RESERVOIR FILL
PROCEDURES
WARNING: IMPROPER REFILLING OF
KETTLE JACKET WILL RESULT IN IRREVERSIBLE DAMAGE TO UNIT.
The kettle's water level must be maintained at the proper level. Under normal operating conditions, the sealed water reservoir should never require the addition of water.
If the red "low water" light comes on during use (while the kettle is in an upright position), the water level has reached a critically low level. The low water protection control has automatically shut off the gas burner. The following procedure must be completed before further use:
C. Fill unit via Street Elbow
B.
Attach Street
Elbow
A.*
Remove
Pressure
Relief
Valve
*Important- Pull ring on Pressure Relief Valve prior to removal to insure vessel is not pressurized.
Pressure Relief Valve/Gauge Assembly Drawing
DANGER: PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE WILL EXHAUST HIGH TEMPERATURE STEAM. CONTACT WITH SKIN COULD RESULT IN SERIOUS BURNS. KEEP FACE,
HANDS AND BODY CLEAR OF DISCHARGE.
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100 | 250 |
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50 | 30 |
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10 | 40 | 300 | ||
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psi 400
kPa
1.Ensure kettle is at room temperature and pressure gauge showing zero or less pressure.
2.Shut off power to the kettle at the fused disconnect switch.
DANGER: WORKING ON MACHINES
WITH POWER COULD RESULT IN
SEVERE ELECTRICAL SHOCK.
NOTE: Have a qualified service technician repair the leakage problem and add water to the unit. Ensure that the red "low water" light is on when the kettle is upright. On tilting kettles, it is normal for the red light to come on when the kettle is in a tilted position.
DISTILLED WATER REQUIREMENTS
| When red “Low |
Kettle | Water Light” comes |
Capacity | on, add distilled water |
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6 gallon | 70 ounces |
12 gallon | 120 ounces |
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3.Pull Pressure Relief Valve (A) open to insure vessel is not pressurized.
4.Remove Pressure Relief Valve (A).
5.Replace Pressure Relief Valve (A) with Street Elbow (B).
6.Add distilled water (C) through the Street Elbow (B), using a funnel if necessary. Fill the unit to the high
level mark on the Sight Glass.
Sight
Glass
7.Apply a thread sealant (i.e. Teflon tape) to the Pressure Relief Valve's (A) thread and replace.
8.Restore power to unit at the fused disconnect switch.
9.The kettle must now be vented. (Refer to the
KETTLE VENTING INSTRUCTIONS).