Preventing and Troubleshooting Oil Delivery Issues
It may occur at times that the Bag-In-Box oil pumping system does not deliver oil to the kettle, or
delivers it in incorrect amounts. This section is intended to list the most common causes of these
problems, and the procedures necessary to prevent and, if necessary, correct them.
Oil Temperature – Coconut oil becomes a solid at temperatures above the average room
temperature.
For this reason, it is necessary to ensure that the oil has been permitted to come to working
temperature before attempting to pump it through the system. If the machine has not been used for
several days, the oil master switch should be turned on the night before it is expected that the
machine will be used. For machines which are in daily use, even if not round the clock,
leave the oil
master switch on at all times
and
keep the base cabinet doors closed
to prevent the oil from
becoming solid.
Bag-In-Box Mounting – Because the bag’s dispensing connector is offset toward the bottom of the
box, to permit free oil flow and complete emptying of the oil from the bag, the box should never be
mounted upside down. Most boxes supplied will be clearly marked as to which side should be up
during dispensing. (Note that in some cases the box is intended to be stored with one side up, but to
be turned and used in dispensing with the other side up.) Be sure to double check to ensure that the
box is mounted in the correct dispensing orientation.
You may encounter boxes with no clear markings to indicate dispensing orientation. A reliable guide
in this case (and also for those boxes which are marked), is the direction that the top side flap of the
corrugated box is folded. When the box is properly mounted for dispensing, the top side flap will fold
down from the top edge of the box, so that if one were to attempt to separate the flap it would be
necessary to pull up from the bottom edge. See the illustrations below.
This edge is
seamless. The side
flap folds down
from this edge.
The bottom of the side
flap can be seen to be
open, not seamless,
held in position only by
TOP
Rear Side Flap
Front Side Flap
Top Side Flap
TOP
Looking at the box from the
bottom, the front and rear side
flaps can be seen folded along
the side of the box toward the
middle, and the outer, top side
flap folded down to cover them.
NOTE
The Bag-In-Box oil pumping system is NOT
designed to function when the bag has
been removed from the box. Service
results in such a situation are
unpredictable. Do not attempt to operate
the system with a bag which has been
removed from the box.
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