American Dish Service ASQ II User manual

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AmericanDishService
INSTALLATIONINSTRUCTIONS
ModelASQIIGlasswasher
Availablein75‐secondcycle
Undercounter,Carousel,ChemicalSanitizer,Batch‐typeGlasswasher
ListedbyUL#E68594,NSF/ANSI3,LATestLabsFileM‐780089,Mass.LicenseP3‐0111‐306
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Ifyouhavequestions,call800‐922‐2178orvisitourwebsiteatwww.AmericanDish.com
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Theelectricalpowersuppliedtothismachineisanimminenthazardthatcouldresultinseverebodilyinjuryor
deathifnotproperlyinstalledornothookedupcorrectly. Whenworkinginthecontrolboxoronelectrical
parts,alwaysdisconnectpowerandtag‐outbeforeservicing.Replacecovertocontrolboxandother
protectivecoverswhenfinishedservicingthisequipment.
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READManufacturer’sManualbeforeUsingthisProduct.Foryoursafetyreadandobserveallcautionsshown
throughouttheseinstructions.Whileperforminginstallationsdescribedinthisbooklet,wearapproved
PersonalProtectiveEquipment,includingSafetyEye‐Wear.
CHEMICALS—Therearepotentiallyhazardoussituationswhenworkingwithindustrialcleaningchemicalsfor
dishmachines.Seechemicalmanufacturer’ssafepracticesandMSDSsheetsforhandlingandinstalling
chemicalsandsupplycontainers.
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#1BEFOREYOUBEGIN—AmericanDishServiceprovidesthisinformationasaservicetoourcustomers.Keep
allinstructionsforfuturereference.ADSreservestherighttoalterorupdatethisinformationatanytime.
Shouldyoudesiretomakesurethatyouhavethemostup‐to‐dateinformation,wewoulddirectyoutothe
appropriatedocumentonourwebsite:www.americandish.com.Setoutbelowarethespecificationsand
requirementsthatyoumustuseandfollowtoproperlyinstallthetypeortypesofequipmentlistedabove.It
isyourobligationasthecustomertoensurethatthemachineisinstalledsafelyandproperly,andwhen
completed,themachineisleftinproperandsafeworkingorder.Electrical,Plumbing,andChemicalhookup
shouldbeperformedbyaqualifiedprofessionalwhowillensurethattheequipmentisinstalledinaccordance
withallapplicableCodes,Ordinances,andSafetyrequirements.Failuretofollowtheinstallation
instructionscouldvoidthewarranty.ADSassumesnoliabilityorcontrolovertheinstallationofthe
equipment.ProductfailureduetoimproperinstallationisnotcoveredundertheADSWarranty.
#2FLUSHOUT—Donotinstallsprayarmuntilmachineisflushedwithwater.Whenthismachineisturnedon,
pushtheFILLswitchtoputwaterinthetankthenpushtheSTARTbuttononthefrontdoortocompleteone
cycle.Dothisbeforeinstallingthesprayarm.Pumptheflushwateroutbeforeinstallingsprayarmby
pushingtheswitchmarkedDRAIN.Drainingthewaterwillflushthetankandpump.
#3WATERHEATERS—orboilersmustprovidetheminimumtemperatureof120Fdegreesrequiredbythe
machinelistedabove,whichhasaminimumdemandof57.6gallonsperhour.Therecommended
temperaturerangeforoptimalperformanceis130‐140F‐degrees.Thesespecificationsarefortheglasswasher
only,whichtypicallyaccountsforonlypartofarestaurant’shotwaterdemand.
#4IMPORTANT—Themodelofglasswasherlistedinthisdocumentmustbeinstalledwithspacearoundthe
outsidetoallowforservicingaswellasa4”spacebehindthemachinefromthewall.Itshouldnotbebuilt
intowoodencabinets.
#5INSPECTFORDAMAGE—Ifyoureceiveadamagedmachine,donotsign“Clear,”insteadwritetheword
“Damaged”onthedocuments.
CAUTION
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#6LOOSEELECTRICALCONNECTIONS—Damagetoequipmentcanoccurifthefollowingprecautionsarenot
observed.Beforeconnectingpowertothemachine,checkallelectricalterminalsinthecontrolbox.Screws
canloosenintransit.Looseconnectionsonhighamploadterminalssuchasthepumpmotororheaterwill
causewireburningandcomponentdamageduringoperationandwillnotbecoveredunderADSwarranty.
#7“CLEANCIRCUIT”meanstheelectricalcircuitbreakerfortheglasswashersuppliesnootheroutlets,
machines,orlights.GFCIoutletsarenotrecommendedforcommercialglasswashers;ADSrecommendsthata
single‐rackmachinebeinstalledwiththewireconnection(hard‐wired)directlyfromthecircuitbreaker.Ifa
plugandsocketareusedtoprovideelectricalpowertoaglasswasherinacommercialkitchen,thenaccording
toelectricalcodeitmustbeaGFCI,butnotallGFCIsarethesame.Theymustberatedforthedrawofthe
circuit.
ReferenceNECArticle210.8GFCIProtection(B)OtherThanDwellingUnits(2)CommercialandInstitutionalKitchens.All15and20A,
125Vreceptaclesinstalledinkitchens,eventhosethatdonotsupplythecountertopsurface,mustbeGFCIprotected. 
#8  Thisequipmentisconsideredanitemofheavyuse.Itisnotratedforoutdooruse. 
ELECTRICALSECTION
Electrical—ASQII,w/350wSustainerHeater(120volt,15amps) (CleanCircuitRequired) 
Atimecycleof75secondsisthetimeravailableforthismodelandiscompliantwithNSFlisting. 
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ShowingcontrolsonloweraccessdoorASQcontrolboxwithcoverremoved 
TheASQIIcomeswithaPowerCordprovided,iftheunitistobehardwired,thenthepowersupplyfor120
volts,15amps,shallconsistoftwo#12‐14‐gaugewiresandonesuitablegreengroundwire.The15amp
breakeror15ampfusemustbeonacleancircuitdedicatedtotheglasswasher.Ontheleft‐handsideofthe
lowercabinetisjunctionboxwitha7/8”holeforthe1/2”conduitthatwillbringthebuilding’selectrical
powertothemachine.Thisjunctionboxistotheleftsideofthepumpmotors.
Removethejunctionboxcover,attachtheconduitandconnectablack120voltsupplywiretotheblackwire
inthejunctionbox.Connectawhiteneutralsupplywiretothewhitewireinthejunctionbox.When
poweredup,testtheneutralwiretoagroundsourcewithavoltmeter,itshouldread0to6volts.Testthe

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blackwiretoagroundsource,itshouldread110‐120volts.Attachabuildinggroundwiretothegreenground
screwlocatedinthejunctionboxandtightenallwires.Replacethejunctionboxcover.
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Relays,counter,switches,camtimer,motorcontactorOptionalbuzzerforlowchemalarm,underrackcounter
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Washpumpisplacedbehindtherinsepumpshownhere Washpumpwithrinsepumpremoved
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Showingbottomoftank,floatwire,sump,heaterattachedWashmotorcontactornexttorackcounter 
THESUSTAINERHEATER—israted350Wattsat120v,andwilldrawapproximately3amps.Itisnotdesigned
toprovideoperationalheat;theoperationalhotwatermustbeprovidedbythebuilding’sprimarywater
heater.Thesustainerheaterisnotdesignedtoprovidearisetoincomingwatertemperature.Itspurposeis
tosustaintheexistinghotwatersittinginthepanofthemachineifitweretositidle.Thesustainer’ssnap‐
actionthermostatreceivespoweranytimethemachineisswitchedon.Electricalequipmentshouldhavethe
powerturnedoffwhenthemachineisleftunattended.

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ITISRECOMMENDEDTHATTHISEQUIPMENTBEINSTALLEDUSINGANEW15aCIRCUITBREAKER.
ThismachineisnotratedasaHighTemporusesaboosterheaterforfinalrinse.
PLUMBINGSECTION
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#1TANKLESSwaterheaterscanbeproblematicforcommercialdishmachinesandglasswashers.TheADS
modelASQglasswasherrequiresthefullcycleamountofwater(1.2gallon)suppliedwithin7seconds.Ithas
beentheexperienceofADSthattanklesssupplysystemsrequiremultipleunitsplumbedinsequencewitha
recirculationlooptoachieveproperpressureandtemperature.
Checkwiththetanklesswaterheatermanufacturer,theymayrecommendastoragetanktoguaranteeproper
flowandlinepressuretothemachine.Failuretoprovideadequatewaterquantity,pressureand
temperaturetothemachinewillcausethemachinetofunctionimproperlyandisnottheresponsibilityof
ADS.ImproperlyinstallingADSequipmentinthismannercouldvoidthewarranty.Allcostsassociatedwith
providinganadequatewatersupplytothemachineisthesoleresponsibilityoftheuser.
#2HOODS—Followalllocalplumbingandmechanicalcodes.IMC2012,section507.2.2requiresTypeIIhoods
forallcommercialware‐washersexceptwheretheheatandmoistureloadsareincorporatedintothe
building’sHVACsystemsordishwashingequipmentdesignedwithseparateheatandmoistureremoval
systems.Anundercounter‐type,chemicalsanitizingdishwasherisratedat6450Btu/hbytable5E,ASHRAE
ResearchProject#1362,8/5/2008.ADSDOESNOTSPECIFYBUILDINGHVACVALUES
#3DRAINSIZE—Thedrainpumpmotorwillpumptankwaterthrougha¾”hosetothestainlessdrain
manifold.Fromtherethedrainwaterfallsbygravitytothebuildingdrain.Thestainlessdrainlineis1.5”
diametertube.THISMODELWILLNOTPUMPTHEDRAINWATERFROMTHEMACHINE.
#4CONTROLFLOAT—Thecontrolfloatislocatedinsidethetankonthebottomtotherightofthespraybase,
itpreventsthemachinefromstartingwithoutsufficientwater.Waterflowissueswilldelaycycleuntilcontrol
floatsensessufficientwaterinthetank.Thefloatissecuredonthefloatstembyaretainingclip.The
stainlessfloathasan“O”stampedontheendthatshouldbeontop.Theglasswasherwillnotstartifthefloat
isinstalledupsidedownormissing.
 
Controlfloat,“O”markshouldbeontop1.5”ODDrainlineexitsontherighthandsideofcabinet
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Drainhoseconnectiontodrainpipe
 Showing½”H2Osolenoid,alsostainless1.5”draintube
 
½”femalehotwaterinletCompressionconnectionsforwatersolenoid
WATERHEATER—Flushthebuilding’swaterlinesbeforeconnectingtothemachine.Priortoconnecting
plumbing,levelthemachinebyadjustingthefeetatthebottomofeachlegupordown.Waterheatersor
boilersmustprovidetheminimumtemperatureof120Frequiredforthismodelofmachine,whichhasa
minimumhourlydemandof57.6GPHforASQ.Temperaturesabove150Fdegreesexceedtheoperational
designlimitsforthismodel.Thismodelcannotbeconvertedtohightempsanitizingbyaddingabooster.
SUPPLYFLEX‐HOSE—Domesticstyle1/2”flexiblebradedhoseshouldnotbeusedtoconnecttheglasswasher.
TheIDoftheplasticlinerforthistypehoserestrictsflow.Theminimumsizeforwaterconnectionis½”pipe.
SINKFAUCETMIXINGHEADproblem—Ifthehotwaterlineisalsosupplyingthefaucetofapre‐rinsesink,
installcheckvalvesonbothcoldandhotwaterinletstothefaucet—toavoidcoolingthewaterbycross‐
connectioninthemixingheadofthefaucet.Thehotwaterinletmanifoldislocatedbehindtheaccessdoor
andtothelowerright.Thesupplywatermusthaveaminimumof120Fdegrees,but130‐140Fdegreesis
recommendedforbestresults.
WaterPressureforFilling 
Minimumpressureneededatthemachineis15psiDURINGthefill.ThisiscalledFLOWpressure.STATIC
pressurereadingscanbemisleadingandmaydropto“0”duringfill.Withflowpressuresbelow15psi,
additionalmeasureswillbeneededtoresolvetheproblem.Thefirstsuggestionistorun3/4"pipedirectly

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fromthewaterheatertotheglasswasher.Iftheproblempersists,installapressurebladdertankusedfor
domesticwellwater;a5gallonsizewouldbeaminimum,10gallonasamaximum.
DrainRequirements(thismodelisagravitydrain)
Followlocalcodesandordinances
Donotexceed5feetdistancetodrain.
Drainlineis11/2”O.D.
Glasswasherdrain(11/2”Stainlesstube)protrudesthroughthebottomofthecabinetfloorontherightfront
corner(drainisdirectlyinfrontofthewaterinletconnection).Thisdraincanberotatedtoeitherside.Drain
linesmustbe11/2”orlarger.Donotuseadapterstoreducethedrainline.Donotplumbwithtightelbows
or180degreebends.
CHEMICALFEEDERSSECTION
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Youmustwearapprovedsafetyeye‐wearbeforeconnectingchemicals.Readthechemicalmanufacturer’s
SDS/MSDSsheets.Chemicalscandamageorcorrodeplumbingandstainlesspartsofthedishmachine.Do
notrunchemicallinesovercontrolsorplumbing.Alwayssecurechemicallinesandcheckregularlyforleaks.
Ifnotproperlyhandled,chemicalscancauseseriousbodilyinjury.Intheeventofchemicalcontacttoskinor
eyes;washimmediatelywithfreshwaterandseekmedicalattention.
 
Showingdeter,rinse,sanitizerinternalchemicalpumpsChlorineteststripsformeasuringsanitizer
ADSprovidesthree(3)peristalticpumpstodispenseliquidchemicals.
Chemicalfeedlinesarecolorcoded“Red”Detergent,“Green”Sanitizer,“Blue”Rinse‐aid.
Pick‐uptubesareprovidedforchemicalproductcontainers.
Sanitizer(chlorine)concentrationsshallbesetat50partspermillion. 
Inspectthetransfertubingforanycutsorholes,keepthemprotectedandsecuredoutoftheway
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ShowingchemicallinesandtempgaugeincabinetOptionalChemicalAlarmswitch,barbwithadjustingscrew
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AUDIBLELOWCHEMICALALARMOPTION—Theoptionalchemicalalarm(P/N031‐0326)usesapressure
switchwithabarbfittingthatextendsfromthecontrolboxandconnectstothechemicallinebymeansofa
“T”fitting.Theswitchsendsvoltagetoabuzzerlocatedinthecontrolbox.SensitivityisadjustedbyanAllen
wrench (5/64”or2mm )toturnascrewlocatedinthecenterofthebarb(seephotoabove).Removethetube
fromthebarb;turnthescrewtotherightforlesssensitivity.Chemicalmustbeplacedonthefloorofthe
cabinetforthepressureswitchtowork.
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TYPEOFCHEMICALS—Useonlycommercialgradelow‐energychemicals.Forproperoperation,usenon‐
foamingdetergentsandbufferedsanitizer.Donotwashgold,pewter,silver,orsilver‐platewithchlorine
basedsanitizers.Highconcentrationsofchlorinesanitizersandcausticdetergentswillcausedamagetometals
andwelds.Donotexceed50parts‐per‐million(PPM)“free”oravailablechlorine,usinghigherthan50ppm
willbedependentonlocalhealthrequirements,however,theincreasedchlorinewillresultinhighercorrosion
ofmetalparts.Purpose‐builtware‐washingdispensersareneededtoproperlymeterchemicalsforwashand
rinse.Thesedispensersareincludedwiththismodel.Manuallyaddingindustrialchemicalstothemachineis
unsafeandnotapproved. 
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CHEMICALLINES—Placecolorcodedtubesintoproperchemicalcontainers.Thecontainersofonegalloneach
areplacedinsidethelowercabinet.Onthesideofthecontrolboxdoor,therearechemicalprimeswitches.
Thereisadecalidentifyingeachswitch.Toprimechemicals,usethesemomentaryswitches,verifyingthatall
threepumpsrotate.Ifachemicalpumpsqueezetubehastakenaset(notallowingthepumptoturn),
manuallyfreethepumpbypullingonthedischargeside(right‐hand)ofthesqueezetubewhilepushingthe
primeswitch.Squeezetubesshouldbereplacedatleasteverysixmonths.
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CONTAINERS:TheADSchemicaldeliverysystemisdesignedfor5gallonpailsofindustriallow‐energy
chemicalproducts.Alwaysusechemicalresistantsafetyglovesandsafetygoggles(indirect‐ventedornon‐
vented)whenchangingchemicalbuckets.ImmediatelyreportspillsandrefertoyourchemicalsuppliersSDS
safetydatasheetorMSDSmaterialsafetydatasheetforinformationifchemicalcomeincontactwithskinor
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AnymodificationstothechemicaldeliverysystemforsmallercontainersmustincludeClosedLoopChemical
Containers(spillproofbottles)inasecuredrackingsystem.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthemachine
topurchasechemicalsinspillproofcontainers.FAILURECANRESULTINSERIOUSINJURY.Neverplace
chemicalsinopencontainersorcontainersthatcanbeeasilytippedoverwhenmovingorchangingproduct.
FailuretodosowillvoidyourADSwarranty.
CHEMICALADJUSTMENT—Chemicaldispensingiscontrolledbyamechanicalcamtimer.Allchemicalproducts
mustbeadjustedfortheproduct’sconcentrationandlocalwaterconditions.Itwillbenecessarytoadjust
initialfactorysettings(SeebelowforCamTimerAdjustmentSection).Watersoftenersshouldbeaddedto
correcthardwaterconditions.Hardwaterisoftentreatedwithmoreexpensiveware‐washingchemicals,but
itismoreeffectiveandlessdestructivetothemetaltosoftenthewaterbeforeitcomestothemachine.
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VISUALCHEMICALINDICATOR—
ASQIIChemicalFlowIndicator
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AccordingtoNSF/ANSI3,section5.19.3and5.19.5
“Thismachinemustbeoperatedwithanautomaticdetergentfeederand,ifapplicable,anautomaticchemicalsanitizerfeeder,includingavisualmeansto
verifythatdetergentsandsanitizersaredeliveredoravisualoraudiblealarmtosignalifdetergentsandsanitizersarenotavailablefordeliverytothe
respectivewashingandsanitizingsystems.Pleaseseeinstructionsforelectricalandplumbingconnectionslocatedinthismanualandinthefeeder
equipmentmanual.”
‐‐avisualmeanstoverifythatdetergentsandsanitizersaredelivered;oravisualoraudiblealarmtosignalifdetergentsandsanitizersarenotbeing
deliveredtotherespectivewashingandsanitizingsystems.
ForADSfamilymodelsofET‐AFandthemodelASQ,thechemicalFlowIndicator(084‐6403)isthevisual
meanstoindicateliquidisflowinginthefeedersystemfordetergentandsanitizer.Ineachofthetubes
machinedthroughtheclearplastichousing,thereisablackcoloredmarble(099‐1008).Squeezetube
material(092‐2000)isinsertedinbothupperandlowertubeopenings.Thesetubesarepushedintotheholes
ofthehousingandheldinplacebytensionofthetubewallagainstthehousing’sinnersurface.When
insertingthesqueezetubesintothehousing,lubricationusingdishsoapishelpful.
Whenthetoptubeoftheindicatorisconnectedtotheinletsideofthechemicalperistalticpump,liquidis
drawnupthroughthesupplytubeofthechemicalbucket.TheliquidisdrawnintothebottomoftheFlow
Indicatorhousingandliftstheblackindicatormarbleupwardinthevisualchamber.Thismovementshows
flowoftheliquidinthetube.Thetubewithredcoloredliquidwillindicatedetergentflowing,thetubewith
clearliquidwillindicatesanitizer(chlorine)flowing.

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CopyrightADSInstallationASQII,Rev1.011/16/2017
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Theoperatorshouldbeinformedthatthismovementofthemarblesinthehousingisthevisualindication
thatchemicalsarebeingdeliveredforthewashingandsanitizingoperationsofthedishmachine.
Managementshouldbenotifiedifthereisnomovementoftheindicators.
CAMTIMERADJUSTMENTSECTION
TimerfortheASQisa7‐cam.  Thecycletimesarenotadjustable.Thecamsofthetimerarewheelswhose
positionsareeitherfixedoradjustableonitshub.Eachcamcontrolsaspecificmachinefunction,asnotedon
thetimerdecal.Adjustablecamsarecomprisedoftwowheelsheldtogetheratthehub.Theperimeterof
eachwheelisdividedinto180‐degreesofhighcamand180‐degreesoflowcam.Whenoneofthesewheelsis
rotatedonthehubinrelationtotheopposingwheel,thetwolowercamsegmentscanformanotchinthe
perimeter(seephotobelowright).Aboveeachcamisatimerswitchwithametalfingerthatridesalongthe
outeredgeofthe  cam.Whenthefingerdropsintothelowercamnotch,thefunctionofthatcamstarts.
  
CamtimeradjustmenttoolCamsshowinglowernotchSprayarmpressuretester#088‐
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Tolengthenoutthenotch(length=timeenergized)orclosethelengthofthenotch,usethetimer
adjustmenttool,whichisprovidedandtapedtothecontrolboxshelf.Thistoolhastworaisedbuttonsthatfit
intotheholesonthesideofeachwheel.Thefactorysetsthestartofeachfunctionusingtheleft‐sidewheelof
thecam.TOADJUSTrotateonlytheright‐sidecamwheel.Theright‐sideofthewheelcontrolsthepointwhen
thatspecificfunctionsends.Factorysettingsareonlyinitialsettings,adjustmentswillberequiredforeach
chemicalaswellasthewaterfilltimebecausewaterpressureswillbedifferentforeveryaccount.
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ASQcamtimer,fixedcamsareMASTER,WASHMOTORandDRAINMOTOR