4Patriots HOME FREEZE-DRYING SYSTEM Manual

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Page 1 HOME FREEZE-DRYING SYSTEM USER MANUAL...
Page 2: Table Of Contents
Cleaning Your Freeze-Drying System .........19 Error Messages ................21 Frequently Asked Questions ............22 Warranties ..................25 TECHNICAL SUPPORT 4Patriots is committed to your complete satisfaction with your Home Freeze-Drying System. If you have any questions regarding your purchase, please contact us at 1-800-304-4202.
Page 3: Assembly & Prep Instructions
You should have received the following with your purchase: films and tape from the appliance. • 4Patriots Home Freeze-Drying System Unit 2. Place the Home Freeze-Drying System on a flat, stable • Power Cord surface (or the assembled cart if purchased).
Page 4 8. Wait for the screen to finish booting until it has a button 11. Check the heater: Press the “HEATING” button and watch that says “START.” Press the “START” button. the temperature over a period of about 5 minutes. If the temperature rises 10˚F, you know that your heaters work and the test was successful.
Page 5: Important Safety Information
16. Set up Chime Settings: Press the “SOUND” button to bring • Before operation, make sure there are 3-4” on either side of up the Chime Settings Screen. Choose the “CHIME” option this product for proper air flow to prevent overheating of the you prefer for reminders for interactions.
Page 6: Food Preparation
AS OUTLINED BELOW. PRESS THE “START” 2. Wait to put the food into the freeze dryer (that’s step 7). BUTTON AND FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS. Turn on the Home Freeze-Drying System at the power switch and wait for the start screen to show. FOOD PREPARATION 3.
Page 7 5. Once you’ve selected “FROZEN,” make sure the drain is 7. Insert the trays of pre-frozen food. If using fewer than 4 closed (valve in the perpendicular position) and press “YES”. trays, make sure that 1 tray is on the second shelf from the top.
Page 8 The freeze-drying process will automatically run at this point until the food is deemed to be completely Your 4Patriots Home Freeze-Drying System will reach the freeze dried by the intelligent process. Final Freeze Dry Cycle when the lights on the right hand side reach the second-to-last space from the top.
Page 9 12. Close the drain valve and front door then select “YES” to Check the food by opening the drain valve (valve in the parallel position) to release the vacuum in the chamber add more dry time. Press “YES” the drain is closed. so you can open the door.
Page 10 During the additional time a countdown will show on the screen. 16. When the heating process is complete, you may open the drain valve and check the food. Then repeat the process at the end of the additional time. 14. If the food is dry, you may end the process by selecting “NO”...
Page 11: Defrost Cycle
CLEANING YOUR FREEZE-DRYER SYSTEM To assure that your Home Freeze-Drying System remains clean and fresh, and that your vacuum door seal will seal each and every time, it is good practice to clean the inside of the chamber after the ice has melted and drained at the end of each batch.
Page 12: Error Messages
1. For both pre-frozen and frozen foods, once the optimal 8. If you are storing the Home Freeze-Drying System for an temperature is reached, the process moves on to “FREEZE extended period of time, please remove all water or food DRYING.”...
Page 13: Frequently Asked Questions
If the overheat error appears on the screen, please remove the is having trouble when the unit is cold, try scraping the ice food, power down the Home Freeze-Drying System, let the unit off the door, drying the door and seal, and pressing the door cool off and try to run the cycle again.
Page 14: Warranties
CONSUMER MISUSE 1850 – 1450 = 400 grams Convert grams to fluid ounces: Any misuse deemed by 4Patriots will be the responsibility of the consumer which may include but is not limited to: 400 grams divided by 25.25 400 / 25.25 = 15.84 ounces 1.
Page 15 8. Improperly attempting to freeze dry harmful chemicals. 9. Allowing water to contact electrical circuit boards, wires, or connections. The 4Patriots Home Freeze-Drying System is a complex electrical appliance that uses extreme temperatures to operate. If proper safety precautions and operational instructions are not explicitly followed, severe injury or death could result.