Town Food Service SM-30-R Operators Manual

DO NOT DISCARD INSTRUCTIONS. THIS MANUAL MUST REMAIN WITH THE UNIT FOR FUTURE REFERENCE.

THIS EMERGENCY INFORMATION MUST BE PROMINENTLY DISPLAYED.

SM-36-R

SM-24-L

SM-30-R

SMOKEHOUSE OWNER’S MANUAL

SECTION 1 INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS

FOR COMMERCIAL USE ONLY

When sold in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts this unit must be equipped with an interlock to prevent operation only if the hood system is operational. Installation of the interlock is the responsibility of the installer— it is not supplied by the factory.

Warning

Improper installation, adjustment, alteration, service or maintenance can cause property damage, injury or death.

For your safety

Do not store or use gasoline or other ﬂammable vapors and liquids in the vicinity of this or any other appliance.

Note

Obtain emergency procedures from your local gas supplier if you smell gas near this equipment.

This emergency information must be prominently displayed

READ INSTALLATION, OPERATING AND MAINTENANCE INSTRUCTIONS THOROUGHLY BEFORE INSTALLING OR SERVICING THIS EQUIPMENT.

No part of this booklet or it ’s illustrations may be copied or reproduced without written authorization from Town Food Service Equipment Co., Inc.

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Congratulations on your purchase of a Town Food Smokehouse.

It will give you many years of trouble free use if it is properly used and maintained. You can now produce delicious, juicy barbecue quickly and easily. Please call our customer service department at 718/388-5650 with any questions regarding equipment operation or care.

Be sure your new Smokehouse is properly set up. Components may have moved during shipment. The following Items should be veriﬁed before proceeding with installation:

1 Ensure that left and right bafﬂe tracks are set into their support clips. Each track has a front and rear support clip (not pictured).

2 Remove shipping bolt from the steel bafﬂe on the bafﬂe tracks. The bafﬂe plate must not be resting on the burners. Position the bafﬂe so the front and rear are about the same distance from the Smokehouse walls (not pictured).

3 The water pan must be resting on the steel bafﬂe.

4 Ensure the safety grate is properly positioned on the drip skirt clips.

5 The interior perforated top bafﬂe must be set as shown with the edges on the pan resting on the track (ﬂat side up.)

INTERIOR PERFORATED TOP BAFFLE

SAFETY GRATE

WATER PAN

Town Food Service Equipment Company, Inc.

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SMOKEHOUSE INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS

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Proper installation is vital for proper performance. Consult your equipment dealer, utility company or local Yellow Pages for assistance locating a qualiﬁed installer. When uncrating, locate all components. Each unit is provided with a bafﬂe, two bafﬂe tracks, water pan, safety grate, lighter rod, and six skewers. Refer to the sketch on page 2 and verify proper component positioning.

INSTALLATION AREA MUST BE FREE AND CLEAR FROM COMBUSTIBLES

• Set the Smokehouse in the position it is to occupy in the cooking area. Check that the unit is level. The adjustable feet on the legs may be used to level the unit.

• The gas supply line must be of adequate size to ensure maximum efﬁciency of the unit and conform with

the National Fuel Gas Code, ANSI-Z223.1

• The installation must conform with local codes, or in the absence of local codes with the National Fuel

Gas Code ANSI-Z223.1:

a The appliance and its individual shutoff valve must be disconnected from the gas supply

piping system during any pressure testing of that system at test pressures in excess of ½ PSIG.

b The appliance must be isolated from the gas supply piping system by closing its individual manual

valve during any pressure testing of the gas supply piping system at test pressures equal or

less than ½ PSIG.

• This appliance is designed for use with natural or propane (bottled) gas only and may be connected

only to the type of gas for which it is equipped as speciﬁed on the rating plate secured to the front of

the unit.

• Smokehouse should be used under a hood with adequate ventilation.

• Smokehouse installation must have rear clearance of 4” and side clearance of 4” from any combustible

construction. Clearances for non-combustible construction are same as combustible clearances.

Suitable for installation on non-combustible ﬂoors.

• Materials such as wood, compressed paper and plant ﬁbers will ignite and burn. These substances must

not be left near the unit. Local safety codes should be complied with respect to ﬁre hazard avoidance.

• The front of the unit must be kept clear to avoid restriction of air supply for combustion.

• The unit must be installed in an area or room with sufﬁcient fresh air supply to ensure proper combustion.

• There must be adequate clearance for air openings into the combustion chamber, servicing and proper

operation.

• If unit is supplied with casters, the installation shall be made with a connector that complies with

the Standard for Connectors for Movable Gas Appliances, ANZI-Z21.69, and a Quick Disconnect device that complies with the Standard for Quick Disconnect Devices for Use with Gas Fuel ANSI- Z21.41, and adequate means must be provided to limit the movement of the appliance without

depending on connector and the quick disconnect device or its associated piping to limit the appliance

movement.

• Ensure that if your unit is provided with casters on legs, the legs with locking casters must be installed in

the front leg gussets. Restraining devices are required for caster mounted equipment. Such restraining

devices are to be well secured to sides or rear of the unit.

• Do not place unit by door or window. Air currents have an adverse affect on operation.

Do not throw away these instructions. This manual must remain with the unit for future reference.