Owners Manual
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 REACH-INS & ROLL-INS      
OPERATIONS MANUAL     
and low sides of the system using heavy duty vacuum 
hoses.
6.  Each system should be charged with the refrigerant type 
as specified on the cabinet data tag. This refrigerant type 
should match the type listed on the condensing unit being 
used. The refrigerant charge should be held to the mini-
mum required for the satisfactory pull down and opera-
tion. For an accurate indication of refrigerant charge, the 
sight glass will show a full column of liquid.
7.  The superheat reading taken 6” from the compressor suc-
tion valve should be 30° +/- 5°. Expansion valve adjust-
ment may be necessary to achieve this superheat. 
8.  Installation of the electric condensate vaporizer is also 
the responsibility of the installer (see “Installing Electric 
Condensate Vaporizer” under “optional Accessories”).
FISH FILE MODELS
Fish File models  are  provided with drawers specially  designed 
for  the  storage  of  fresh  fish,  or  similar  product,  packed  in 
crushed  ice.  Each  drawer  has  a  removable  pan,  with  a  drain 
tube at the back corner (see Figure 16). Water from melting ice 
in the pan, along with moisture from the product, drains out of 
the storage pan through the tube, along a trough on the interior 
cabinet wall, down to the sloped interior bottom, and out of the 
cabinet through a 1” drain tube.
INSTALLATION AND LOCATION
In  addition  to  normal  considerations  (see Installation and 
Location),  Fish  File  units  should  be  installed  directly  over  a 
building floor drain, to rapidly dispose of water from melted ice 
that drains out of the cabinet. It is also highly recommended that 
your Fish File is located near a water source that can be used to 
thoroughly wash down your cabinet regularly.
NOTE: If a building floor drain is not immediately avail-
able, a waste line, with consistent downward slope, must 
be  supplied  and  connected  to  the  1”  NPS  drain  tube 
located under the cabinet. An electric condensate vapor-
izer cannot be used to dispose of water from melted ice, 
as the liquid waste contains food residue that can cause 
unpleasant odors and potentially unsanitary conditions.
REMOTE SET-UP AND INSTALLATION GUIDELINES
All remote refrigerators and freezers are shipped with an expan-
sion valve, thermostat and defrost timer (freezer only), installed 
from the factory. The installer is responsible for connecting all 
refrigerant  lines,  liquid  line  drier,  sight  glass,  solenoid,  head 
pressure control, hi/low pressure safety, crankcase heater, con-
densing unit and any other accessories  as  well as wiring. The 
evaporator section has been factory leak checked with helium, 
however; due to vibration in transit, the entire system must be 
thoroughly leak checked after installation and prior to start-up.
The  final  leak  inspection  of  the  entire  completed  refrigeration 
system  and  all  of  its  components  as  well  as  start-up  and  the 
operation  of  the  refrigeration system  is the  sole  responsibility 
of the installer.
The  CFC-Free  refrigerant  used  in  standard  remote  and  self-
contained  models  is  R-134a  for  refrigerators  and  R-404a  for 
freezers.  All  compressors  and  systems  designed  for  these 
refrigerants utilize polyolester oil as their main lubricant, which 
absorbs moisture from the ambient surroundings extremely fast 
and  in  much  greater  quantity  than  conventional  mineral  oils. 
Since moisture levels greater than 100 PPM will result in system 
corrosion and ultimate failure, it is imperative that the compres-
sor, components and entire system be kept sealed.
1.  All refrigerant lines and components must be clean, free of 
burrs and purged with nitrogen prior to and during brazing 
or soldering connections. Nitrogen purging during braz-
ing or soldering will eliminate carbon or foreign matter 
contamination. Any system restrictions or contamination is 
the responsibility of the installer.
2.  Condensing unit or compressor shall not be left open to 
the atmosphere for more than five (5) minutes.
3.  No refrigeration component, tubing or fitting shall be left 
open to the atmosphere for more than ½ hour without 
being soldered, capped or plugged.
4.  Each completed refrigeration system shall be purged with 
150psi of dry nitrogen for at least six (6) seconds, then 
pressurized with at least 165psi of nitrogen for pressure 
check (making sure to energize any solenoid valves to 
assure access). Leak-check all joints, flare fittings and 
valves and make sure there is no pressure drop within the 
system.
5.  System evacuation is of the utmost importance with NON-
CFC refrigerant systems. System must be evacuated to a 
minimum of 200 microns. In addition, a vacuum decay 
test is strongly recommended to assure there is not a 
large pressure differential between the system and the 
vacuum pump. System must be evacuated from both high 










