III Operation

In most cases the health department will not allow a direct connection between the cooker drain and the floor receptical. Contact your local health department for specific information in your area.

FILLING

NOTE: Before filling the Pasta System make certain the vessel is sanitized, dry and the drain valve is completely closed.

Figure 3-1

Manual Water Fill Level

When the water fill toggle switch (located between the green and blue indicating lights) is turned on, the Pasta System vessel automatically will be filled to the proper level. If the vessel is being manually filled with water from a faucet or through the manual fill button, fill to just below the overflow deck. The black manual fill button is located to the right of the blue water fill indicating light.

THERMOSTATS

The Keating pasta cooker has two thermostats. This is to allow maximum control of the boil. The system is designed so that both thermostats will function together when called for but one thermostat will act as primary and hold the water at a rolling boil during cooking as well as idle time. The two thermostats allow the user to have complete control over the cooking process.

The right side thermostat will only activate if the left side thermostat is active. From a cold start all elements and thermostats will be on and heat the water to a rolling boil. Once the water has reached a rolling boil the right side (secondary) thermostat will turn off and the left side thermostat (primary) will hold the water at a rolling boil. When product to be cooked is dropped into the pasta cooker the drop in temperature depends on the temperature spread between the two thermostats as determined by the user.

If adding product does not turn on the secondary thermostat and the water falls below a rolling boil, increase the setting slightly on the secondary thermostat. It is not recommended that there be less than a twenty degree difference between the two

thermostats. Having less than a twenty degree difference will increase the possibility of a boil over and cause the pasta cooker to short cycle. The recommended starting temperatures for the cooker are 212°F (98.8°C) for the primary and 190°F (87.8°C) for the secondary thermostat. Using these settings with the knowledge of the operation of this system, the user can fine tune the settings to fit his specific operation.

CONTROL PANEL FEATURES

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Custom Pasta System Electric Control Panel

AMBER–shows the power is on.

GREEN–shows the secondary (right) thermostat is calling for heat from the center element(s).

BLUE–shows water is filling into the Pasta System vessel through the Pasta System water solenoid valve.

NOTE: The black manual water fill button is located to the right of the blue indicating light.

THE AUTO-FILL SYSTEM

The water temperature must not exceed 120°F (48.8°C). Control of the water level is fully automatic with the auto-fill system. The water level is controlled by two circuit boards attached to the two water level sensors located on the front of the pot below the spashdeck. Once the water switch is turned to ON, the pasta cooker will start to fill with water. The heating elements will not turn on until the water level is above the bottom sensor. This is an automatic water safety built into every pasta cooker. This safety prevents the pasta cooker from accidental heat damage due to low or no water. The bottom sensor is the low water cut off. The top sensor is the water level control. Both sensors should be cleaned on a regular basis to prevent water deposits from interfering with the sensor reaction. Cleaning should be done with the brush up and down the sensor tube located on the right side of the splashdeck.

COOKING

Keating Electric Custom Pasta Systems are designed to provide maximum production efficiency and deliver high quality food products. Low-temperature cooking and highly polished stainless steel mean greater energy savings. Two thermostats are used to provide instant recovery and to save energy while water is boiling. The secondary (right)