PLUMBING CONNECTIONS
WARNING: PLUMBING CONNECTIONS MUST COMPLY WITH APPLICABLE SANITARY, SAFETY AND PLUMBING CODES.
A 3/4" (19 mm) male hose connection is provided at the rear of the pasta cooker. On single body pasta cookers GPC12, the water connection hookup is located in the rear of the cooker, in the leg channel of the base frame. Note that the GPC12 models have only a hot water valve on the front control panel; therefore, it is recommended that the hot water rear connection hookup be used.
The double body pasta cookers GPC12S, have hot and cold water valves and should be hooked up utilizing the appropriate rear connections as shown in Fig 2.
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MODEL GPC12S
Fig. 2
WATER QUALITY
The water supply connected to this pasta cooker should contain no more than 2.0 grains of hardness per gallon with pH from 6.5 to 8.0. This degree of hardness and pH can easily be obtained with the use of a properly maintained water softener.
Water supplies vary from one location to another. A local water treatment specialist should be consulted before installing the pasta cooker.
Untreated water contains scale producing minerals which can precipitate onto the surfaces in the cooker and its components. This can result in early component failure and reduced product life.
Strainers and filters will NOT remove minerals from the water. Refer to DELIMING in this manual.
DRAIN CONNECTIONS
The pasta cooker 1" NPT Discharge Drain Pipe must be connected to the floor drain of the installation site.
1.For standard discharge connection, using 1" NPT pipe directing the discharge drain from the front of the cooker straight down into the floor. An alternate rear drain diverter method may also be used. It is recommended that when using the diverter method a 1" capped tee be installed for ease of cleaning. This method entails 1" pipe and fittings from the discharge at the front of the unit to a rear drain. It will be necessary to use a combination of 1" tee, elbows and nipples to access the drain location (the installer must determine what will be required).
