Vulcan-Hart VHL3 & VH3616 Electric Steamer User Manual


 
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13. Set both timer dials to 2 minutes. The green ready lights will go off, the red cooking lights will
come on and steam will be heard entering the compartments.
14. Wait until 1 minute is left on the timers.
15. Open each door and observe that steam has stopped entering into each compartment. The
red cooking lights remain on.
16. Close the compartment doors. Steam generation and timers resume. Make sure that steam
from the drain is being cooled by water from the cold water condenser.
17. When the timer dials are at 0 minutes, each buzzer will sound. Steam flow to the
compartments will stop. The red cooking lights will go off. The green ready lights will come
on.
18. Turn timer dials to the OFF position to silence the buzzers.
19. Press [ O ] on the power switch on the boiler (Fig. 2) to turn the steamer off. The indicator
lights are not lit. The boiler will automatically blow down.
STARTUP TEST RUN — VHL2 & VHL3 SERIES STEAMERS
Refer to the OPERATION section for more information on VHL compartment and boiler controls.
WARNING: THE STEAMER AND ITS PARTS ARE HOT. USE CARE WHEN OPERATING,
CLEANING OR SERVICING THE STEAMER.
WARNING: THE COOKING COMPARTMENTS CONTAIN LIVE STEAM. STAY CLEAR WHILE
OPENING EACH DOOR.
After the steamer is installed and proper service connections have been made, thoroughly test the
steamer before operation. For Direct connected steamers, open the steam valve and begin at step 9.
1. Open the water inlet valve. Close only for service or long shutdown.
2. Turn the power supply on.
3. Locate the boiler power switch and press [ I ] to start. Two amber indicator lights (low water
and high pressure) will light as water fills the boiler. After about 4 to 5 minutes, the water will
reach the required level in the boiler and the green indicator light on the reset switch will light.
Refer to Fig. 2, page 16.
4. Observe the water level gauge sight glass to verify the water level. Keep both valves on the
water gauge open at all times.
5. Press the reset switch when its green indicator light is lit to begin heating the boiler.
6. Both low water and high pressure indicator lights must be off before heating will begin. If the
low water light does not go off, make sure the water supply is on. If the indicator lights do not
go off after 15 minutes or if they come on during normal operation, press [ O ] for OFF and
contact an authorized Vulcan-Hart servicer.
7. If heating does not begin after 30 seconds, press [ O ] on the power switch for OFF, wait 5
minutes, then repeat steps 1 through 5. If heatup does not occur after 3 tries, press [ O ] on
the power switch for OFF and contact an authorized Vulcan-Hart servicer.