Ready Rack 820220I User manual

THE READY RACK 2 GEAR PPE DRYING CABINET
Operator’s Manual & Installaon Guide
Installaon/Operaon/Maintenance/Part Number 820220I
Copy right 2016

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We are pleased that you have selected a Ready Rack PPE Gear Drying Cabinet as
one of your appliances.
You will enjoy economic, environmental, and energy savings. All parts of the Ready Rack
drying cabinet are completely recyclable.
To get the best performance from this gear drying cabinet, operate and maintain it
according to the instructions in this manual.
Note the importance of safety. You and anyone else using or maintaining this
PPE drying cabinet are strongly urged to read this manual, especially all the safe-
ty instructions.
For questions about features, operation, performance, parts, accessories or service
call: 1.800.991.2120
or visit our website at….
www.readyrack.com

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
GEAR CABINET SAFETY…………………………………………................................................................................. 4,5
PARTS AND FEATURE................................................................................................................................... 6
DRYING CABINET USE.................................................................................................................................. 7
Starng Your GEAR DRYER ....................................................................................................................... 7
Stopping Your GEAR Drying Cabinet ..............................................................................................................
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Pausing or Restarng .................................................................................................................................. 7
Loading.........................................................................................................................................................
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Cycle and Drying Tips................................................................................................................................... 7
Cycles .......................................................................................................................................................... 8
GEAR DRYING CABINET CARE ........................................................................................................................
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Cleaning the GEAR Drying Cabinet Interior....................................................................................................
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Vacaon and Moving Care...........................................................................................................................
TROUBLESHOOTING .................................................................................................................................... 8
INSTALLATION ............................................................................................................................................. 9
Cabinet ........................................................................................................................................................ 9
Exhaust ..........................................................................................................................................................
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ASSISTANCE OR SERVICE ............................................................................................................................. 9
In the U.S.A. ................................................................................................................................................ 9
WARRANTY .................................................................................................................................................
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GEAR DRYING CABINET SAFETY
Your safety and the safety of others are very important.
We have provided many important safety messages in this manual and on
your appliance. Always read and obey all safety messages. .
This is the safety alert symbol. This symbol alerts you to potential hazards that can kill or
hurt you and others. All safety messages will follow the safety alert symbol and either the
word “DANGER” or “WARNING.”
You can be killed or seriously injured if you don't
immediately follow instructions.

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Tip Over Hazard Drying cabinet is top heavy and tips easily
when not completely installed. Use two or more people to move and install drying cabinet. Fail-
ure to do so can result in serious injury or cuts.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS WARNING: To reduce the risk of
fire, electric shock, or injury to persons when using the drying cabinet, follow basic pre-
cautions including the following:
Read all instructions before using PPE
gear dryer cabinet.
Do not place items exposed to cooking
oils in your drying cabinet. Items
contaminated with cooking oils may
contribute to a chemical relation that
could that could cause a load to
catch fire.
Do not dry articles that have been previ-
ously cleaned in, washed in, soaked
in, or spotted with gasoline, dry-
cleaning solvents, other flammable
or explosive substances as they give
off vapors that could ignite or ex-
plode.
Do not allow children to play on or in the
drying cabinet. Close supervision of
children is necessary when the dry-
ing cabinet is used near children.
Before the drying cabinet is removed
from service or discarded, remove
the door to the drying compartment.
Do not install or store the drying cabinet
where it will be exposed to the weather.
Do not repair or replace any part of the dry-
ing cabinet or attempt any servicing un-
less specifically recommended in this
Use and Care Guide or in published us-
er repair instructions that you under-
stand and have the skills to carry out.
Do not use heat to dry articles containing
foam rubber or similarly textured rubber-
like materials.
Keep area around the exhaust opening and
adjacent surrounding areas free from the
accumulation of lint, dust, and dirt.
The interior of the drying cabinet and ex-
haust vent should be cleaned periodical-
ly by qualified service personnel.
Do not tamper with controls.
See installation instructions for grounding.

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PARTS AND FEATURES
1. Glove or Towel Rack 4. Turnout Gear Hanging Rod
2. Door with Magnetic Gasket 5. Removable Tray Shelf
3. Control Panel with Preset Options 6. Additional Blower Motor
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Starng Your Gear Drying Cabinet
The gear drying cabinet is used for at or hang drying. The follow-
ing is a guide to starng your drying cabinet. Please refer to specic
secons of this manual for more detailed informaon.
Place PPE Gear in drying cabinet then close the door.
See “Loading”
Select the correct temperature seng and drying me for your
load.
See “Cycles”.
Press the low seng (105 degrees NFPA standards for drying
PPE Gear) on the me display to select a drying me up to
10 hours.
Press Start buon to begin cycle.
Stopping, Pausing or Restarng the Drying Cabinet
To stop your drying cabinet at any me.
-Press STOP
To pause your drying cabinet at any me.
-Open door
To restart your drying cabinet:
Close the door and press the “START” buon. The drying cabi-
net will connue from the point when the cycle was inter-
rupted.
Loading
The drying cabinet contains 2 removable tray shelves with a
removable and adjustable ROD. The ROD is best used at
the top in the middle of the cabinet where two parallel
slots are opposite of each other. Place ROD in between
slots with stainless steel heavy duty hangers on ROD for
best and ecient drying for PPE turnout gear.
Remove the 2 lower tray shelves to allow longer items to be
dried. Hang gloves, hats, scarves or other small at items
on the racks located on the door or on tray shelves.
Do not overload the drying cabinet.
To prevent dye transfer, allow extra spacing be-
tween non-colorfast items.
Standard loads consists of:
2 sets of PPE turnout gear
Boots are recommended to be placed on
boom of drying cabinet
Airow inside of drying cabinet
Drying ps:
Follow the care label direcons when they
are available.
Do not place fabric soener sheets in the
drying cabinet
Remove items from drying cabinet when
items are dry

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Gear Drying Cabinet Care
Cleaning the drying cabinet
Clean the walls with mild, soapy soluon and a damp cloth.
Vacaon and Moving Care
-Operate your drying cabinet only when supervised. If you will be on vacaon or not using your drying
cabinet for an extended period of me you should:
Unplug drying cabinet
Moving Care
Use masking tape to secure the drying cabinet door
TROUBLESHOOTING
First try the soluons suggested here and possibly avoid the cost of a service call…
PPE GEAR NOT DRYING PROPERLY
Check the following:
-Has a house fuse blown, or a house circuit breaker tripped? Has an air cycle been selected? Select the
right cycle for the types of garments being dried. SEE “Cycles”
Is the drying cabinet located in a room with temperature below 32’ F (0’C)?
-Proper operaon of drying cabinet cycles requires temperatures above 32’F (0’C).
Was a cold rinse water used? Was the load very wet?
Expect longer drying mes with items rinsed in cold water and items that hold moisture (coons).
Is the PPE gear loaded properly?
-See “Loading”
Is the heat loading seng too low?
-Check for correct heat seng for the type of garments being dried.
Is the venng too long?
-Use heavy metal vent no longer than 3 . (91.4 cm).
Drying Cabinet will not run check the following:
Is the power cord plugged in?
Has a fuse blown, or has the circuit breaker tripped?
Was regular fuse used? Use a me delay fuse.
Is the drying cabinet door rmly closed?
Was the START buon rmly pressed? Has the SETTINGS buon been set?

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Installation of Cabinet
After placing the drying cabinet in location, securing and mounting drying cabinet to the wall is op-
tional. There are two mounting holes located at the top rear of the cabinet.
Failure to do this may allow inadvertent tipping of the dryer.
Installation of Exhaust
The drying cabinet is designed to not require outside venting unless installed in an enclosed space.
To attach a vent, bend the 8 tabs located on the top of the cabinet up 90° to allow attaching 4” metal
exhaust vent. Secure the exhaust vent to the metal tabs through the 4 holes provided in the tabs.
ASSISTANCE OR SERVICE
Before calling for assistance or service, please check "Troubleshooting." It may save you the cost of a service call. If
you still need help, follow the instructions below.
When calling, please know the purchase date and the complete model and serial number of your appliance. This infor-
mation will help us to better respond to your request.
If you need replacement parts
If you need to order replacement parts, we recommend that you only use factory replacement parts. Factory replace-
ment parts will fit right and work right because they are made with the same precision used to build every new Ready
Rack appliance.
To order factory replacement parts, call our Customer Service Center at 1.800.991.2120 .
In the U.S.A.
Call the Ready Rack Inc. Customer Service Center at 1.800.991.2120
Our consultants provide assistance with:
Features and specifications on our full line of appliances Installation information.
Use and maintenance procedures.
Accessory and repair parts sales.
For further assistance
If you need further assistance, you can write to Staber Industries with any questions or con-cerns at:
Ready Rack 818 Trakk Ln, Inc., Customer Support, Woodstock, IL 60098
Please include a daytime phone number in your correspondence

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READY RACK GEAR DRYING CABINET WARRANTY
ONE YEAR FULL WARRANTY
For one year from the date of purchase, when this drying cabinet is operated and maintained according to instructions
attached to or furnished with the product, Ready Rack replacement parts and repair labor to correct defects in materi-
als or workmanship. Service must be provided by a Ready Rack. designated service company.
Ready Rack, Inc. will not pay for:
Service calls to correct the installation of your drying cabinet, including venting. Heavy 4 in. (10.2 cm) metal exhaust
vent must be used. Refer to the "Installation" section of your Installation Instructions.
Service calls to instruct you how to use your drying cabinet, to replace house fuses or correct house wir-ing or reset
circuit breakers, or to replace owner accessible light bulbs.
Repairs when your drying cabinet is used in other than normal, single-family household use.
Damage resulting from accident, alteration, misuse, abuse, fire, floods, acts of God, improper installation (including,
but not limited to, venting with plastic or flexible foil), installation not in accordance with local electrical and plumbing
codes, or use of products not approved by Ready Rack.
Replacement parts or repair labor costs for units operated outside the United States.
Pickup and delivery. This product is designed to be repaired in the home.
Repairs to parts or systems resulting from unauthorized modifications made to the appliance.
Ready Rack SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES.
Some states and provinces do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or conse-quential
damages, so this exclusion or limitation may not apply to you. This warranty gives you specific legal
rights and you may also have other rights which vary from state to state.
Outside the 50 United States this warranty does not apply. Contact Ready Rack Inc.
to determine if another warranty applies.
If you need service, rst see "Troubleshoong." Addional help can be found by checking" Assistance or Ser-
vice," or by calling our Customer Interacon Center at 1.800.991.2120 , from anywhere in the U.S.A. or write:
Staber Industries, Inc., Customer Support, Ready Rack 818 Trakk Ln, Inc., Customer Support, Woodstock,
IL 60098
Keep this book and your sales slip together for future reference. You must provide proof of purchase or
installation date for in-warranty.
Write down the following information about your drying cabinet to better help you obtain assistance or service if you
ever need it. You will need to know your complete model number and serial number. You can find this information on
the model and serial number label, located inside the drying cabinet on the top left wall.
Dealer name:
Phone number:
Model number:
Serial number:
Purchase number: