Fill-Boss® Operation Manual V3.00
When the filler thinks there is no bottle inserted, it will display “Insert Bottle” as shown on the image
above. Once you insert a bottle, the filler will delay for the amount of time you have set your “Auto
Start Time” parameter to (see menu parameters discussed later in this document). After that delay,
filling will commence automatically without requiring the user to press the button. The display will
change to show that a bottle has been inserted with the following icon. Again, picture the filler from
the side with a bottle now inserted.
After filling completes, the LCD will display “Remove Bottle” as shown here.
Filling Sequence of Operations
The
Fill-Boss®
fills bottles using a counter pressure methodology where the bottle is first purged of air
with the gas being used for carbonation, then compressed to the same pressure as the beverage in the
beverage container/keg. By slowly releasing the pressure in the bottle, beverage is allowed to enter the
bottle to replace the gas that is slowly allowed to bleed out. This methodology greatly reduces foaming
during filling and by incorporating a “cap on foam” environment, greatly reduces the possibility that
oxygen remains in the bottle after filling.
The basic sequence of operations for the
Fill-Boss®
is as follows:
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Bottle is purged of air for Purge Time (Gas Valve Open - Bleed/Overflow Valve Open)
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Bottle is compressed for Compress Time to Equalize pressure of keg and bottle (Gas Valve
Open - Bleed/Overflow Valve Closed)
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Bottle is filled by opening Bleed/Overflow valve intermittently with the liquid valve open based
on Fill Speed setting
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Once bottle full (either auto sensed, timed, or manually), all valves close.
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If EOF Line Purge parameter set greater than zero, the Bleed/Overflow valve and gas valves are
opened for EOF Line Purge time to clear the fill tube that extends to the bottom of the bottle.
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The filler then waits for EOF Bleed-Off Delay time for bubbles in liquid to settle to top of the
bottle.
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The Bleed/Overflow valve is then opened for Bleed-Off Time to release the desired amount of
pressure from the bottle. The goal here is to release enough pressure so when physically
removing the bottle that the contents do not expand so quickly that the entire bottle foams over.
The goal is to have the beverage slowly foam over when removed so that the cap on foam
methodology is incorporated.
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The filler beeps and notifies the user that the bottle is ready for removal.
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