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6.5 Filling Barrel
The barrel, or freeze chamber, must be purged of air before filling with product. Failure to displace the air with
CO
2
will result in poor drink quality.
Figure 6.3
DDV Faceplate
Relief
Valve
1.
Open the CO
2
shutoff valve on the solution module for barrel 1.
2.
Select BARREL 1 on the keypad, then the FILL button to begin filling the barrel with product. If
the barrel does not fill, gently pull the relief valve ring (see
Figure 6.3
) until filling begins and then
release. As the barrel fills, the pressure in the barrel will increase until it rises above the psig fill point
(set by dispenser software). At this point, the barrel will stop filling and the LCD will read “Fill Hold”.
It will then be necessary to pull the relief valve to relieve the pressure and allow filling to continue.
Slowly pull the relief valve until the pumps activate, then release. Repeat the venting process until
the barrel is 90% full (level with relief valve), then press FILL button to turn OFF.
3.
Repeat step 2 for BARREL 2.
4.
Select BARREL 1, then press FILL, press the DEFROST and then the RUN buttons to begin the
freezing process. Select BARREL 2 and repeat the process. The dispenser will complete a mini-
mum forty-five (45) second defrost cycle on each barrel and then begin the freeze process.
5.
After an initial freeze down, the product will be frozen and ready to dispense.
NOTE:
On an initial freeze down, products must be given adequate time to absorb CO
2
. Until CO
2
is properly and adequately absorbed, drinks could be too “wet” or too “heavy”. If adjustments are
necessary, refer to Section 7.
6.
Check CO
2
, water, and syrup lines again for leaks.
