DCS RDS-305 manual Cooktop Use, Burners, Simmering, Simmer/Low, Btu/hr

COOKTOP USE

BURNERS

Your new professional gas range is equipped with burners typical of those used in restaurants. These burners are designed for maximum cleanability and controllability. The large cap spreads the simmer heat out to avoid too much heat being concentrated on the center of the pan. The simmer flame is always on when the burner is in use. The burner should never be operated if the cap is not in place. All the cooktop burners have electronic spark ignition to eliminate continuously burning pilots; when the burner is on and the flame is blown out, it will relight.

Cap

Brass

Port

Ring

Simmer

Flame

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SIMMERING

Your new professional cooktop has exceptionally low simmering capabilities. The large cap serves as a heat diffuser to spread out the heat to avoid having a center hotspot. Keep in mind that because of the high heat capacity of the outer burner, and the mass of the cast iron burner grates (they retain heat longer than lighter, conventional grates) some foods may continue to cook by retained heat after the burner has been turned off. Should a strong draft or boil over extinguish the simmer flame it will relight automatically as the main burner would.

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RDS-305 COOKTOP SECTION SHOWN

ELECTRONIC IGNITERS	Burner		Max.		Simmer/Low
	Location		Btu/hr		Btu/hr
If a burner does not ignite,
		305 Nat	36”/48” Nat*	LP	Nat	LP
listen for the clicking sound.
	1	16,000	17,500	14,000	500-1,200	500-1,200
If the igniter is not clicking,
	2	16,000	17,500	14,000	500-1,200	500-1,200
TURN OFF THE BURNER.
Check the circuit breaker for	3	17,500	17,500**	14,000	500-1,200	500-1,200
a blown fuse or a tripped	4	16,000	17,500	14,000	500-1,200	500-1,200
circuit breaker. If the igniter	5	16,000	17,500	14,000	500-1,200	500-1,200
still fails to operate, see
page 33, “Before Calling For
	*Note - All burners on 36 & 48 models (except 485 models) rated at
Service”. To light the burner	17,500 Btu/hr for Nat. &14,000Btu/hr for LP.
manually, see page 30,	**485 Model only. No location #3 on 36 & other 48 models.
“Power Failure”.
				Igniter (Keep Clean)

NOTE: If you are using propane gas, a slight pop or flash may occur at the burner ports a few seconds after the burner has been turned “off”. This “extinction pop” is normal for propane gas.

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