OVEN / SMOKER INITIAL START-UP
INSTALLATION & OPERATIONS MANUAL 1189200 REV 0 (12/06) PAGE 11 OF 24
! Set the HUMIDITY control to #10 and open the DOOR. Water should be sprayed into the
BLOWER WHEEL in short intermittent bursts about 45 seconds apart.
! Set the HUMIDITY control to #3. The length of each water spray should decrease.
! Set the HUMIDITY control to the OFF position.
! Set the SMOKER switch to the ON position. The SMOKE BOX should begin to heat up. The
standard SMOKE BOX is located near the ceiling on the inside back wall of the Smoker; the
optional EXTERNAL SMOKE BOX is mounted on the side of the unit. (NOTE: It may take a
few minutes for this heat to be felt through the metal of the SMOKE BOX.)
! Set the SMOKER switch to the OFF position and close the DOOR.
! Set the 60–MINUTE TIMER to 20 minutes, then turn it down to 5 minutes. The BUZZER
should sound when the TIMER reaches 0.
! Set the 60–MINUTE TIMER to OFF to silence the BUZZER.
! Set the COOK control to 150°F with the 24–HOUR TIMER in the OFF position. The red
COOK indicator light should not illuminate. Set the PROBE control to 100°F and the PROBE
switch to its ON position. The red PROBE and COOK indicator lights should illuminate. As
soon as the Oven interior temperature reaches the PROBE control setting (100°F) the
PROBE indicator light should go out and the COOK control should de-activate. Set the
PROBE switch to its OFF position.
! Set the 24–HOUR TIMER to 0, the HOLD control to 200°F, and leave the COOK control set
at 150°F. The red HOLD indicator light should illuminate. Set the PROBE switch to its ON
position and the PROBE control to 125°F. The red PROBE indicator light should illuminate,
the red COOK indicator light should illuminate, and the red HOLD indicator light should go
out. When the Oven interior temperature reaches the PROBE control setting (125°F) the red
PROBE control indicator light should go out, the red COOK control indicator light should go
out, and the red HOLD control indicator light should illuminate.
! Return all switches and controls to their OFF positions.
! Clean the SB-5-ES or SB-10-ES both inside and out according to all local and regional
health codes.
YOUR MANUALLY CONTROLLED Southbend SB-5-ES OR ES–13
SHOULD NOW BE READY FOR FULL OPERATIONS.