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befoRe usinG Can neR foR THe fiRsT TiMe
1. Remove the air vent/cover lock from the canner
cover. The cup portion of the air vent/cover lock,
on the inside of the cover, unscrews from the pin
(Fig. A).
2. Remove the sealing ring by simply pulling it from
the sealing ring groove.
3. Remove the overpressure plug
by pushing it out of its opening from the top of
the cover.
4. Wash the cover, body, and sealing ring with hot,
sudsy water to remove any manufacturing oils.
5. Reinsert the air vent/cover lock making sure the small gasket is
in place as shown (Fig. B).
6. Reinsert the overpressure plug by pushing the domed side of the
plug into the opening from the underside of the cover, until the
bottom edge is fully and evenly seated against the underside of the
cover (Fig. C). When the overpressure plug is properly installed,
the word (TOP) will be visible on the overpressure plug when
viewing the outside of the cover.
7. Replace the sealing ring in the sealing ring groove, making certain
to fit the ring under the stop tab located on the inside rim of the
cover (Fig. D).
8. The sealing ring is prelubricated. If necessary, to help make
the cover easier to open and close, a very light coating of cooking oil may be applied to the
sealing ring and underside of the body lugs (Fig. E). The cover should open and close easily
when following the instructions on page 5.
9. To attach the dial gauge to the canner cover, first remove the nut, metal washer, and white
compression gasket from the threaded end of the dial gauge. Then, turn the cover upside down
and starting from the bottom, insert the threaded end of the dial gauge up through the hole in
the center of the cover until the metal base rests on the cover. While holding the dial gauge
in place, position the gasket (the gasket should rest within the cover hole), metal washer, and
then the nut on the threaded end of the gauge (Fig. F) and tighten with fingers. If necessary,
lightly tighten with a wrench.
How To use YouR CanneR
IMPORTANT: Read carefully. Do not attempt to use your Pressure Canner before reading these
instructions.
Before using your canner for the first time, clean according to the instructions above.
Be sure the vent pipe is open before each use by holding the cover up to the light and looking through the vent pipe
(Fig. G). If the vent pipe is blocked, excess pressure cannot be released through it. Pressure may then
build to unsafe levels. Pressure will continue to build until the overpressure plug is forced out of its cover
opening. Therefore, clean the vent pipe with a small brush or pipe cleaner if it is blocked or partially
blocked (Fig. H). Also clean the vent pipe nut as shown.
Pressure for canning is indicated by the pressure dial gauge
(Fig. I). The pointer will move across the dial as pressure is
developed or reduced within the canner. The pressure regulator
is designed to rock only at 15 pounds pressure.
Pin
Cover
Small
Gasket
Cup
Cover
Pin
Small Gasket
Cup
Indented
Portion
Overpressure
Plug
Cover
Top
Fig. A
Fig. B
Fig. D
Stop
Tab
Sealing Ring in
Sealing Ring
Groove
Fig. E
Apply
Cooking
Oil Here
Cover
Body Lug
Apply
Cooking
Oil Here
Fig. C
Nut
Metal
Washer
Metal
Base
Cover
White
Compression
Gasket
Fig. F
Fig. G
Fig. H
Fig. I