This warranty does not apply to remote or pre-assembled remote refrigeration systems requiring electrical inter- wiring or refrigerant piping provided by others. In no event shall American Panel Corporation be liable for the loss of use, revenue or profit or for any other indirect, incidental, special or consequential damages including, but not limited to, losses involving food spoilage or product loss.
Touchscreen HURRiCHiLL Installation & Operations Manual Basic Safety Information The core probe must only be used for the purpose for Do not touch or operate the machine with damp or which it has been designed: detect the temperature wet feet and hands. at the center of the food stuffs to be blast chilled and/ or frozen.
Touchscreen HURRiCHiLL Installation & Operations Manual Equipment Tag The equipment tag is located on the exterior of the unit and displays the following information that is unique to the unit: • Model Number • Serial Number • Refrigerant Charge • Refrigerant Pressure (Low & High) •...
After receipt of shipment, carefully and safely remove the unit from the package. Check the contents of the package against the packing list. Under no circumstances may a damaged piece of equipment be returned to American Panel Corporation without first obtaining written permission.
Touchscreen HURRiCHiLL Installation & Operations Manual Check for proper clearances Reach-In Models: • 1” clearance on the door handle side of the unit • 2 ½” clearance on the door hinge side of the unit • 3” clearance on the back of the unit •...
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• Condenser – front to back Note: American Panel Corporation blast chillers are equipped with a short cycle protection. If the unit is stopped or the door is opened and closed during a chilling cycle more than once, the com- pressor will not start for a period of 3 to 5 minutes.
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Touchscreen HURRiCHiLL Installation & Operations Manual Engage, operate and verify effectiveness of manually engaged defrost cycle, see chapter Unit Operation – Defrost Cycle. Note: The blast chiller is programmed, from the factory, to automatically engage the defrost cycle at 12:00 AM every morning. The defrost cycle will not engage unless is needed and the unit is in stand-by mode (no other cycle engaged).
Touchscreen HURRiCHiLL Installation & Operations Manual Specifications and Performance Blast chilling - Capable of lowering the core temperature of product from 160˚F to 38˚F within 90 minutes. Shock freeze - Capable of lowering the core temperature of product from 160˚F to 0˚F within 240 minutes. Pan Capacity Chilling Capacity Freezing Capacity...
Touchscreen HURRiCHiLL Installation & Operations Manual Modes Explained Each unit is capable of running in either an ‘Automatic’, ‘Manual’ or ‘A la Carte’ mode: • In ‘Automatic’ mode the unit will read the food temperature via the food probe and adjust the air temperature accordingly.
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Touchscreen HURRiCHiLL Installation & Operations Manual Cycle Description Button (icon) Use for all freezing needs. When using the Shock Freezing Cycle the ice crystals that form within the product are very small. The quality and the texture of the product is preserved.
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Touchscreen HURRiCHiLL Installation & Operations Manual Cycle Description Button (icon) Use this mode to defrost the evaporator coil. The defrost cycle must be manually engaged (see controller operation below). Defrost the unit once a day or as needed. Ice Defrost build-up can be observed by looking thru the fan grill at the evaporator coil.
Touchscreen HURRiCHiLL Installation & Operations Manual Factory Presets Automatic Mode - Quick Reference Chart Low Air High Air Breaking Low Air High Air End Food Low Air High Air Setting Cycle Part 1 Part 1 Temp. Part 2 Part 2 Temp.
Touchscreen HURRiCHiLL Installation & Operations Manual Home Screen The home screen can be accessed by taping on the blank display, if the display is off, or by pressing the home button, if the controller is in one of the cycle screens. 1) Soft Chill Button –...
ID will show on the HACCP reports. The label of Food probe #... will display the temperature of the probe. One food probe is the standard configuration for all American Panel Corporation blast chillers, the controller supports up to 4 food probes.
Touchscreen HURRiCHiLL Installation & Operations Manual How to Start a Cycle in Automatic Mode Step Description Action Choose Soft Chill, Hard Chill or Shock Freeze from the Home screen Make sure Auto tab is selected (For the Auto mode to work as intended the food probe must be inserted into the product) Optional: press Food Probe # to assign a Food ID to the Probe.
ID will show on the HACCP reports. The label of Food probe #... will display the temperature of the probe. One food probe is the standard configuration for all American Panel Corporation blast chillers, the controller supports up to 4 food probes.
Touchscreen HURRiCHiLL Installation & Operations Manual How to Start a Cycle in Manual Mode Step Description Action Choose Soft Chill, Hard Chill or Shock Freeze from the Home screen Make sure Manual tab is selected Optional: Press up or down on the time arrows to adjust the cycle time Optional: press Food Probe # to assign a Food ID to the Probe.
6) Food probe #... Label - The label of Food probe #... will display the temperature of the probe. One food probe is the standard configuration for all American Panel blast chillers, the controller supports up to 4 food probes.
Touchscreen HURRiCHiLL Installation & Operations Manual How to Start a Cycle in A La Cart Mode Step Description Action Choose Soft Chill, Hard Chill or Shock Freeze from the Home screen Make sure A la carte tab is selected Select any available timer. Available timers are the ones set at 00:00 and have not yet been activated.
Touchscreen HURRiCHiLL Installation & Operations Manual How to Start a Cycle in Quick Start Mode & Customizing Quick Start The Quick Start mode allows for one button operation of the most common cycle as defined by the user. Quick Start is set from the factory as a Soft Chill - Manual mode but can be customized in the settings for any cycle operation.
Touchscreen HURRiCHiLL Installation & Operations Manual PC Connection Package The optional wireless pc communication package features: • HACCP data download via local Wi-Fi network or peer-to-peer connection • Remote blast chiller monitoring via Wi-Fi network • E-mail notifications Connect to Controller - Direct Connection The optional wireless pc communication package is required to connect to the controller.
Touchscreen HURRiCHiLL Installation & Operations Manual Connect to Controller - Wi-Fi The optional wireless pc communication package is required to connect to the controller. The controller is set from the factory as a Wi-Fi access point. In this configuration the controller broadcasts an SSID such as blast-chiller-xxxxxxxxxxx-wha.
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Touchscreen HURRiCHiLL Installation & Operations Manual Connect to Controller - Wi-Fi continued Step Description Action Once the unit has restarted, Check the wi-fi settings by selecting the Settings button on the home screen of the unit. Enter the controller password and hit done Press the PC button to access the wi-fi settings Press the Wi-Fi Configuration button A list of settings will be shown including Name, SSID it is...
Touchscreen HURRiCHiLL Installation & Operations Manual Connect to Controller - Wi-Fi notifications setup Step Description Action Connect to the controller through the Direct Connection steps outlined on pg 28. Once connected on a browser, complete the steps below Press the “Go to config” button at the bottom of the screen. Make sure the “Email Notifications”...
Touchscreen HURRiCHiLL Installation & Operations Manual HACCP Data Download via Peer to Peer The optional wireless pc communication package is required to connect to the controller. Step Description Action Connect to the controller through the Direct Connection steps outlined on pg 28. Once connected on a browser, complete the steps below Press the “Reports”...
Touchscreen HURRiCHiLL Installation & Operations Manual Customizing the Cycles and Technical Settings Blast chilling and shock freezing cycles have been designed to deliver optimum chilling/freezing performance for most food products. If needed, all the cycles and settings can be customized via the settings menu and the screens below. Settings should only be changed by knowledgeable personnel or at the direction from a service technician.
Touchscreen HURRiCHiLL Installation & Operations Manual Customizing the Cycles and Technical Settings - Continued Setting Description Icon Settings for: Length of Cycle, Auto Sanitation and Auto Sanitize Sanitation Time. Select the type of PC connection you use and see detailed info on the network settings.
Touchscreen HURRiCHiLL Installation & Operations Manual General Operating Instructions Panning and Loading Follow the methods below for faster cooling, freezing and thawing: • Place the food in shallow pans. • Do not use food pans deeper than 2 ½” and do not fill the pan with more than 2” of product. •...
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Touchscreen HURRiCHiLL Installation & Operations Manual Maintenance & Cleaning - continued Annual Maintenance Checklist The quarterly maintenance should be done by a service technician or by trained maintenance personnel. • Verify unit is properly installed • Unit is to be firmly situated and level. •...
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Temperature Probe Calibration pg. 29.. Note: American Panel Corporation blast chillers are equipped with a short cycle protection. If the unit is stopped during a chilling cycle more than once, the compressor will not start for the following 3 minutes.
Touchscreen HURRiCHiLL Installation & Operations Manual Evaporator Coil Cleaning The following cleaning procedure is recommended as part of routine maintenance activity for all American Panel Corporation blast chillers. IMPORTANT: Do not use any sharp or abrasive tools to clean the evaporator coil! Before cleaning the evaporator coil run the defrost cycle to make sure the coil is completely free of ice.
Touchscreen HURRiCHiLL Installation & Operations Manual Replace Optional Sanitizing Ozone Generator Lamp The UV lamp inside the ozone generator has a service life of one year. Contact the parts department at American Panel Corporation to order replacement lamps. To replace the lamp follow the steps below. Step Description Action...
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