20 AA GAS

20 AA GAS

INSTANT RECOVERY® FRYER

DESCRIPTION

The Keating Instant Recovery® 20 AA Fryer consists of a frying vessel 20" sq., having a splash deck and a splash back installed in a cabinet equipped with gas burners and an automatic temperature control mechanism, all arranged and designed for the proper frying of food.

SPECIFICATIONS

Frying Vessel: shall be constructed from 18 gauge stainless steel, shall have a shortening capacity of 100 pounds, shall be equipped with four 18 gauge horizontal heat transfer tubes spaced above the bottom of the vessel so that the bottom is unheated and the food particles collecting in this bottom zone are unheated and therefore do not carbonize. The frying vessel shall be polished to inhibit carbon build-up and facilitate easy clean-up. The heat transfer tubes shall be 3" wide and 5" high. The bottom of the vessel shall slope toward the front where it shall be equipped with a 11/4" Teflon core 1/4 turn, drain valve, so arranged that the shortening can be drained into a receiving vessel placed in front of the fryer.

Splashdeck shall slope toward the shortening containing vessel. The splash deck shall be made of 16 gauge 304 stainless steel.

Splashback shall be made of 18 gauge 304 stainless steel, shall completely cover the sides of the flue.

Cabinet: shall be made of 18 gauge stainless steel. The cabinet shall be rigid in construction and shall have four 8" adjustable legs. A door made of 22 gauge 304 stainless steel shall cover the front of the cabinet and shall extend from the bottom of the fryer to the panel, and above

the panel shall be a canopy. The door shall be the full width of the cabinet. No additional space is required for the door to open a full 90 degrees. A stainless steel flue deflector is to be provided for installing onto flue back.

Heat Transfer Tubes to be four, made of stainless steel polished to a #7 mirror finish.

Thermostat shall be close range, hydraulic type and be accurate to ±3°F from 300° to 350°F with stainless steel bulb. Application of this thermostat is patented by Keating.

Hi-Limit Control shall be manually resettable type with stainless steel bulb.

100% Safety Shut Off shall be millivolt type with combination control gas valve and thermopile.

Standard Accessories to include one pair 4 mesh baskets, grid screen over heat transfer tubes, drain clean out rod and sample of Keating Klenzer and Sea Powder.

Electrical Requirements are not necessary on AA models.

Gas Requirements to install are 3/4" male NPT connection and 4" water column pressures natural and 10" for LP gas at the fryer burner manifold. Supply pressure to fryers must be 7" (natural gas) and 11” (LP) water column.

Special Order Options may include battery, common manifold, rear drain, casters, covers, full or triple size baskets, thermostat seals, portable filter, central filter (CF20SE or above), Safe & Easy® filter.

 

 

Oil

BTU

 

 

 

Ship

Model No. and Description

Capacity

Input

Height

Depth

Width

Wt.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20

AA Nat Gas

100 lbs.

134,000

46 1/2"

34 1/2"

21 3/8"

230 lbs.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20

AA LP Gas

100 lbs.

132,000

46 1/2"

34 1/2"

21 3/8"

230 lbs.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20

Safe & Easy

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-

46 1/2"

38 5/8"

21 3/8"

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KEATING OF CHICAGO, INC.

 

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As continuous product improvement occurs, specifications may be changed without notice.

www.keatingofchicago.com

 

 

Printed in U.S.A.

20AA2007

7/07

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Keating Of Chicago 20 AA Gas manual Description, Specifications

20 AA Gas specifications

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