18 AA GAS
KEATING OF CHICAGO, INC.
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As continuous product improvement occurs, specifications may be changed without notice.
INST
ANT RECO
VER
Y
®
FR
YER
18 AA
GAS
Printed in U.S.A.
18AA2007
7/07
Oil
BTU
Ship
Model No. and Description
Capacity
Input
Height
Depth
Width
Wt.
18 AA Nat Gas
68 lbs.
134,000
46
1
/
2
"
32
1
/
2
"
19
3
/
8
"
210 lbs.
18 AA LP Gas
68 lbs.
132,000
46
1
/
2
"
32
1
/
2
"
19
3
/
8
"
210 lbs.
18 Safe & Easy
-
-
46
1
/
2
"
38
5
/
8
"
19
3
/
8
"
-
of the cabinet. No additional space is required for the door
to open a full 90 degrees. A stainless steel flue deflector is
to be provided for installing onto flue back.
Heat Transfer Tubes
to be four, made of stainless steel
polished to a #7 mirror finish.
Thermostat
shall be close range, hydraulic type and be
accurate to ±3°F from 300° to 350°F with stainless steel
bulb. Application of this thermostat is patented by Keating.
Hi-Limit Control
shall be manually resettable type with
stainless steel bulb.
100% Safety Shut Off
shall be millivolt type with
combination control gas valve and thermopile.
Standard Accessories
to include one pair 4 mesh baskets,
grid screen over heat transfer tubes, drain clean out rod and
sample of Keating Klenzer and Sea Powder.
Electrical Requirements
are not necessary on AA models.
Gas Requirements
to install are
3
/
4
" male NPT connection
and 4" water column pressures natural and 10" for LP gas at
the fryer burner manifold. Supply pressure to fryers must be
7" (natural gas) and 11" (LP) water column.
Special Order Options
may include battery, common
manifold, rear drain, casters, cover, thermostat seal,
portable filter, central filter (CF18SE), Safe & Easy
®
filter,
full or triple size baskets, security package, 2" drain valve
(not available on SE), and 17" flue riser.
The Keating Instant Recovery
®
18 AA Fryer consists of a
frying vessel 18" sq., having a splash deck and a splash
back installed in a cabinet equipped with gas burners and an
automatic temperature control mechanism, all arranged and
designed for the proper frying of food.
SPECIFICATIONS:
Frying Vessel:
shall be constructed from 18 gauge
stainless steel, shall have a shortening capacity of 68
pounds, shall be equipped with four 18 gauge horizontal
heat transfer tubes spaced above the bottom of the
vessel so that the bottom is unheated and the food
particles collecting in this bottom zone are unheated
and therefore do not carbonize. The frying vessel shall
be polished to inhibit carbon build-up and facilitate easy
clean-up.
The heat transfer tubes shall be 3" wide and 5"
high. The bottom of the vessel shall slope toward the front
where it shall be equipped with a 1
1
/
4
" Teflon core
1
/
4
turn,
drain valve, so arranged that the shortening can be drained
into a receiving vessel placed in front of the fryer.
Splashdeck
shall slope toward the shortening containing
vessel.
The splash deck shall be made of 16 gauge 304
stainless steel.
Splashback
shall be made of 18 gauge 304 stainless steel,
shall completely cover the sides of the flue.
Cabinet:
shall be made of 18 gauge stainless steel. The
cabinet shall be rigid in construction and shall have four
8" adjustable legs. A door made of 22 gauge 304
stainless steel
shall cover the front of the cabinet and shall
extend from the bottom of the fryer to the panel, and above
the panel shall be a canopy. The door shall be the full width
