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Modular HURRiCHiLL Installation & Operations Manual
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Maintenance & Cleaning
Annual Maintenance Checklist The quarterly maintenance should be done by a service technician or by trained
maintenance personnel.
• Verify unit is properly installed, firmly situated and level.
• Verify the electrical service to be in accordance with the manufacturer label located on evaporator coil assembly.
• Verify proper drain pan installation (clean if necessary) or hard plumbed. Inspect drain lines for integrity and
proper flow.
• Check door hinges and gasket for proper operation and seal. Use mild soapy warm water to clean the door
gasket.
• Inspect integrity of chilling compartment interior.
• Verify evaporator fans are firmly mounted, balanced, free-turning and properly aligned.
• Disconnect unit from the main power and clean the evaporator coil, see the evaporator coil cleaning procedure at
the end of this checklist.
• Wipe down cabinet interior with soapy water and rinse. Do not use any abrasive or corrosive materials!
• Connect the unit to power supply.
• Use an 80/20 ice/water bath to check the accuracy of the probe. To do so, close the door of the unit with the probe
hanging on the outside of the cabinet and start a manual hard cycle. Use the probe to continually stir the ice-water
bath and observe the readings for approximately 3 minutes. The temperature of the ice-water mixture should be
33 to 34˚F. Adjust as necessary, see Temperature Probe Calibration pg. 37.
• Verify the accuracy of the air probe against a calibrated thermocouple or against an accurate food probe. Adjust
as necessary, see Temperature Probe Calibration pg. 37.
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.
• Operate the unit in the hard chill / manual mode, for approximately 20 minutes, to verify temperature pull down.
• Verify the functionality of the evaporator fans.
• Verify proper air flow direction. The direction of the air flow for the evaporator should be from the front of the unit
towards the back of the unit.
• Engage, operate, and verify effectiveness of manual defrost cycle.
• Verify UV light (if so equipped) is functional. The UV lamps must be replaced annually, call the parts department
at American Panel Corporation to order new lamps.
