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Home Freeze Dryer

OWNER’S MANUAL

The Essential Guide for Every

Home Freeze Dryer Owner

Summary of Contents for Home Freeze Dryer

Page 1: ...1 Home Freeze Dryer OWNER S MANUAL The Essential Guide for Every Home Freeze Dryer Owner...

Page 2: ...turns 10 GENERAL INFORMATION BEFORE YOU BEGIN 12 Major Components 12 Freeze Dryer Assembly 13 Using the Customize Settings 16 Why Freeze Dry 17 How to Freeze Dry 18 What Can be Freeze Dried 18 setup o...

Page 3: ...ze Dryer 25 Cleaning Cautions 25 Moving or Long Absences 25 YOUR FIRST BATCH 26 Final Check 26 Start Simple 26 TROUBLESHOOTING 27 Frequently Asked Questions 27 Mist Coming Out of Pump Handle 30 Pump i...

Page 4: ...th a crescent wrench tighten an additional turn See Figure 1 B Do not add any additional Teflon tape or any type of adhesive when installing the vacuum hose It almost always creates a vacuum leak 7 Pl...

Page 5: ...lease complete the following steps To accomplish this task your freeze dryer chamber must be free of any moist material water or condensation It needs to be completely dry Press Start on the touchscre...

Page 6: ...limited amount of time Press Cancel This will return you to the home screen 16 Place the trays in the shelving unit inside the freeze dryer insert the black pad close the door and press Start 17 The...

Page 7: ...l Black insulator door pad in place Door closed compressed tight and handle turned completely to the right Assure that oil level is above the small circle in sight glass See Figure 5 Figure 3 Freeze D...

Page 8: ...n the door or shelves They could damage the freeze dryer and injure themselves IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS After your freeze dryer is in operation do not touch the cold surfaces during the freezing cycle par...

Page 9: ...r mechanical adjustment or possible replacement of parts 1 3 BE CAREFUL ABOUT WHAT YOU PUT IN YOUR FREEZE DRYER This product is designed to freeze dry materials or products that contain water Freeze d...

Page 10: ...atch that normally takes 24 hours to finish in a 75 F environment could take over 40 hours to complete in hot temperatures UNPACKING 4 Remove the vacuum pump from its packaging and place it beside or...

Page 11: ...or pad What is in the box You should have received the following items Harvest Right Home Freeze Dryer with shelving unit Vacuum pump with oil demister and vacuum pump oil Power cord A b c d e f g B C...

Page 12: ...n end wrench or pipe wrench Be sure to tighten both ends of the vacuum hose to properly connect the freeze dryer to the vacuum pump Plug the vacuum pump power cord into the receptacle on the back pane...

Page 13: ...the rear of the vacuum chamber Make sure the translucent clear drain line is placed in a 5 gallon bucket a drain or an equivalent container to catch the water Make sure the drain valve is tilted sligh...

Page 14: ...e 12 You are now ready to load freeze drying material onto trays It is best to freeze dry materials that are somewhat similar in moisture content 13 Place the trays that have the material on them in t...

Page 15: ...recognizes that most of the moisture is removed from the material the Final Dry see image on page 16 Figure 8 cycle will then remain on for the default time or a customized time if the settings were...

Page 16: ...ial thoroughly to make sure it is dry If you find that there is still moisture in the material you are freeze drying simply press More Dry Time and allow the freeze dryer to finish drying Otherwise yo...

Page 17: ...shelf life up to 25 years when packaged properly It is ideal to promptly seal freeze dried food in sturdy containers such as cans canning jars or Mylar pouches It is important to include an appropria...

Page 18: ...abor that went into producing transporting and storing what is ultimately just left to rot Andrew Gunther Huffington Post Use your Harvest Right Home Freeze Dryer to save money cut down on waste and r...

Page 19: ...f necessary so that all four are firmly on the table cabinet cart or floor The front two feet should be adjusted to taller than the two rear feet 2 Make sure a plug outlet is available within three fi...

Page 20: ...is already prepared and pre frozen in your freezer will allow you to reduce the freeze time and allow you to do the freeze drying later Freezers are typically set to about 2 to 10 degrees Fahrenheit T...

Page 21: ...ng part of the cycle the food may not achieve a very low temperature if the door is left open Opening the chamber during the vacuum process processes 2 and 3 listed above is impossible because the vac...

Page 22: ...reached then finding leaks is a logical next step Check to make sure the drain valve is closed Check to make sure the door gasket is sealing properly clean the gasket in warm water and reinstall do n...

Page 23: ...can hold a quart of oil 3 Locate the drain valve for the oil reservoir located at the bottom of the reservoir See figure 9 4 Place your container beneath the drain valve to collect the oil 5 Use your...

Page 24: ...comes with your oil jug Make sure to pour the oil into the intake port fitting slowly Avoid pouring oil back in which has particles or is really dirty black or gray in color You DO NOT necessarily ne...

Page 25: ...tab is unlocked press the black tab down and pull the two pieces apart When finished ensure that the shelves are dry before returning them to the freeze dryer Next reconnect the power line to the shel...

Page 26: ...door pad inside the chamber to allow for more efficient freezing drying times 6 Turn the door handle to turn in order to compress the door against rubber seal 7 Assure that exterior hoses and connect...

Page 27: ...st the ice in the freeze dryer put the food back in the freeze dryer and allow it to finish the process Again this is very rare 3 Your vacuum pump oil needs to be changed As the oil in your vacuum pum...

Page 28: ...if the drain valve is accidentally left open the door isn t clean aligned properly the door seal isn t clean or the vacuum hose is not completely tight on both ends It can also occur if all of the ca...

Page 29: ...a bit of moisture left in the food and it should be put through the vacuum dry cycle one more time While rare this may occasionally happen In sum Sometimes the trays will be warm sometimes they will b...

Page 30: ...he following tighten one of the knobs on the top of your pump make sure the drain valve is closed assure that the seal on your door is latched tight the vacuum hose is tight and that there is no liqui...

Page 31: ...onstitute the sole liability of Harvest Right and the exclusive remedy of the customer or user Warranty is provided only in the country of origin in which the freeze dryer was purchased Use of the fre...

Page 32: ...ire extra freeze time and or dry time Once you have completed a few batches on your own you will get a feel for which foods freeze dry quicker and which FREEZE DRY TIMES ones require additional time A...

Page 33: ...apple 12 12 48 52 hrs Potatoes 9 7 32 36 hrs Shrimp 9 7 22 24 hrs Sliced pre cooked Beef 9 7 22 30 hrs Sour Cream 9 7 40 48 hrs Soup 9 7 40 48 hrs Strawberry Slices 9 7 26 32 hrs Tomato Wedges 9 7 26...

Page 34: ...re you have loaded onto your freeze dryer Version changes Please Close Drain Valve By pushing Start on the main screen you are taken to this screen On this screen is a warning to remind you to Please...

Page 35: ...to track cycle times for your own record keeping so that you can better estimate future batch times The maximum time it will be in this first of two drying stages is 30 hours Once it drops below 500m...

Page 36: ...be removed from the freeze dryer Once the food is removed select either No Defrost food is done and the machine will NOT defrost the ice inside the machine Defrost food is done and the machine will us...

Page 37: ...is immediately turned on it will spray oil out of the exhaust Additional Final Dry After the pump cool down period you can now enter the additional Final Dry period Defrost By pushing Defrost the fre...

Page 38: ...Settings screen Process Complete After the Final Dry period you are once again prompted to check the food As before you can select No Defrost food is done and the machine will NOT defrost the ice insi...

Page 39: ...nt Job Adjust Time in the customize menu If these times are adjusted press Start Custom to begin customized batch Pressing Done will return it to the preset 9 hours freezing and 7 hours drying To perm...

Page 40: ...reen If you don t see 3 dots then calibrate again It is possible to force this screen to appear if immediately after turning on the freeze dryer you press and hold anywhere on the touchscreen until yo...

Page 41: ...pted Error in Drying Unable to Achieve Vacuum This screen will appear when the freeze dryer isn t able to achieve proper vacuum in a set amount of time or it lost the vacuum pressure There are fail sa...

Page 42: ...HarvestRight com 1 800 700 5508 42 NOTES...

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