Alto-Shaam 1218 Chef F Unction K EY to confirm ca ncel latio n, Manu AL Steam Gene Rator F Lush

E LE CT RIC M ODELS

Clea ni ng a nd Maintenance

STANDARD CONTROL DELUXE CONTROL

AU TOMATI C STEAM GENERATOR FLUSH

AT THE S TART OF T HE WORK DA Y

Flushing the electric Combitherm steam generator on a daily basis helps to prolong the life of the steam generator heating elements and helps prevent the necessity of service requirements. The control provides this feature as an automatic function when the oven ON/OFF power key is pressed to the ON position at the start of each working day.

PRESS TH E O N/OFF POWER KEY TO THE ON POSITION .

DISPL AY MESSAGE INDICATES: Flush steam generator?

YES

PRESS THE START KEY OR CHEF FUNC TION KEY to begin the steam gen erator flush.

The stea m gen erato r is auto mati cally dr ained, flush ed, and re fill ed w ith wate r wit hin 5 min utes or less .

Followin g t his time pe riod, the Combitherm is ready f or op erat ion.

NO

TO CANC EL THE STE AM GE NER ATOR FLUSH , ROTATE THE ADJUST MENT KNOB ONE TURN TO THE R IGHT U NTIL THE DISP LAY IND ICATES “NO ”.

PRESS THE START /STOP KEY OR	CHEF F UNCTION K EY to confirm ca ncel latio n.
If stea m gen erat or fl ush c ancellation is	n ot in itiat ed with in 1 0 s econds of the appearance o	f th e
dis play message , the flus hin g functio n w ill aut omat ically st art . F ollowi ng canc ellat ion , th e
Com bith erm is re ady for op era tion . Th e flu shing p roces s mus t be initiated m anuall y at a		later
time dur ing the w ork ing day if n ot co nduct ed at st art up .

MANU AL STEAM GENE RATOR F LUSH

PERFORM DAILY WHEN THE S TEAM GE NERATOR FLUSH IS NOT PERFORME D AT THE S TART OF THE WORK ING DAY.

WITH

THE OVE N A T ROOM TE MPER AT UR E

1.

Pres s the

Pow er S witc h to the OF

F pos ition. Rot ate th e S team Generator Drain

Cap located at

the b ack

of the ove n until w ater begins

to flow from th

e fo ur holes

in t he cap . In ap pro xim atel y 20

to 60

seconds , a suffici ent quanti ty of water will have drain

ed f rom t he steam g

enera tor so that the d

rain cap

can be com ple tely r emove d.

2.

As t he wa ter co ntin ues to fl ow from th e generat

or, it

will have a milky or cloud

y appearance, which

indicates dep osits i n the gene

rato r are beginning to f

lus h th rou gh the system. Let the water co

ntinue to

dra in until

t he flo w begi ns to

subside.

3.

Whe n the

f low begins to

subside, remove the han

d- held ho se from the sid

e of the oven and direct

a

stream of fre sh water di

rec tly i nto the steam generator

dr ain op ening located directly behind t

he Steam

Gener ator

Dr ain C ap. Re peat th is pro cedure several t

imes u ntil the water b egins to run clear.

4.

Pres s the

oven Po wer Swi tch to the ON p

ositio n. When t

he aud ible signal is heard, press the St

eam

Mode Key. A new supp ly of fr esh, co ld water

will begin t

o flo w t hroug h the steam generator. Repeat

thi s pro cedur e seve ral ti mes un til the water runs comp

let ely clear.

5.

Onc e the

wate r i s c omple tely clear, rep lace the Steam Gen

erator Drain Cap over th e steam generato r

dra in by turning i t c lockw ise, by

hand, until t

here is a s ligh t resistance.

D O NO T OVER-

TIGH

T EN ST

E A M G EN E RA TO R DRAIN

CAP.

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