Fryer User Manual

INTRODUCTION
Keating’s Incredible Frying Machine
®
(IFM) are
designed to give maximum production efficiency, deliv-
ering high quality food products. The following design
features are incorporated in Keating’s Incredible Frying
Machine
®
(IFM).
STANDARD FEATURES
• Highly polished stainless steel fryer vessel
• Highly polished stainless steel front
• Highly polished stainless steel heat transfer tubes
• Highly polished stainless steel thermostat bulb
• Highly polished stainless steel Hi-Limit bulb
• Complete stainless steel cabinet
• True Cold Zone for proper sedimentation
• Grid screen over heat transfer tubes
• 1" full port front drain valve
• Patented accurate temperature control system ±2°F
• Ideal 35" working height
• 3/4” NPT gas connection on single fryers
• One pair of split baskets or one full-size basket
• Patented burner design
• Spark Ignition system
• 100% proof of air flow safety shut-off
• 100% proof of flame safety shut off
• Digital timers (2) (where applicable)
• Gas and air adjustments
• Gas pressure test port
• Blower grease filter (easily accessible from front)
• Easy access for servicing from front of fryer
• Burner, blower and Hi-Limit indicating lights
• Insulated fryer vessel
• Heat recirculation for higher efficiency and lower flue
temperature
• Black heat tube interiors for optimum heat transfer
• Instant-On
™
ignition system (where applicable)
• 120 VAC 9' neoprene cord with 3-pronged grounded
plug
• Instant recovery to cooking temperature
• High temperature stainless steel flue lining
• 100% factory testing
STANDARD ACCESSORIES
• Keating Klenzer Sample
• Drain clean out rod
OPTIONS
• Natural Gas or Propane
• Automatic Basket-Lift
• Cooking Computer
RATINGS
• 14" fryer vessel - 38 lb. oil capacity
• 18" fryer vessel - 68 lb. oil capacity
• 20" fryer vessel - 100 lb. oil capacity
• 7" W.C. (Natural Gas) or 11” W.C. (Propane) Line
Gas Pressure.
• 3" WC (Natural Gas) or 10" WC (Propane) manifold
gas pressure.
• 3/4" gas supply pipe recommended
MODEL VARIATIONS
Basket-Lift Model: Basket-Lift Model Fryers come
with all the same features as the standard models. The
Basket-Lift mechanism lowers the baskets of food into
the oil when the timer button is pressed and raises the
baskets when the cooking cycle is complete. Split
baskets are required for these models.
CPU Model: CPU Incredible Frying Machine (IFM)
have the same input as the standard models. A
programmable computer replaces the two timers and
thermostat.
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
THIS SYMBOL WARNS YOU THAT SERIOUS
BURNS OR OTHER INJURIES MAY RESULT IF
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ARE NOT FOLLOWED.
• This service manual should be retained in a safe
place for future reference. The installation of your
new fryer must conform to local codes or in the
absence of local codes, with the current National
Fuel Gas Code ANSI Z223.1/NFPA 54 (latest
edition), Natural Gas Installation Code CAN/
CGA-B149.1 or Propane Installation Code CAN/
CGA-B149.2.
• Your ventilation hood, when installed, must conform
to the current ANSI/NFPA 96 standard (latest
edition).
• No frame or restriction shall be constructed around
the fryer that will restrict air movement into the
fryer’s combustion area or prevent proper
ventilation.
• Keating fryers are designed to operate on the gas
fuel specified on the serial plate and must not be
operated with another gas fuel. They cannot be
converted to another gas fuel by turning or engaging
a switch.
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