Omcan OGH-12 User manual

Gas Countertop Hot Plates
Models OGH-12 / OGH-24 / OGH-36
Instruction Manual
1-800-465-0234
www.omcan.com
3115 Pepper Mill Court, Mississauga, ON, L5L 4X5
1889 Maryland Avenue, Niagara Falls, NY, 14305
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Table of Contents
Section
General Information
Safety & Warranty
Technical Specications
Installation
Operation
Maintenance
Instructions for Field Conversion
Parts Breakdown
Warranty Registration
Models OGH-12 / OGH-24 / OGH-36

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General Information
Safety & Warranty
WARNINGS
• Donotstoreorusegasolineorotherammablevaporsorliquidsinthevicinityofthisoranyother
equipment.
• Improperinstallation,adjustment,alteration,serviceormaintenancecancausepropertydamage,injuryor
death.
• Readtheinstallationandmaintenanceinstructionsthoroughlybeforeinstallingorservicingthisequipment.
• Havetheequipmentinstalledbyaqualiedinstallerinaccordancewithallfederal,stateandlocalcodes.
• Donotinstallorusewithoutall4legs.
• Thisequipmentisforuseinnon-combustiblelocationsonly.
• Donotobstructtheowofcombustionandventilationair.
• Donotspraycontrolsortheoutsideoftheequipmentwithliquidsorcleaningagents.
• Allowforhotpartstocoolbeforecleaningormoving.
• Thisequipmentshouldonlybeusedinaat,levelposition.
• Donotoperateunattended.
• Anyloosedirtormetalparticlesthatareallowedtoenterthegaslinesonthisequipmentwilldamagethe
valveandaffectitsoperation.
• Ifyousmellgas,followtheinstructionsprovidedbythegassupplier.Donottouchanyelectricalswitch;do
nottrytolighttheburner;donotuseatelephonewithincloseproximity.
• Neverattempttomovegrateswhilecooking.
1 YEAR WARRANTY
WARNING:
Thepackagingcomponentsareclassiedasnormalsolidurbanwasteandcanthereforebedisposedof
withoutdifculty.In any case, for suitable recycling, we suggest disposing of the products separately
(differentiated waste) according to the current norms.
DO NOT DISCARD ANY PACKAGING MATERIALS IN THE ENVIRONMENT!
Omcan Manufacturing and Distributing Company Inc. and Food Machinery Of America, Inc. dba Omcan
are not responsible for any harm or injury caused due to any person’s improper or negligent use of
this equipment. The product shall only be operated by someone over the age of 18, of sound mind, and
not under the inuence of any drugs or alcohol, who has been trained in the correct operation of this
machine, and is wearing authorized, proper safety clothing. Any modication to the machine voids any
warranty, and may cause harm to individuals using the machine or in the vicinity of the machine while
in operation.
Thismanualcontainsimportantinformationregardingyourgascountertophotplateunit.Pleasereadthe
manualthoroughlypriortoequipmentset-up,operationandmaintenance.Failuretocomplywithregular
maintenanceguidelinesoutlinedinthismanualmayvoidthewarranty.PLEASEREAD!!!

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Technical Specications
STANDARD FEATURES
• Stainlesssteelfrontbullnosedesignandsideconstructionthat’sfullyweldedforextradurability.
• 25,000BTUperburner.
• Twocastironburnersevery12”gratewidth.
• 4”-5”adjustablelegs.
• Separategasvalvesforeachburnerwithonepilotlightperburner.
• Removablestainlesssteeldriptrayforeasycleaning.
• 3/4”rearNPTgasinlet.
• ETLListedandETLSanitation.
Figure 1 Features and Controls
A)LEGS.Supportstheequipment.
B)ADJUSTABLEFEET.Usedtoadjusttheleveloftheequipment.
C)DRIPTRAY.Atraythatcollectsgreaseandoil.Thistraycanberemovedforcleaning.
D)PILOTLIGHTACCESSHOLE.Allowsaccesstothepilotlight.
E)GASCONTROLKNOB.Usedtosetoradjustthetemperatureofthegrillingsurface.
F)HOTPLATE.Cookingsurface.

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Technical Specications
Model Description Burners BTU/hr Gas Type
OGH-12 GasHotPlate12” 250,000 NaturalorLPG*
OGH-24 GasHotPlate24” 4 100,000 NaturalorLPG*
OGH-36 GasHotPlate36” 6 150,000 NaturalorLPG*
Model A” Burners
OGH-12 12 2
OGH-24 24 4
OGH-36 26 6

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Technical Specications

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Installation
INSTALLATION TO BE DONE BY LICENSED PROFESSIONALS ONLY.
SET UP
1. Removeallpackingmaterialandtape,aswellasanyprotectiveplasticfromtheequipment.
2. Placetheequipmentinthedesiredpositionandheight.
3. Installthefour(4)legsontotheequipment.
4. Cleananddrytheequipmentthoroughlybeforeusing.
INSTALLATION
Theinstallationofthisequipmentmustconformwithlocalcodes,orwiththeNationalGasCode,ANSIZ223.1/
NFPA54,ortheNaturalGasandPropaneInstallationCode,CSAB149.1,asapplicable.
• Theequipmentanditsindividualshutoffvalvemustbedisconnectedfromthegassupplypipingsystem
duringanypressuretestingofthatsystemattestpressuresinexcessof½psi(3.5kPa).
• Theequipmentmustbeisolatedfromthegassupplypipingsystembyclosingitsindividualmanualshutoff
valveduringanypressuretestingofthegassupplypipingsystemattestpressuresequaltoorlessthen½
psi(3.5kPa).
CLEARANCE AND POSITIONING AROUND THE EQUIPMENT
• Thisequipmentmustbeinstalledadjacenttonon-combustiblesurfacesonlywithaminimumspacingof6”
fromallsides.Thisequipmentmustbeadistanceof6”fromotherequipment.Theequipmentmusthave
the4”legsinstalledandbeplacedonanon-combustiblesurface.
AIR SUPPLY AND VENTILATION
• Theareainfrontandaroundtheequipmentmustbekeptcleartoavoidanyobstructionoftheowof
combustionandventilationair.
• Adequateclearancemustbemaintainedatalltimesinfrontofandatthesidesoftheequipmentfor
servicingandproperventilation.
PRESSURE REGULATOR
• Allcommercialcookingequipmentmusthaveapressureregulatorontheincomingservicelineforsafeand
efcientoperation.TheregulatorprovidedforthisequipmentisadaptableforbothNaturalgasandLPgas.
• Regulatorspecications:¾”NPTinletandoutlet,factoryadjustedfor5”WCNaturalGasstandardandmay
beconvertedbyqualiedpersonneltobeusedforPropaneat10”WC.
Priortoconnectingtheregulator,checkthe
incominglinepressure.Theregulatorcanonly
withstandamaximumpressureof½PSI(14”
WC).Ifthelinepressureisbeyondthislimit,a
stepdownregulatorprovidedwillberequired.
Thearrowonthebottomshowsgasow
directionandshouldpointdownstreamtothe
equipment.

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Installation
Operation
GAS CONVERSION (SEE PAGE 10)
• ConversionfromNaturalGastoLiquidPropane(LP)orviceversamayonlybeperformedbythefactoryor
itsauthorizedserviceagent.Incaseoftroubleshooting,ensurethecorrectoricesizesofthespudshave
beenprovided.
• NaturalGasOriceis#42.
• LiquidPropaneGasOriceis#53.
• Oricesizeismarkedonthespud.
LIGHTING THE PILOT
Themanifoldunitsareequippedwithstandingpilotsandeachshouldbelitimmediatelyafterthegasis
suppliedtotheequipment.
1. Beforeattemptingtolightthepilots,turnoffthemaingasvalvetotheequipmentandwait5minutesto
clearthegas.
2. Turnoffallgascontrolknobs.
3. Turnoncontrolvalveandlightallpilots.
4. Thepilotburnermustbelitattheendofthetube.Holdanignitionsourcethroughthepilotlightholeinthe
frontpanelatthepilottube.Whentheameignitesremoveignitionsource.
5. Turnoffthemaingasvalvetoshutdowntheequipment.
Smokeappearingoninitialuseoftheequipmentisnormal.Thisisaresultoftherustpreventativecoating
burningoff.Allowtheequipmentto“burnin”foratleast15minutesbeforetherstuse.
PILOT FLAME REGULATION
• Thepilotameontheequipmenthasbeenfactoryadjusted.Whenadjustmentisnecessary,adjustthepilot
amesassmallaspossiblebuthighenoughtolighttheburner.Thenimmediatelyturntheburnervalveto
thehighestsetting.Accesstothepilotameadjustmentscrewisobtainedbyremovingthefrontpanel.
BURNER ADJUSTMENT
• Removethefrontpaneltogainaccess.Turnburnervalveknobtohighestsetting.Slowlydecreasemixing
ringaperturetogiveasoftblueamehavingluminoustips.Thenslowlyincreaseopeningtoapointwhere
theyellowtipsdisappearandahardblueameisobtained.
Beforeinitialuse,turnthegascontrolknobtothemaximumsettingandallowtheequipmenttoburn-infor15
minutes.Seeingsmokecomingfromthecookingsurfaceisnormalduringburn-in.After15minutesofburn-in,
equipmentisreadyforuse.
1. Holdthelegandrotatetheadjustablefeetsotheequipmentislevel.
2. Setthegrillgratestothefulltiltpositiontostart.Thiswillallowgreasetorundownthegratesandintothe
driptraytoreduceare-ups.
3. Checkthedriptrayfrequentlyandaddwaterasnecessary.
4. Toignitetheburners,pressandturnthegascontrolknobtohighposition.
5. Allowtheequipmenttopre-heatbeforeattemptingtouse.

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Operation
Maintenance
6. Adjustthevalveset-pointtoobtainthedesiredlevelofheat.
7. Toadjustthegrillgrate(s),raiseorlowerthebackofthegrates.Turnunitoffandallowthegrillgrate(s)to
cool.Makesuretousepotholdersorovenglovestoreposition.
• Aqualiedservicecompanyshouldchecktheunitforsafeandefcientoperationonanannualbasis.
• Gaspipingshallbeacertainsizeandinstalledtoprovideasupplyofgassufcienttomeetthefullgas
inputoftheequipment.
• Amanualshutoffvalveshouldbeinstalledupstreamfromthemanifoldwithin4ft.(1.2m)oftheequipment
andinapositionwhereitcanbereachedintheeventofanemergency.
• Checkentiregaspipingsystemforleakseverysooften.Usingagasleakdetectororsoapywatersolution
isrecommended.
• Installequipmentunderefcientexhausthoodwithameprooflterswithadistanceofnolessthan4feet
betweenthetopoftheequipmentandtheltersoranyothercombustiblematerials.
CLEANING
Tomaintaintheappearanceandincreasetheservicelife,cleanyourequipmentdaily.DONOTclean
equipmentwithsteelwool.
1. Allowtheequipmenttocoolcompletelybeforecleaning.
2. Usingawirebrush,scrapethegrillgrate(s)toremoveanyfoodresidue.
3. Tocleanequipment,useeitheradampcloth,spongewithsoapywaterorametalscraper.
4. Drygratesthoroughlytopreventrusting.
5. Emptyandcleanthedriptray.

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Instructions for Field Conversion
MANDATORY MARKINGS
Thefollowingareexamplesoftheratingplatesthatmustbexedtotherearoftheunitoncompletionofthe
conversionbytheinstaller.