Preheat The Cooking Compartments - Cleveland SteamCraft 10 Service Manual

Page 48 Chapter 3, SteamCraft 10 Service Manual
Figure 3-4. Compartment Drain Screen
Preheat the Cooking
Compartments
Models 24-CGA-10, 24-CGP-10, 24-CEA-10, 24-CEP-10
At the back of the cooking compartment, the drain is covered by a movable drain
screen. Refer to Figure 3-4. The screen prevents large food particles from entering and
blocking the drain line. Any blockage of the drain line or screen can reduce drainage
from the cooking compartment resulting in reduced cooking performance, equipment
damage, and a hazard to the operator. A blocked or slow drain may cause:
• Hot water to collect in the compartment and spill out when the compartment door
opens.
• Pressure fluctuations in the compartment, resulting in steam leaks around the door
gasket, or compartment implosion.
• Reduced convection in the compartment, reducing cooking performance.
Before every steaming operation, inspect the cooking compartment and remove any
food scraps or debris from the racks, walls, and floor of the compartment. Pay
particular attention to the drain and drain screen.
1. DO NOT USE the steamer if water stands in the drain opening. Refer to Chapter
4, drain cleaning instructions immediately.
2. Remove any food or debris that is blocking the drain or screen.
3. Be sure the screen covers the drain. The screen prevents large pieces of food from
entering and blocking the drain.
To preheat the Steam Craft 10. run a brief cooking cycle with no food in the cooking
compartment. This heats the compartment to cooking temperature, and brings all
steaming functions to full capacity before cooking begins. The temperature
compensation circuit built into the key pad timer is an automatic preheat feature. As
a result, preheating is not usually required with the key pad control panel; however,
preheating can be used:
• At the beginning of a shift to prepare the steamer for operation.
• Before cooking in manual mode, to bring the cooking compartment up to cooking
temperature.
• Before cooking in timed mode, to reduce the automatic temperature compensation
time.
• Between cooking batches to maintain cooking temperature in the compartment.
Preheat the SteamCraft 10 by the following procedure.
1. BEFORE PREHEATING, inspect and clean the compartment. After preheating,
the compartment will be too hot to inspect and clean safely. Refer to Inspect the
Cooking Compartment on page 47.
2. Check the control panel settings.
• The ON/OFF switch is in the ON (top) position.
• The TIMED/MANUAL switch is in the TIMED position.
• The timer is set to 00:00.
3. If the timer is not zeroed (00:00), press and hold the CLEAR key on the
key pad control panel.