilled on the floor can cause serious injury or loss of life.

WARNING

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

WARNING

To avoid serious burns while cleaning, do not touch the flue, exhaust manifold, stacks, gas burners, or any part of the fryer that is in contact with hot liquids.

There are four basic steps to cleaning the fryer: removing the shortening, washing, rinsing, and drying. You must perform all four steps and perform them in the order listed.

Removing the Shortening

1.Let the shortening cool to 100°F/38°C.

2.Place a Belshaw Shortening Filter or a large metal container under the drain valve of the fryer.

WARNING

Do not use a plastic container. If the shortening is not cool enough, the container will melt, possibly causing you to be burned, and causing shortening to get on the floor.

3.Open the drain valve by turning the drain valve extension knob on the side of the fryer cabinet. Allow all the shortening to drain into the Shortening Filter or metal container.

4.If you are using a metal container, watch it to make sure the shortening does not overflow. If the container becomes full, close the drain valve, put another metal container under the drain valve, and open the drain valve again.

WARNING

Do not allow the shortening to overflow the containers. Shortening will get on the floor, and if the shortening is not cool enough, you may be burned.

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WARNING

Thoroughly clean and dry the floor if shortening is spilled. Shortening on the floor can cause serious injury or loss of life.

5.Using a non-abrasive, non-metallic spatula, scrape the sediment and any remaining shortening into the drain valve.

WARNING

To avoid fire, serious injury, and equipment damage, do not attempt to burn carbon off of the heat tubes.

6.Close the drain valve.

7.If your fryer has a Belshaw Shortening Melter (FM) connected to it, install the plug into the reservoir nipple.

Washing

1.Pour hot water into the kettle, up to the normal level of the shortening. Add trisodium phosphate or another appropriate cleaner.

CAUTION

To avoid severe damage to the kettle, never turn on the heat unless the heat tubes are completely covered by liquid.

2.Connect the fryer to the power source. Move the on/off switch to ON. Set the temperature control to 200°F/93°C. Keep the cleaning solution at this temperature for 15-20 minutes.

3.Scrub the soiled parts while the solution is hot. Do not use any abrasive cleaners or scrapers.

WARNING

To avoid being burned, be very careful as you work with hot cleaning solution. Never put your hands in the solution. Wear gloves and long sleeves in case any solution splashes.

4.Shut off the fryer. Allow the cleaning solution to cool to 100°F/38°C.

5.Place a large metal container under the drain valve.

WARNING

Do not use plastic containers. If the cleaning solution is not cool enough, the containers will melt; possibly causing you to be burned, and causing cleaning solution to get on the floor.

6.Open the drain valve and allow the cleaning solution to drain into the container.

7.Watch the container to make sure the cleaning solution does not overflow. If the container becomes full, close the drain valve, put another large metal container under the drain valve, and open the drain valve again.

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