Draining A Tank - Pitco W14S-S WF Installation, Operation And Maintenance Manual

h. When the tank is clean, drain the shortening by opening the green handled drain valve (2).
With the drain valve open, open the red handled return valve (1) and allow the shortening to
circulate for approximately 2 minutes. This ensures that all impurities are removed from the
shortening.
i. Close the red handled return valve to turn off the pump. Close the green handled drain valve
and replace the tube screen in the fry tank.
j. Open the red handled return valve (1) and turn on the pump to refill the fryer with the filtered
oil. Continue to run the filter pump until bubbles come out the oil return opening. Close the
red handled valve to mm the pump off. If necessary add more oil to the tank to return the oil
level to the fill mark. The fryer is now ready for use.

2.4.3 Draining a Tank

The filter system is also used to drain the fryers. You will need the Shortening Shuttle® that came
with the fryer to perform this procedure. This procedure can be used in conjunction with the filter
procedure (2.6.2). Instead of performing step (j) of the filter procedure perform the procedures
below.
The Shortening Shuttle® only hold enough oil to accommodate one fry
tank at a time.
a. Move the Shortening Shuttle® to the front of the fryer close enough to connect the hose to
the drain outlet.
b. Connect the male quick disconnect fitting of the Shortening Shuttle® to the female quick
disconnect of the fryer. There is a yellow handled valve associated with the fryer drain quick
disconnect. Ensure that the hose is firmly connect to the fryer.
c. Open the green handled drain valve for the tank to be drained. The oil will drain to the filter
pan. When the fry tank is empty close the green handled drain valve.
d. Open the yellow handled discharge valve. This will start the pump and pump the oil from the
filter pan to the Shortening Shuttle®.
e. When the filter pan has been pumped out, close the yellow handled discharge valve.
Disconnect the Shortening Shuttle® hose from the fryer. Fill the fry tank with fresh oil and
restart the fryer.
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