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• TCT/PTT with Sweet Tea Option

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.

IMPORTANT: After setup, run a FULL brewcycle. Place a tea

container to catch both hot water from the brewcone and dilution water from spout on the front cover.

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Service Manual – TCTS Sweet Tea

Important Safeguards/Conventions

This appliance is designed for commercial use. Any servicing other than cleaning and maintenance should be performed by an authorized Wilbur Curtis service center.

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

• To reduce the risk of ﬁre or electric shock, do NOT open top or front panel. No user serviceable parts inside. Repair should be done only by authorized service personnel.

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

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Never clean with scouring powders, bleach or harsh implements.

Conventions

WARNINGS – To help avoid personal injury

Important Notes/Cautions – from the factory

Sanitation Requirements

Your Curtis G3 Tea Brewer is Factory Pre-Set and Ready to Go… Right out of the Carton.

Following are the Factory Settings for your TCT or PTT Iced Tea Brewing System:

• Brew Temperature = 204°F

• Brew Volume = Set to dispensing vessel requirements (2.2 liters) Generally there will never be a reason to change your G3 programming. However, should you need to make slight adjustments to meet your brewing needs, programming instructions are provided later in this manual.

System Requirements:

• Water Source 20 – 90 PSI (Minimum Flow Rate of 1 GPM)

• Electrical: See attached schematic for standard model or visit www.wilburcurtis.com for your model. Equipment to be installed to comply with applicable federal, state, or local plumbing/electrical codes having jurisdiction.

SETUP STEPS (Refer to Water & Power Hookup illustration on page 6)

The unit should be level (left to right and front to back), located on a solid counter top. Connect a water line from the water ﬁlter to the brewer. NOTE: Some type of water ﬁltration device must be used to maintain a troublefree operation. (In areas with extremely hard water, we suggest that a sedimentary and taste & odor ﬁlter be installed.) This will prolong the life of your brewing system and enhance tea quality.

NSF International requires the following water connection:

1. A quick disconnect or additional coiled tubing (at least 2x the depth of the unit) so that the machine can be moved for cleaning underneath.

2. This equipment is to be installed with adequate backﬂow protection to comply with applicable federal, state and local codes..

3. Water pipe connections and ﬁxtures directly connected to a potable water supply shall be sized, installed and maintained in accordance with federal, state, and local codes.

1. Plug in power cord.

2. Plumb water line. A 1/4” Flare has been supplied for water line connection. Use tubing sized sufﬁciently to provide a minimum of 1.0 GPM.

3. Connect the Bag-in-Box sweetener. Take the clear line with the QCD bag connector and hookup to the matching connector on the BIB sweetener (see Load Sweetener, page 4). ener connector, behind the brewer.

4 Turn on the main power switch (bottom toggle switch, behind the brewer). The heating tank will start to ﬁll.

When the water level in the tank rises to the correct volume, the heating element will energize automatically. There is no danger of element burnout caused by an empty tank.

5. Turn OFF the

6. Setting the brewer to Tea Fast Brew can speed up the set up procedures. Enter the programming mode (see page 2) and scroll to Tea Fast Brew. Select ON.

7. The heating tank will require 20 to 30 minutes to reach operating temperature (204°F) indicated by READY- TO-BREW

8. Turn ON the sweeten product through the clear tubing.

9. Important: Allow the unit to run one full brewcycle, to purge the water lines and valves of air.

Five seconds of dilution water at the begining of each brewcycle is normal operating behavior and is pre-pro-

grammed into the system.

10. If desired, reset Tea Fast Brew to OFF. The

sweetener pump (top switch, behind the brewer).

on the LCD readout.

er pump at the toggle switch, behind the brewer. The pump will prime the sweetener

unit is ready for the next brew.

Insert the other end into the sweet-

BREWING INSTRUCTIONS

WARNING HOT LIQUID, Scalding may occur. Avoid splashing.

1. Brewer should be ON (Conﬁrm at rear toggle switch, then press ON/OFF button) and Ready-to-Brew displayed.

2. Place ﬁlter in brew basket. Pour leaf tea into basket.

3. Slide brew cone into brew rails. Place tea container on brew deck.

4. Select a BREW button and press to start a brewcycle.

Your Curtis ADS System 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,

Water will ﬁll the tank (approximately 2-3 minutes depending on water ﬂow rate). When the proper level is reached It takes approximately 20 minutes to reach setpoint temperature of 204°F.

Control will display when temperature reaches the setpoint (20

4°F). Unit is now ready to brew.

will appear on the screen.

is displayed.

To Go Into Programming

Turn off (dark display) by pressing ON/OFF button (yellow). Press and hold BREW button 4 (green) and then press and release ON/OFF button (yellow).

Continue holding BREW button. Display will read , wait until is displayed Enter the 4-digit access code, the digits 1-4 corre spond to the buttons (see illustration below). The default code set at the factory is 1-2-3-4. Then will be displayed.

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

 SELECTION or ENTER to save new parameter

Scroll RIGHT

Scroll LEFT

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PROGRAM MENUS

Brew Volume (Factory set to 3.0 Gallons)

Program Menus

Tea Recipes

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

Tea Recipe (Factory set to Standard Tea) Press  to Select. Press < or > to toggle between STANDARD TEA, TROPICAL TEA and RECIPE #3 76/308. Set and exit by pressing .

Tea by Volume: Scroll until Brew by Volume is displayed. Press  to Select. The display will read Select Brew

Tea By Volume

Button! Once the desired brew button is selected, the display will read Press BREW to Start 0:00 Time. Press the BREW button and hot water starts dispensing. When the desired volume is reached, press BREW again to stop the ﬂow. The brew volume has now been set. When

EXIT is displayed, Press  to select and exit the programming

mode. Pressing > button will display the subsequent menu features.

Tea by Time. Press  to Select. Press < or > to toggle between STANDARD TEA (4 min, 12 sec), TROPICAL TEA

Tea By Time

(3 min, 30 sec) and RECIPE #3 76/308 (4 min). Set and exit by pressing . Tea by Time has a range of 0:00 to 9:59 (Increments are minutes and seconds).

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PROGRAM MENUS CONTINUED

Tea Dilut. Delay

Tea Dilut. Volume

Tea Dilut. Time

Tea Dilution Stir

Tea Pluse Brew

Tea Fast Brew

Temperature

Dilution Delay: Press  to Select. Press < or > to toggle between STANDARD TEA (30 sec), TROPICAL TEA (9 min) and RECIPE #3 76/308 (4 min). Range is from 0 seconds, 1 minute to 10 minutes.

Dilution Volume: Press  to Select, Display will now show Push START To Begin... Press the BREW button then water starts running, when desired volume is reached press BREW button again to stop the ﬂow. Now the volume has been set. Pressing > button will display the subsequent menu features.

Dilution Time: Press  to Select. Press < or > to toggle between STANDARD TEA (4 min, 05 sec), TROPICAL TEA (4 min, 26 sec) and RECIPE #3 76/308 (4 min 55 sec). Dilution Time is from 30 sec to 9 min, 59 sec.

Tea Dilution Stir (Factory set to Standard Tea). Press  to Select, press < or > for a choice of Standard Tea, Tropical Tea or Recipie #3. Dilution Stir applies only to the Dilution cycle, by pulsing the dilution time 45 seconds on, 5 seconds off.

Tea Pulse Brew (Factory set to OFF). Press  to Select, press < or > to choose ON/OFF or D (manual programming). D will give you a pulsing spray of 1-20 pulses on and off at 5 sec

Tea Fast Brew

(Factory set to OFF).

ond increments, depending on the total time set for brew (see Tea by Time).

Press  to Select, press < or > to choose ON or OFF. Selecting ON will start hot water spraying in the brewcone ﬁrst and then 1 minute later the dilution water will start to ﬂow.

Temperature (Factory set to 204°F) Press  to Select. Press < or > to move to desired temperature and then  to set. Temperature is programmable from 170ºF to 204ºF in 2-degree increments.

Energy Save Mode

Brew Count Odom

Brew Count Total

Cold Brew Lock

Master Reset

Service Call

Energy Save Mode (Factory set to OFF) Press  to Select, < or > 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 maintianing a lower temperature in the tank in periods of non-operation.

Brew Count Odom

Press  to display total brew cycles. Press ex or Reset

Brew Count Total

Press  to Select, Shows total gallons and total brew cycles on the unit. Not resettable.

Cold Brew Lock . . . (Factory set to 5º ) Press  to select, < or > 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 from the actual set point. The ﬁrst 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, > for No. Brewer factory defaults are then reset.

Service Call (Phone number Factory set to [800] 000-0000) Press  to display number and change number or < to move place and EX to exit when complete. This number will be displayed during a Heating system SENSOR ERROR or during a WATER ERROR.

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