Quick Setup - Harvest Right Home Freeze Dryer Owner's Manual

FREEZE DRYER QUICK START GUIDE
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1.
Once your freeze dryer is
unpacked, make certain that the
bottom front feet are adjusted such
that the unit slopes from front to
back (the front of the freeze dryer
should be ¼ inch to ½ inch higher
than the back).
2.
Make sure the rubber gasket is
clean both inside and out. Remove
gasket and run under water in order
to remove lint/dirt.
3.
Make sure the inside surface of the
acrylic door is clean.
4.
Follow the instructions for the vacuum
pump, add the right amount of oil (cover
the small circle in the center of the sight
glass window. See page 7, Figure
5.
Make sure the brass cap located
near the port where your vacuum hose
connects is hand tight. See Figure 1, A.
6.
Connect the large clear hose to the
vacuum pump and tighten hand tight,
then, if necessary, with a crescent
wrench, tighten an additional ¼
turn. See Figure 1, B. Do not add
any additional Teflon tape, or any
type of adhesive, when installing
the vacuum hose. It almost always
creates a vacuum leak!
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Figure 1 - Vacuum Pump Connections
(A) Hand tighten vacuum hose (B) Connect large clear
tube, tighten with crescent wrench.
7.
Plug the vacuum pump power cord
into the receptacle on the back of
the freeze dryer.
8.
Make sure the power switch on
the vacuum pump is on (located on
the back of the vacuum pump).
9.
Place the black insulator door pad
through the rubber gasket to plug
5).
the gap between the shelving unit
and the back edge of the gasket.
Make sure your shelving unit is
pulled forward close to the rubber
door gasket so the pad will snuggly
fit between the door and the shelf.
10.
Secure the door latch to create
a good seal. There shouldn't be any
gaps between the black circular
gasket and the door. If the door is not
latched tight, there will be a vacuum
leak which could damage your
vacuum pump, cause an oil spurt, and
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