Girovap DISTILLER PRO User manual

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Thank you for purchasing GIROVAP, the professional reducing distiller designed and equipped for
professional and gastronomic use for both food and beverages.
Conventional laboratory rotary evaporators are not intended for use in the kitchen or for
cocktail making and thus don’t meet their requirements. GIROVAP puts an end to all the usual
inconveniences: the lack of power in the vacuum due to constant leaks, high price, difcult and
fragile maintenance which have been a real nightmare for many professionals.
Enjoy a resistant, compact, productive and simple equipment. Discover new techniques in
distillation, extraction, clarication and reduction at low temperatures.
GIROVAP welcomes you to the new era of gastronomic distillation.
The technical team of 100%Chef

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Understand how this device works and you will
be able to operate it yourself without difculty
within a few minutes. It is not complicated, but
it is worth the rst day to understand how all its
parts work. Take the time to complete a short
training period and share your knowledge with
your team.
Girovap is a device designed exclusively for
professional and gastronomic use for both food
and beverages. Its parts have been designed
to withstand all the demands of professionals
and can be immediately replaced or exchanged
with many accessories and complements.
We recommend you do not throw away the
packaging, since it has been designed for the
best transport of the equipment, store for at
First use of girovap
After unpacking and installing all components it is essential to perform a rst real distillation with
water only. You can use running water and you will need at least 1 liter. The distillation has to be
carried out at a water bath temperature of 65°C /149°F for a period of 60 minutes.
Residual particles from the coil may appear in the water of the rst distillate. This is completely
normal and only happens during the rst distillate. Subsequently, wash by hand or in the
dishwasher.
READ this manual carefully
least one month the original packaging or if
you can keep it to make any transport to your
technical service for maintenance.
Install the equipment on a rigid and well
supported table, this will avoid unnecessary
vibrations and noise.
Leave at least 30 cm of free space around it.
Plug the machine and make sure that the voltage
is appropriate. For your safety, choose an outlet
with a ground connection.
Do not tamper with Girovap parts or components.
It is essential to follow the instructions in this
manual and not to exceed the capacity and
safety limits described in this manual.
VERY IMPORTANT: Do not leave the
appliance running unattended.

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THERMAL BATH
A - Tank lined with thermal insulation Maximum load 6 liters
B - 600W resistor and perforated protective grid
C - Water level probe
CH – Protection bottom
D - Temperature probe, accuracy 1°C
F - Drainage with automatic valve
REDUCER VESSEL
G - 3-liter glass with scale every 100 ml. Made of tempered borosilicate
Maximum capacity: liquids 2.5 liters, thick creams 1.8 liters
H - Rotating waterproof magnetic base
I - Mixing paddle
J - Cover with temperature probe, faucet and silicone vacuum seal
K - Vacuum regulator (tap with pin)
COOLING BATH
L - Thermally insulated tank with Erlenmeyer clamps for cup and coil clamping
M - Temperature probe, accuracy 1°C / 33.8°F
N- Drainage with automatic valve and drainage hose (BLUE)
COOLING BATH COMPONENTS
O - 2-liter collection cup with scale in ml. Made of tempered borosilicate
P - Cover with silicone vacuum seal and quick connections
Q - Stainless steel coil for condensation (3 meters) 8 mm Ø
R - Vacuum connection for reducing cup extraction
S - Cold Cup Connection
FRONT CHASSIS
T - Vacuum connection
U - Connection hose for vacuum pump
V - Pump switch. Manual position (I) Timer mode (II)
W - LCD display and keypad functions
REAR CHASSIS
X - External probe connections
Y - Electrical connection, main switch and safety fuse
Z - Power cable
Z1 - Teon sheet
Equipment description

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Girovap is equipped with a double-bodied
diaphragm vacuum pump that achieves a
suction of 15 litres/minute. Thanks to its two
independent heads, although joined by a
patented system, it allows to reach a vacuum
level comparable to the best piston and oil
bath vacuum pumps. Girovap is equipped with
an EAD pump that guarantees to reach -0.97
Know which are the three parts of GIROVAP that
make it totally different from laboratory Rotovapors
Membrane vacuum pump
Distilling glass
Conventional Rotovapors have a glass where
the main ingredient is put, this glass is called
a ask. In the tabletop units, the capacity
of the ask is usually between 2 liters and
in very special cases they reach 3 liters.
By rotating the product inside it to increase
the evaporation area, manufacturers are
limited to being half loaded, so its capacity is
reduced to 50%.
Girovap cups do not rotate, so they can be
loaded up to 75% of their real capacity.
Girovap can work with 2.5 liters of product in
its 3-liter cup, or up to 3.5 liters in the 5-liter
accessory cup. Its lid is totally hermetic, and
since no vacuum sealing element is rotated,
bar at room temperature. (Relative Pressure)
As it is a diaphragm pump, it does not require
continuous maintenance.
Its membrane and head system allows any
humidity that may escape during distillation to
escape. We have a video to help you maintain
it for your technical service.
there are no seals or small leaks due to the
wear and tear of materials due to rotation,
so the vacuum level will always be the same
even after years. In addition, the vacuum
level is always stable and by working without
loss we can perform much more delicate
distillations.
The lid itself has a temperature probe that
measures the exact temperature of the steam
and the product before it leaves the glass.
Its control tap allows to regulate the vacuum
level and can be used to introduce more liquid
into the glass without interrupting the process.
In addition, the interior of the cup allows for
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Magnetic rotation system
One of the most innovative parts of the
Girovap, besides its impeccable pump, is
its rotation system by which it generates a
perfect homogenization of temperature with
all kinds of ingredients, if not the possibility
of generating a giant Vortex to increase the
maximum evaporation surface. Moreover,
its powerful traction together with different
accessories allows working with semi-solid
the adjustment of axes for hanging baskets
or the centering axis for solid products. But
what perhaps makes it easier to work with
the Girovap is the 15 cm mouth, which makes
it very easy to remove the product from its
interior, as well as to clean it.
ingredients. Moreover, with the static cups
the product rotates thanks to the blade,
so the whole product rotates at the same
time regardless of its density or volume.
Its blade allow working with a high degree
of vacuum because when working with
foaming products, the blades capture the
foam, preventing it from escaping out of the
chamber and into the harvesting area.
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START // STOP
Starts or stops the heating system and swing motor. They do not intervene in the functions of the
pump.
Thermometer
Only when the motor is stopped, rst press the thermometer button and then the up or down arrow
to set the water bath temperature. Select between 0°C/32°F and 100°C/212°F.
Rotation and speed
With the engine running, we can change the direction of rotation of the blade.
Clock
With the motor stopped we can press this key to enter programming mode and then change the
parameters. With the motor running when pressing the key, we can see the programmed time and
the remaining time, just for information purposes for a few seconds.
Up arrow
With the motor stopped, it increases the temperature value. With the engine stopped and
after having pressed the CLOCK button, it increases the time value. With the motor running, it
increases the speed of rotation. In the SYSTEM TEST function, they are used to move around the
menu selection screen and congure some parameters.
Down arrow
With the motor stopped, the temperature value decreases. With the motor stopped and after
having pressed the CLOCK button, the time value decreases. With the engine running, the speed
of rotation decreases.
Orange button
This button has 3 positions Pressed in I, the pump acts manually. Pressed in position II, the pump
operates in programming mode. In the middle position the pump is stopped.
Start
Stop
Keyboard functions

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Steam temperature sensor connection
Connect the probe to the back of the Girovap.
The probe with the red terminal is connected to
the base ( ).
NOTE: You can always leave this cable
connected to the base and simply disconnect
it from its JACK connection near the cover, to
facilitate washing.
The different temperature readings are connected
directly, hot bath probe (D), cold bath probe (M).
As well as the water level probe (C).
The rear connection that indicates cold ( AUX / )
is a complementary connection to make external
measurements of other Girovap accessories.
Filling of the thermal bath
Fill the bucket (A) of the bain-marie with 6
litres of preferably hot water. Place the stirring
paddle (H + I) inside the beaker (G) and
slowly immerse it in the bath, centering it in
the center of the perforated tray with the black
bottom.
The beaker will be held by the magnetic force
of the magnets. Under no circumstances
should this be done with the motor running.
If you want to remove the stirring paddle from
the beaker once it is installed in the tray,
preferably lift the beaker from the tray rst and
then the magnet will be free and you can easily
remove it.
Always in the STOP position Select the
temperature using the keys
Pressing it once will raise or lower the
temperature from degree to degree.
Programmable temperature ranges from room
temperature to 99°C / 210.2°F.
If Girovap is in operation you will not be able to
change the bath temperature.
Set the water bath to heat by selecting the
desired working temperature and pressing the
START button. When Girovap is working, on
the right side of the LCD display you will see a
ashing movement with the symbol #
Use the keys to completely stop
the blade GIRO speed.

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Once we see that the temperature of the water
is the same as the selected temperature, we
will place the product inside the glass.
The glass has a printed scale that measures
In general, the higher the temperature, the more steam we generate and the
higher the production. Some products are more sensitive to high temperatures.
We must seek a good balance between these two options Bath temperature and
internal temperature of the Girovap cup.
the amount of product inside by counting the
number of times the blade is in the glass.
Start the ROTATION at speed 2, so that the
product can homogenize the temperature.
Place the coil (P) inside the small clip. Place
the collector cup (Ñ) inside the larger diameter
clip, exerting pressure until it is perfectly xed
at the bottom.
Fill the bath with ake ice or ice cubes,
covering the coil and all possible spaces as
much as possible. Always keep the bath lled
with ice to improve results and prevent leakage
of vapors or volatiles into the pump. Adding
a couple of liters of cold water improves the
transmission of cold. (SEE BRINE SECTION)
Close the cold cup with the lid (O), start the
vacuum pump in manual position (I), connect
the quick coupling of the pump suction tube
to the connector of the lid, let a good vacuum
level occur (about 10 seconds). The vacuum
level can be seen on the display. (BAR)
Place the lid (J) on the cup (G). At the same
time, we will connect the quick plug of the coil
to the cover (O) and immediately or at the
same time the black head (Q) to the cover
(J). The black head must be centered in the
central hole of the lid. Immediately observe
how the vacuum level increases by decreasing
the atmospheric pressure until it reaches -0.97
bar. If we observe that after about 2 minutes
this vacuum level is not reached, check that
the key (K) is completely closed and that
the connections are perfectly connected. If
Assembly of the cold distillation bath