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January 2022 SAVAGE BROS. CO Installation, Operation, Maintenance and Parts Manual Savage Bros. Co. 1825 Greenleaf Avenue Elk Grove Village, Illinois 60007 – USA Phone: 847.981.3000 World Fax: 847.981.3010 USA Fax: 800.272.8243 (800-2-SAVAGE) Internet: www.savagebros.com E-mail: info@savagebros.com...
FireMixer-14 Installation, Operation, Maintenance and Parts Manual CONTENTS CONTENTS FireMixer-14 Table-Top Cooker (FM-14) CONTENTS ................................2 GENERAL CONCEPT OF OPERATION ........................4 IMPORTANT SAFETY MEASURES ..........................5 INITIAL INSTALLATION ............................7 TURNING ON THE MACHINE ..........................9 COOKING CONTROL SCREEN ..........................10 Cooking Control Screen ...........................
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FireMixer-14 Installation, Operation, Maintenance and Parts Manual] TILT SWITCH INOPERATIVE ..........................53 TANK WATER FLUSH INOPERATIVE ........................53 AUDIBLE ALARM NOT HEARD .......................... 54 HEATER INOPERATIVE ............................54 HEATER INOPERATIVE (continued) ........................55 AGITATOR DOES NOT ROTATE ......................... 56 AGITATOR DOES NOT ROTATE (continued) ..................... 57 WARRANTY POLICY ..............................
FireMixer-14 Installation, Operation, Maintenance and Parts Manual GENERAL CONCEPT OF OPERATION GENERAL CONCEPT OF OPERATION Tilting Cooker 1. The Savage Bros. Co. Table-Top Cooker is an Safe operation of the electric cooker/mixer. equipment is very important. Personnel that will work in the area of the machine must become familiar with the potential hazards.
FireMixer-14 Installation, Operation, Maintenance and Parts Manual] IMPORTANT SAFETY MEASURES IMPORTANT SAFETY MEASURES General Moving any type of machinery presents a risk of injury. This cooker weighs approximately 150 lbs. (68 kg). The FM-14 tilts and agitates, which means the operator(s) must be alert at all times. Anyone who will operate the FM-14 must have training in its function and care.
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FireMixer-14 Installation, Operation, Maintenance and Parts Manual Unauthorized Modification • Modifications of any type to the FM-14 without specific written authorization from Savage Bros. Co. can create unknown hazards and voids the warranty. • Before making any modification, consult the manufacturer. Savage Bros. Co. will not be responsible for any injury or damage caused by any unauthorized modification.
FireMixer-14 Installation, Operation, Maintenance and Parts Manual] INITIAL INSTALLATION INITIAL INSTALLATION 1. The cooker weighs approximately 150 lbs. (68 kg). Therefore, when removing the cooker from the shipping crate, lift up on the base or from below the cooker. Two or more people are required to lift the cooker.
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FireMixer-14 Installation, Operation, Maintenance and Parts Manual 4. Ensure the red Emergency Stop (E-Stop), (arrow), Fig. 3, located on the front of the machine, is pushed into the STOP position. The FM-14 has a water-flush cooling feature. Connect the blue hose, which has a standard hose fitting on the open end, to a cold-water source (Fig.
FireMixer-14 Installation, Operation, Maintenance and Parts Manual] TURNING ON THE MACHINE TURNING ON THE MACHINE 1. Insert the machine’s electrical plug into a Nema 6-20r electrical outlet. 2. The E-Stop Reset screen appears, Fig. 4, if the E-Stop button is depressed, Fig. 5. To advance to the next screen, wait for ten seconds, which gives time for the VFD (Variable Frequency Drive) to discharge, then pull out the E-Stop button (arrow), Fig.
FireMixer-14 Installation, Operation, Maintenance and Parts Manual COOKING CONTROL SCREEN COOKING CONTROL SCREEN The following icons may be used on the FM-14 HMI screens: Maximum Cook Agitator Power Chef Mode Low Cook Flush High Cook Speed Chef Mode Auto Shutdown...
FireMixer-14 Installation, Operation, Maintenance and Parts Manual] Cooking Control Screen The Cooking Control screen, Fig. 7A, is used as the starting point. From this screen you can select the Main Popup Menu from which you can open the Maintenance screen and the Advanced Settings screen and the Help/Information Screen.
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FireMixer-14 Installation, Operation, Maintenance and Parts Manual COOK CONTROL SCREEN FUNCTIONS AND MAIN POPUP MENU FUNCTIONS The following are explanations of the Cook Control Screen functions (refer to Fig.7): • Menu — Pressing the Menu icon brings up the Menu Popup Window •...
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FireMixer-14 Installation, Operation, Maintenance and Parts Manual] The following are explanations of the Main Popup Menu functions (refer to Fig. 8): • Current PLC Date and Time — Pressing the icon will display the Current PLC Date and Time. •...
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FireMixer-14 Installation, Operation, Maintenance and Parts Manual Current PLC Date and Time Button CURRENT PLC DATE AND TIME To display “Current PLC Date and Time” press the “Current PLC Date and Time” button on the top right, on the Cooking Control screen, (Fig.9), which will bring up the “Current PLC Date and Time”...
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FireMixer-14 Installation, Operation, Maintenance and Parts Manual] Temperature Setpoint (white numbers) Product Temperature Setpoint By touching the Temperatures Setpoint (white numbers), (Fig. 11), a popup window will appear, Fig. 12. Touch the Product Temperature Setpoint (top, black numbers, white background) in the popup window and a numeric keypad will appear, Fig.
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FireMixer-14 Installation, Operation, Maintenance and Parts Manual Cook Cycle Start/Stop When the Product Temperature Setpoint is attained, the product Actual Product Temperature flashes green, an audible alarm turns on and Product Temperature Attained (with Accept symbol) is displayed in the Cook Status Indicator Area, Fig.
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FireMixer-14 Installation, Operation, Maintenance and Parts Manual] Actual Product Temperature Cook Audible Setpoint flashes yellow and red. and Above indicator When the Cook Audible Setpoint is attained, an audible alarm turns on, until the alarm is acknowledged, the Actual Product Temperature (numeric value) flashes yellow and red, Fig.
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FireMixer-14 Installation, Operation, Maintenance and Parts Manual Auto Shutdown Two hours after pressing the Cook Start, and if the maximum heat power is greater than 30 % and the Auto Shutdown is turned On (on the Advanced Settings screen, Pg. 33), the cooking process will be shut down. A countdown screen will be displayed 10 minutes prior to Auto Shutdown, Fig.
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FireMixer-14 Installation, Operation, Maintenance and Parts Manual] Agitator Speed The Agitator runs on two different speed modes. To change Agitator speed mode, first open the Advanced Settings screen, Fig. 23, refer to Pg. 31 and follow it to the Advanced Settings screen, Pg33. On the Advanced Settings screen select between Agitator LMH ( Low, Medium High) or RPM speed mode.
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FireMixer-14 Installation, Operation, Maintenance and Parts Manual Agitator Information Button Agitator On/Off on the popup window, press on hen in RPM mode, the Agitator RPM Setpoint button, Fig. 26, which will bring up a numeric keypad. On the keypad, type in the desired Agitator RPM speed, then press Enter.
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FireMixer-14 Installation, Operation, Maintenance and Parts Manual] While in speed reduction, a message is displayed on the Message/Alarm banner is displayed on the HMI. The agitator icon will flash orange and green. If the speed is already at the minimum allowable speed (6 RPM), the agitator is shut down and an alarm sounded.
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FireMixer-14 Installation, Operation, Maintenance and Parts Manual Product Reheat and Auto Quench The “Product Reheat” can be “Enabled” or “Disabled” (refer to Advanced Settings Screen” section, Pg. 33. When “Enabled”, after the product setpoint temperature is reached, it reheats automatically to maintain product setpoint temperature.
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FireMixer-14 Installation, Operation, Maintenance and Parts Manual] Low (Slow) Cook Button Low (Slow) Cook/High (Fast) Cook Select the Low (Slow) Cook or the High (Fast) Cook button to switch between modes, Fig. 30, and Fig 31. In High (Fast) Cook mode, the product cooks at a higher rate and in Low (Slow) Cook mode the product cooks at a lower rate.
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FireMixer-14 Installation, Operation, Maintenance and Parts Manual High (Fast) Cook Button When using High (Fast) Cook during cooking, the cooking temperature setpoint is calculated by taking the product temperature and adding in the “High (Fast) Cook Temperature Offset” (set on the Advanced Settings Screen), for details see Pg.
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FireMixer-14 Installation, Operation, Maintenance and Parts Manual] Figure 36 Chef Mode/Kettle Temperature On/Off Button Product Temperature and Chef Mode/Kettle Temperature The Product Temperature sensor monitors the changing temperature of the product while it cooks. The Chef Mode- Kettle Temperature determines how fast the product will cook.
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FireMixer-14 Installation, Operation, Maintenance and Parts Manual Chef Mode On Chef Mode - Kettle Temperature Setpoint Pressing the Kettle Temperature button, Fig. 39, will bring up a Popup Window, Fig. 40, on which, the operator can view and adjust the setpoint for the Kettle Temperature, the maximum temperature the Cooker is allowed to reach.
FireMixer-14 Installation, Operation, Maintenance and Parts Manual] Menu MAINTENANCE SCREEN At the Cook Control screen, press the Menu button, Fig. 41, after which a Popup Menu appears, on the left side, Fig. 42. On the Popup Menu press on the Maintenance button, after which the Maintenance screen appears, Fig.
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FireMixer-14 Installation, Operation, Maintenance and Parts Manual Lid Switch Tilt Switch Audible Agitator Closed / Not Status Alarm Test Test Closed At the Maintenance Screen, Fig. 43, the operator can test that the Tilt Switch status (engages and Cooker Heat...
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FireMixer-14 Installation, Operation, Maintenance and Parts Manual] Cooling Test Cooling Test Pressing this button changes its background to green indicating the Flush Valve Open, Fig. 45. If you cannot hear water running after pressing this button, see the Troubleshooting section of this manual. Once you are done testing the flush, press this button again to turn it off.
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FireMixer-14 Installation, Operation, Maintenance and Parts Manual Cooker Heat Test Cooker Heat Test Pressing this button changes its background to green, Fig. 47, the heater turns on. You should notice the Cook Temperature increases before the Product Temperature increases. If the temperature does not increase while pressing this button, see the Troubleshooting section of this manual.
FireMixer-14 Installation, Operation, Maintenance and Parts Manual] Menu ADVANCED SETTINGS SCREEN To access the Advanced Settings screen, press the Menu button on the Cook Control screen, Fig. 49, after which a Popup Menu appears. On the Popup Menu press Advanced Settings button, on Popup Menu, Fig.
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FireMixer-14 Installation, Operation, Maintenance and Parts Manual A numeric keypad screen now pops up. Using the on-screen keypad, Fig. 52, type in the password (refer to the Password Addendum document), then press the Enter button, after which an unlock button appears, then press on the Unlock button, Fig.
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FireMixer-14 Installation, Operation, Maintenance and Parts Manual] At the Advanced Settings screen, Fig. 54, the operator can navigate to or change the: 1. Product Temperature RTD Offset (also view Product Temperature Display) 2. Temperatures to display in degrees Celsius (°C) or back to Fahrenheit (°F).
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FireMixer-14 Installation, Operation, Maintenance and Parts Manual Factory Default Reset Pressing the Factory Default Reset button, Fig. 54, will reset the FM-14 program back to the factory settings. Keep in mind that all personal settings will be erased after it is pressed.
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FireMixer-14 Installation, Operation, Maintenance and Parts Manual] Advanced Settings Popup Menu To Navigate to the Popup Menu on the Advanced Settings screen, press on the Menu button, Fig. 54. At the Popup Menu on the Advanced Settings screen, Fig. 56, the operator can navigate to or change the: 10.
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FireMixer-14 Installation, Operation, Maintenance and Parts Manual Enter Maximum Speed in RPM VFD Speed HSP in HZ and Min User Speed Max in HZ Max User Speed Agitator Up/Down Speed Adjust Run Speed VFD Command Jog Speed Command Speed Figure 59...
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FireMixer-14 Installation, Operation, Maintenance and Parts Manual] Agitator Calibration The Agitator has been calibrated in the factory. If calibration is required, press the Calibration button, Fig. 61. As soon as you press the Calibration button, measure the actual maximum user units of the Agitator, then press on the Agitator Test Stop button, (Fig.
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FireMixer-14 Installation, Operation, Maintenance and Parts Manual HMI Brightness Button To adjust the brightness of the display, press the HMI Brightness button, Fig. 65, on the Popup Menu, on the Advanced Settings screen, which will bring up the HMI Brightness Popup Window, Fig. 66. Press on the left arrow to lower the brightness or press on the right arrow to increase the brightness, Fig.
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FireMixer-14 Installation, Operation, Maintenance and Parts Manual] 2. A numeric keypad screen now opens, Fig. 69. Type in the day and then press the Enter button Figure 69 3. To change the month, press inside the Month box (arrow), Fig. 70.
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FireMixer-14 Installation, Operation, Maintenance and Parts Manual 5. To adjust the year, press inside the Year box (arrow), Fig. 72. Figure 72 6. A numeric keypad opens, Fig. 73. Type in the desired year, and then press the Enter button. Press Esc. To exit the screen.
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FireMixer-14 Installation, Operation, Maintenance and Parts Manual] NOTE: When setting the time, this machine uses a 24-hour clock (also known as military time). That means from 1 a.m. to 12 noon, the time entered is just as the time appears on a clock. However, from 1 p.m.
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FireMixer-14 Installation, Operation, Maintenance and Parts Manual Cook Cycle Start/Stop 4. Press the Cook Cycle Start button, which turns the heating element on, Fig. 77. When Cook is in the On position, the background on the Cook Cycle On/Off button is red.
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FireMixer-14 Installation, Operation, Maintenance and Parts Manual] 10. Using the on-screen numeric keypad, Fig. 79, type in the offset number. If the offset is a minus (-) number, press the +/- button so that the (-) sign appears on the display. However, if the offset is a positive number, no symbol will appear before the offset number.
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FireMixer-14 Installation, Operation, Maintenance and Parts Manual System Error Log Screen At the System Error Log screen, Fig. 81, the Error Log can be viewed. Pressing Exit will take you back to the Advanced Settings screen. Figure 81 Exit Auto Shutdown On/Off...
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FireMixer-14 Installation, Operation, Maintenance and Parts Manual] Help / Information Screen At the Cooking Control screen, , press the Help/Information button, Fig. 83 to bring up the screen. At this screen press the Information Button, Fig. 84. The Information screen now appears, Fig.
FireMixer-14 Installation, Operation, Maintenance and Parts Manual COOKING A BATCH COOKING A BATCH LOAD THE COOKER Before loading the cooker with ingredients: The cooker must be in the fully non-tilted (level) position, the lever engaged into the first slot (arrow), Fig. 87.
FireMixer-14 Installation, Operation, Maintenance and Parts Manual] HEAT AND AGITATE If you turn off the heat and then turn the heat on again, the heater will resume heating the product until the Product Temp setpoint is attained. For a more thorough “mix and fold” action, operate the cooker in a partially tilted position. Tilt the cooker and lock into one of the first two indent positions.
300+ °F ONTO YOURSELF, WHICH WOULD CAUSE BURNS. DRAW-OFF VALVE. Instead of tilting the cooker to pour out the product, an optional draw-off valve is available, contact the Savage Bros. Co. parts department, Fig. 91. This valve regulates the product flow from the cooker.
FireMixer-14 Installation, Operation, Maintenance and Parts Manual] CLEANING THE COOKER CLEANING THE COOKER Cooker Cleaning 1. The easiest method to clean the cooker is to “cook” it clean. Fill cooker with water to a level above the agitator scrapers. 2. BOIL water in the cooker (with the lid on).
FireMixer-14 Installation, Operation, Maintenance and Parts Manual MAINTENANCE Lubrication Service Action Item Frequency AGITATOR The agitator motor and gearbox on this unit is a sealed unit and has GEARMOTOR been pre-lubricated. There is no further lubrication required. Inspection Item Service Action Frequency Inspect the scrapers for chips or cracks and excessive discoloration.
FireMixer-14 Installation, Operation, Maintenance and Parts Manual] TROUBLESHOOTING TROUBLESHOOTING • Product Temperature Display Inaccurate, see page • Overcooking/Product Scorching, see page • Overcooking / Temperature Continues to Rise After Shutoff, see page • Tilt Switch Inoperative, see page • Tank Water Flush Inoperative, see page •...
FireMixer-14 Installation, Operation, Maintenance and Parts Manual TROUBLESHOOTING (CONTINUED) PROBLEM CAUSE SOLUTION PRODUCT 1. Make sure the tip of the temperature sensor is at least 1 in. Temperature sensor is into the product. If the sensor tip is not at least 1 in. into the...
Refer to Fig. 73 for location of the water flush relay (1CR). Normally, the LED on the water flush relay turns bright when the “COOLING TEST” is on. Call Savage Bros. to assist with further diagnosis. FM-14...
The alarm/speaker The alarm/speaker, located at the lower rear of the control box, AUDIBLE ALARM may be defective. may need to be replaced. Call Savage Bros. to assist with the NOT HEARD diagnosis. At the MAINTENANCE SCREEN: An audible alarm...
(continued) (arrow) Fig. 97-B may be defective. Normally, the LED on the relay for the heater turns bright when the heater is on. Call Savage Bros. to assist with further diagnosis. Figure 97 The heater coil may be The heater coil may need to be replaced.
FireMixer-14 Installation, Operation, Maintenance and Parts Manual TROUBLESHOOTING (CONTINUED) PROBLEM CAUSE SOLUTION AGITATOR DOES 1. The agitator control Disconnect the machine’s electrical power cord from the electrical NOT ROTATE circuit breaker is outlet. Loosen the two cam latches on the face of control box tripped.
FireMixer-14 Installation, Operation, Maintenance and Parts Manual] TROUBLESHOOTING (CONTINUED) PROBLEM CAUSE SOLUTION AGITATOR DOES The VFD needs to be 1. Reset drive by unplugging the machine and plugging it back in NOT ROTATE reset. after ten seconds. (continued) 2. Press on the E-Stop button to reset the VFD. To advance to the next screen, wait for ten seconds then pull out the E-Stop button (refer to Pg.
4. If the defective part does not need to be returned, the invoice for the replacement part will include the full credit. 5. In most instances, parts are designed to be installed by the user. At the option of Savage Bros. Co., it may authorize the customer to obtain local installation service assistance. If necessary, labor for part installation is determined to be warranty, Savage Bros.
FireMixer-14 Installation, Operation, Maintenance and Parts Manual] MECHANICAL DRAWINGS, PARTS LISTS & Etc. MECHANICAL DRAWINGS, PARTS LISTS & ETC. • Cooker Main Assembly, see page • Cooker Shaft Removal, see page 61. • Agitator Bottom Drive, see page • Cooker Bottom Scraper, see page •...
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