Wilbur Curtis D500GT User Manual

Model Included

• D500GT

CAUTION: Please use
this setup procedure

before attempting to use
this brewer. Failure to follow the
instructions can result in injury or the
voiding of the warranty.

CAUTION: DO NOT

connect this brewer to hot

water. The inlet valve is
not rated for hot water.

WARNING HOT LIQUID,

Scalding may occur.

Avoid splashing.

To avoid temperature

drop when rst brewing

coffee into the airpot,

preheat the airpot with hot water.

Wilbur Curtis Company, inC.

Service Manual – D500GT Airpot Brewer

Important Safeguards/Conventions

This appliance is designed for commercial use. Any servicing other than cleaning and preventive maintenance

should be performed by an authorized Wilbur Curtis service technician.

• Do not immerse the unit in water or any other liquid

• To reduce the risk of re or electric shock, do not open service panels. No user serviceable parts inside.

• Keep hands and other items away from hot surfaces of unit during operation.

• Never clean with scouring powders, bleach or harsh chemicals.

Symbols

WARNINGS – To help avoid personal injury

Important Notes/Cautions – from the factory

Sanitation Requirements

The Curtis G3 airpot brewer is Factory Pre-Set and Ready to Go… Right from the Box.

Following are the Factory Settings for Curtis airpot brewers:

• Brew Temperature = 200°F

• Brew Volume = Set to vessel requirements (74 oz).

System Requirements:

• Water Source 20 – 90 PSI (minimum ow rate of ½ GPM)

• Electrical: See attached schematic for standard model or visit www.wilburcurtis.com for your model.

SETUP STEPS

1. The unit should be level (left to right - front to back), on a secure surface.

2. Connect the water line to the water inlet tting on the rear of the unit. Water volume ow to the machine
should be consistent. Use tubing sized sufciently to provide a minimum ow rate of ½ GPM (1 GPM pre-

ferred).

NOTE: A water ltration system must be used to help maintain trouble-free operation. Air must be purged
from the cartridge prior to connection to equipment. In areas with extremely hard water, we highly

recommend the use of a Curtis approved water lter. For our full line of lters, go to www.wilburcurtis.com.

NSF International requires the following water connection:

1. A quick disconnect or additional coiled tubing (at least 2x the depth of the unit) is required so

that the unit can be moved for cleaning.

2. This unit must be installed with adequate backow protection to comply with applicable federal,

state and local codes.

3. Water pipe connections and xtures directly connected to a portable water supply shall be

sized, installed and maintained in accordance with federal, state, and local codes.

ISO 9001:2008 REGISTERED

WILBUR CURTIS CO., INC.

6913 West Acco Street

Montebello, CA 90640-5403

For the latest information go to

www.wilburcurtis.com

Tel: [phone]

Fax: [phone]

3. Connect the unit to electrical outlet with appropriate amperage rating (see serial tag on machine).

4. Once power has been supplied to the unit, ip the toggle switch to the ‘ON’ position (located on the rear of
the unit), the water tank will begin to ll. When the water level in the tank reaches the probe, the heating

element(s) will turn on.

5. Water in the heating tank will require approximately a half hour before reaching operating temperature
(factory setting of 200°F). Where applicable, turn on the Universal Control Module (UCM). When the unit
reaches operating temperature, it will display “READY TO BREW”.

For the latest specications and information go to www.wilburcurtis.com

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Coffee Brewing Instructions

1. Brewer should be ON (Conrm at rear toggle switch, then press the ON/OFF button). Ready-to-Brew should be on the display.

2. Place an empty airpot under the brewcone.

3. Place a clean lter

into the brewcone. Fill
brewcone with the proper
amount of ground coffee.

4. Slide the lled brewcone

into the brew rails on the
brewer.

5. Press the brew button.

Coffee will start to brew
into the airpot.

6. Allow the brew cycle to

nish before removing

the airpot or brew cone.
Screen will read Brew
Complete. Afterwards it

WARNING – TO AVOID SCALDING, Do not remove brewcone while unit is brewing.

will read to Ready to Brew
or Heating.

Your Curtis G3/Gold Cup Series is Factory Pre-Set for Optimum Performance.

After connection to water and power; the rear toggle switch must be on. You will hear a beep sound, indicating power is available to the controller.

The control displays . Press ON/OFF button and the screen will display . After three seconds, is displayed.

Water will ll the tank (approximately 2-3 minutes depending on water ow rate). When the proper level is reached will appear on the screen.
Approximately 20 minutes are required to reach the set point temperature.

Control will display when temperature reaches the set point. The unit is now ready to brew.

Programming with the Universal Control Module (UCM)

Turn off the control panel by pressing ON/OFF button. Press and hold bottom/right coffee brew button (#4 in illustration) and then press and release the ON/OFF button.

Continue holding the bottom-right brew button. The screen will display , wait until is displayed. Enter the 4-digit access code, the code corresponds to
the buttons illustrated below. The default code set at the factory is 1-2-3-4.

After the 4-digit code is entered, will be displayed. You can now enter the program menu features.

All programming selections are performed with the three center buttons.
The symbols near the buttons are:

Scroll LEFT

 SELECTION or ENTER to save new parameter

Scroll RIGHT

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Model Select - D500GT ONLY. Always perform this rst. This feature re-sets all settings to the factory defaults.
Scroll through menu to Model Select. Choices are: ALPHA-1, ALPHA-2, ALPHA-3/4/5, Airpot Brewer and Thermo-Alpha. Select only Airpot

Brewer.

Program Menus

Program Menus

Brew By Volume

Brew By Time

Temperature

Energy Save Mode

Program Menus

From Program Menus press > display will now show the next feature.
Selecting Brew by Volume or Brew by Time depends on whether you know your brew time before starting.

Brew by Volume (Factory set to 74oz)

Press  to Select, display will now show Press BREW to Start. Press the BREW button. The unit will start spraying hot water
into the brewcone. When correct volume is reached press BREW button again to stop the ow. Now the volume has been set.
Pressing > button will display the subsequent menu features.

Brew by Time (Factory set to 3 min)

Press  to Select, display will now show Select Button. The current time is now shown. By pressing < > you can toggle back
and forth from minutes to seconds to exit (ex). Change the time or set and exit by pressing .

Temperature (Factory set to 200°F)

Press  to Select. Press < > to move to desired temperature and then  to set. Temperature is programmable from 170ºF to
206ºF in 2-degree increments.

Energy Save Mode (Factory set to OFF)

Press  to Select, < , >, ON, OFF or ON 140ºF ,  to set. When in ON, unit will automatically shut off 4 hours from last
brew. When feature is OFF, unit does not have the energy saving mode.
In the ON 140ºF position, temperature goes down to 140ºF. if unit has not brewed in 4 hours. This feature will save energy by
lowering the tank temperature during periods of non-operation.

Brew Count Odom

Pre-Infusion

Quality Timer

Brew Count Total

Cold Brew Lock

Master Reset

Brew Count Odom.

Press  to display total gallons brewed. Press ex or Reset.

Pre-Infusion (Factory set to OFF)

Press  to Select. Display will now show Select Button. Select desired Brew button. Current setting in seconds is displayed <
to decrease or select > to increase (range from OFF to 10 through 60 seconds),  to set.

If Pre-infusion is selected (ON), Cold Brew Lock is set within 5ºF of set point and Cold Brew Lock and Pulse Brew
dissappears from the list of program selections.

Quality Timer (Factory set to OFF)

Press  to select. Press > to select OFF, ON, then increase time from 20 minutes to a maximum of 120 minutes. Increments
are 10 minutes. Press  to set. Timing starts at the begining of a brew cycle. An audible alarm will sound when time has
expired. Press the ON/OFF button on the control pannel to shut it off.

Brew Count Total

Press  to Select, Shows total gallons and total brew cycles on the unit. Brew Count Total cannot be reset.

Cold Brew Lock . . . (Factory set to 15º)

Press  to select, < > to select desired setting (CBL 5, 15 or OFF), to set.
The Cold Brew Lock feature allows the brewer to brew at three different temperature levels below the actual set point.
setting is within 5 degrees of set point, next is within 15 degrees of set point, OFF is within 30 degrees of set point for the Ready

to Brew message, however it will brew at any temperature.

Master Reset

Press  to display Are You Sure? Then < for Yes, or > for No.
Brewer factory defaults are then reset.

The rst

Service Call

Service Call (Phone number Factory set to 1-800-000-0000X)

Press  to display number and change number or < to move place and EX to exit when complete This number will be dis-
played during a Heating system SENSOR ERROR or during a WATER ERROR.

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