Oven Control - Blodgett 1060 Installation Operation & Maintenance

CONTROL DESCRIPTION
1. AUTOMATIC SAFETY PILOT VALVE --- pro-
vides complete gas shut-off in the event of pi-
lot failure.
2. MANUAL CONTROL VALVE --- provides man-
ual control of gas flow to the main burner
through the thermostat.
3. THERMOSTAT --- Provides regulation of oven
temperature at setting selected by the oven
operator.
OPERATION
The operation of the 1048 Series Oven is as simple
as 1, 2, 3. --- Lighting, Preheating and Loading.
Lighting
1. Turn the MANUAL CONTROL VALVE (2) to OFF.
2. Push the red button on the AUTOMATIC
SAFETY PILOT VALVE (1).
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3. Apply a lighted match or taper to pilot burner.
4. After pilot burner lights, continue to depress
red button for about 30 seconds and release.
5. Turn the MANUAL CONTROL VALVE (2) to ON.
6. Set THERMOSTAT (3) to desired temperature.
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Preheating
1. On initial startup, preheat the oven to 600_F
(315_C) over a period of four hours in incre-
ments of 100_F (55_C) starting at 300_F
(149_C). Check the oven periodically. This will
temper the Ultra Rokite shelves and burn off
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any oil and fiberglass residue.
NOTE: The 1060 (with Ultra Rokite shelves)
Loading
Pizza in pans should be placed in rotation on the
shelf allowing it to recover its loss of temperature
from the previous bake. Do not allow pans to touch
each other or sides of oven. Open doors as sel-
dom as possible.
The deck is intended for cooking pizza and bread
products, other types of food may be cooked in
pans or containers.
To turn the oven off
1. Turn the MANUAL CONTROL VALVE (1) to OFF.
NOTE: When the oven is shut down, place the
Main Manual Control Valve in the OFF
position. It is not necessary to extinguish
the pilot flame.
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Operation

Oven Control

will require an additional 20 minutes
on a preheat to 600_F (315_C).