Filling The Fry Pot; Filling The Tank With Liquid Shortening - Pitco SSHLV184 Series Installation & Operation Manual

INSTALLATION & OPERATIONAL SSHLV SERIES MANUAL
3.3.

FILLING THE FRY POT

Only use shortening that is liquid at room temperature in this appliance.
This appliance is NOT designed for cooking with water. Cook with oil or shortening only.
This appliance is not designed for use with solid shortening. Using solid shortening will
cause the filter pump and oil lines to become plugged, and require professional service
personnel to fix and will not be covered under the warranty.
3.4.

FILLING THE TANK WITH LIQUID SHORTENING

To fill the tank with liquid shortening, refer to the following procedure.
It is recommended that high quality liquid frying oils be used for longest oil life.
1. Verify that the tank interior is clean and free of any construction debris.
2. Rinse the tank and drain line with a small amount of clean cooking oil.
3. Ensure that the drain valve is closed.
4. Fill the tank to about the oil level mark. The oil will expand when heated up, raising the level to OIL
LEVEL line.
5. After the cooking oil is at operating temperature, add oil to the frypots as needed to obtain the desired
operating level.
THE PUSH BUTTON TOP OFF SYSTEM IS NOT INTENDED TO FILL FRY POTS
Replace oil/shortening that is smoking, or foams when cooking. Old, heavily used
oil/shortenings have reduced flash point, and are prone to surge boiling. Cooking with old,
Do not overload the fry baskets, or allow the oil level to exceed the MAX line while cooking. Wet
product, or too much oil in the frypot can lead to surge boiling, and over topping the frypot.
Overtopping may create hazards such as burns or slippery floors.
This appliance is NOT designed for cooking with water. Severe equipment damage will occur if
a fryer is used as a water bath for rethermalizing foods. Damage of this type is not covered
Oil must completely cover the heating tubes at all times while appliance is on.
CAUTION
WARNING
OIL AND COOK LOAD CAPACITIES
FRYER MODEL
SSHLV14
SSHLV14T
SSHLV184
heavily used oil/shortening may create dangerous conditions.
under the warranty
L20-407 rev.5 (06/19)
TANK (OIL) COOK LOAD
CAPACITY* CAPACITY**
LBS. (kg) LBS. (kg)
30 (13.6) 1.5 (0.68)
17 (6.8 1.5 (0.68)
43 (19.5) 2.5 (1.1)
* Per Tank ** Per Basket
WARNING
WARNING
WARNING
CAUTION
WARNING
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