Resfab CR-40F User manual

Autolift Open Fryer
CR-40F & CR-60F
Instruction Manual
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735 Rossiter, St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec, Canada, J3B 8A4
E-Mail : [email protected]
Website : www.resfab.com 2007-05

Resfab Equipment Inc. CR-40F & CR-60F
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
Limited warranty …………………………………………….. 03
Unpacking …………………………………………………….. 04
Electrical installation and connection …………………….. 05
Safety rules ……………………………………………………. 06, 07
Hygienic rules ……………………………………………. 08
Preparing fryer ……………………………………………. 09
Operation ……………………………………………………. 10 to 13
Filtering oil ……………………………………………………. 14, 15
Maintenance instruction ……………………………………. 16
Parts identification and description ……………………………. 17 to 23
Electric diagram …………………………………………… 24 to 27
Changing IDLE values …………………………………… 28
Programming the multi program controller ……………… 29, 30

Resfab Equipment Inc. CR-40F & CR-60F
Warranty: Two Year Parts & Labor
All Resfab products are warranted to the original purchaser to be free from defect in
material and workmanship for a period of 2 years from the date of original installation,
providing the equipment has been unaltered, properly installed and maintained in
accordance with Resfab’s installation manuals.
Resfab agrees to repair or replace defective parts due to flaws in material or workmanship
during the warranty period. Labor to repair or replace defective parts shall be warranted
when pre-approved and performed by an authorized Resfab service agency. Travel over
50 miles, holiday and overtime labor charges are not covered.
All repairs must be authorized by the factory. Non authorized repairs will not be
reimbursed.
Resfab’s warranty is limited and it does not cover the following; replacement of
light-bulbs and fuses, glass breakage, resetting of pumps or a high-limit switch,
replacement of o-rings and/or gaskets, tightening of loose fittings, minor
adjustments, equipment maintenance or cleaning, non stick coatings, thermostat
capillaries and bulbs, and/or any loss of product or profit resulting from
malfunction.
Any attempt by unauthorized personnel to service the equipment, abusive use, and/or lack
of maintenance may void the warranty (this is completely at Resfab’s discretion).

Resfab Equipment Inc. CR-40F & CR-60F
UNPACKING
UNPACKING
1. Remove the fryer from the wood skid.
2. Open the fryer box by cutting the steel straps.
3. Remove the box by pulling straight up on the cardboard.
4. Remove the wrapping material carefully.
5. Visually inspect the fryer. If you see something wrong
immediately advise your Resfab distributor (and your freight
carrier if you are responsible for freight).
Each unit is ship with the following accessories
ACCESSORIES
1 High temperature pot brush
1 Straight drain brush
1 Crumb shovel
1 Wood stick
1 Basket
1 Filter tank hand carrier
1 Pot lid with handle
5 Paper filters
1 Instruction manual
1 warranty card (to be mail)

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ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION
AND CONNECTION
INSTALLATION
1. All fryers must be installed with an approved hood and
fire suppression system. Check local codes for
compliance.
ELECTRICAL
CONNECTION
! WARNING
The warranty will be void if the fryer is connected to any
voltage other than the one indicated on the name plate.
!WARNING
The fryer must be safely grounded
according to your local electric code to avoid
electrical shocks.
1. The installation must meet all local codes, state codes and
country regulations.
2. The fryer must be connected by a professional
electrician.
3. Verify the electrical values on the name plate of the fryer
to be sure it's in accordance with your building power
supply.
4. Use a minimum AWG electric cable according to your
local regulation.
5. It is recommended to use a dedicated electrical circuit
for the fryer. Refer to the electrical diagrams at pages 22
to 25 of this manual.

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SAFETY RULES
RECOMMENDATION
Before using the fryer it is important to read and understand all
the instructions and recommendations of this manual.
DANGER
!
Hot oil is very dangerous. It can cause serious injuries and
death.
WARNING
!
Failure to comply with maintenance and safety procedures
could result in a serious accident.

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SAFETY RULES (CONTINUE)
SAFETY
!CAUTION
Risk of injuries
1. Keep clean the area and the floor around the fryer.
2. Do not overfill the fryer with shortening.
3. Do not overload the fryer with food.
4. Keep the casters locked.
5. Be prepared in case of a fire, injuries or emergencies.
6. Always turn the power off and unplug the fryer before
cleaning or servicing it.
7. Never turn the fryer on if the back panel is not in place.
8. At the end of day, before closing your store, make sure that
the fryer's switch is off.
9. Certain surfaces of the fryer can be very hot. To prevent any
burns, locate the fryer in an area inaccessible to the public.

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HYGIENIC RULES
RECOMMENDATION
Great care must be taken when handling food products. These
following basic rules must be applied to prevent contamination.
HYGIENIC RULES
1. Always wear a hair net where food is going to be handled.
2. Before manipulating food, always wash your hands with
soap and water. The use of plastic gloves is recommended.
3. Never touch food that has been cooked after you handled
uncooked food. Always wash your hands before handling
cooked food.
4. Be sure to use a clean and disinfected sink to clean and rinse
food.
5. Always keep food at a minimum temperature of 40° F. (4.4°
C).
6. The food that has been cooked must be kept at a minimum
internal temperature of 140° F. (65.5° C). 140° F being the
food temperature and not the temperature inside the warmer
display.

Resfab Equipment Inc. CR-40F & CR-60F
PREPARING FRYER
RECOMMENDATION
For longer fat life and better tasting food, always use a top grade
commercial shortening with a high smoke point and resistance
to break down.
PROCEDURES
1. Lower the basket support.
2. Pour shortening up to ½ inch below the "max hot oil" mark
engraved on the basket support (oil volume increase with
temperature). Use liquid shortening only. Solid shortening
will damage the pump. Use of solid shortening will void
the warranty.
CAUTION
! Before cooking, you must first
clean the fryer to get rid of the factory contamination.
Refer to page 14 of this manual.
WARNING
!
Do not overfill the fryer with shortening.

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OPERATION
RECOMMENDATION
Hot oil can cause serious burns on contact with the skin. Wear
protective clothing when operating the fryer.
PROCEDURES
Electronic Timer
(IF THE FRYER IS EQUIPED
WITH A PROGRAMMABLE
CONTROL, GO TO NEXT
SECTION)
1. Turn the power switch on fryer position.
2. Set the thermostat dial to the required temperature.
3. The red pilot light will come on during the pre-heat period.
4. When the red light turns off, the shortening is at the selected
temperature.
5. Select the pre-set time on the timer by using the up or down
arrow.
6. Frozen product: Load the frozen product into the basket.
Press the start/stop button on the timer to lower the basket
into the fryer pot
7. Fresh food: Press the start/stop button on the timer to lower
the basket into the fryer pot. Manually drop each piece of
fresh product into the hot oil, just above the oil level to
minimize splattering. Always use protective gloves to
protect against hot oil.
8. At the end of the cook cycle, the basket will raise and the
buzzer will sound for 5 seconds. The timer will reset at the
pre-selected time, ready for the next cook cycle.
CAUTION
!Be careful. Do not splash hot shortening.
WARNING
!Hot steam will escape from the fryer. Keep your face away
from the fry pot.

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MULTI PROGRAM CONTROLLER
HEAT O
SCREEN DISPLAY
UP ARROW
DOWN ARROW
MULTI PROGRAM
CONTROLER
INFORMATION
The Resfab's multi program controller can hold up to 40
different menus.
The 2 keys "IDLE ONE TEMP (250ºF)" and "IDLE
TWO TEMP (200ºF)" have been factory programmed.
To modify the set point temperature of these 2 keys, go
to section "Programmation of multi programme
controller", section "Modification of IDLE set point".
Use these keys to decrease the oil temperature when the
fryer is not going to be use for a while. In addition of
the energy saving, by using those keys, it will help to
increase the oil life and its quality.
! IMPORTANT
Temperature will increase of 25ºF per minute
approximately.
O
IDLE
ONE
TEMP
O
IDLE
TWO
TEMP
O
DOWN
O
UP
O
MENU
SELECT
O
START
/
STOP

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MULTI PROGRAM
CONTROLLER
(continuation) Choosing menus and cooking (steps)
1- Press the MENU SELECT key. Use the UP or DOWN key to
select a cooking menu and press the START / STOP key. Letters
Pre-HEAT will appear on the screen for a few seconds followed by
the oil temperature. Oil temperature will increase of 25ºF per
minute approximately.
2- When the oil temperature is reach, the buzzer will sound for 5
seconds and letters rEAdY will appear on the screen. The key
START / STOP will blink more rapidly.
3- Press the START / STOP key to start the cook cycle. The basket
will lower and the cooking time will show on the screen.
BUZZER OPTION WHILE COOKING CYCLE:
4- If the menu has been programmed with the buzzer option, when that
step is reached, the buzzer will sound for 5 seconds and the step will
be shown on the screen for 10 seconds. Cook cycle and timer will
not be interrupted.
5- At the end of the cook cycle, the buzzer will sound for 20 seconds
and letters End will appear on the screen. Following that 20
seconds, The START / STOP key will blink slowly and letters
idLE will be displayed to indicate the fryer is ready for another
cooking cycle.
IMPORTANT
-At any time during the cook cycle, the basket can be
rise by pressing the UP key. The word Pause will be
displayed on the screen and the timer will stop. To
lower the basket, press the DOWN key. The timer
will resume time when the basket is fully down the oil
pan.
-The cook cycle can be stopped at any time by pressing
the START / STOP key for 5 seconds.

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MULTI PROGRAM
CONTROLLER
(continuation)
6- To begin another cook cycle with the same values, press the
START / STOP key and letters rEAdY will display. Return to
step 3.
The controller keeps the same values of the previous setting.
TO CHOOSE AN OTHER MENU, RETURN TO STEP 1

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FILTERING OIL
RECOMMENDATION
Frequently filtering oil will help to insure the quality of the food
product.
The fryers models CR-40F & CR-60F have an automatic
filtering system. This system is design to filter hot oil only. Oil
should be at minimum 300º F. Never attempt to filter cold oil.
Never attempt to pump water or other liquids. That will
damage the pump.
PROCEDURES
1. Put the cover (lid) on the fryer pot.
2. Turn the power switch on filter position.
3. Before opening the ball valve, make certain that the filter
and/or the container is in place to collect the oil.
4. Make sure that people working around are aware that you
are handling hot oil.
5. Open the ball valve to release the oil by moving the drain
valve lever to position "open"
WARNING: BURN HAZARD
!Serious injury could result from hot oil splatters.
Protective clothing and gloves must be use during filtering process.
WARNING
HOT OIL SPLATTER
! When filtering always use the cover to avoid
oil splatter that may occur during the filtering process.

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FILTERING OIL
(Continuation)
PROCEDURES
(continuation)
6. While the oil is draining into the filter, stir the oil in the pot
to make sure that all breaded residues will go through the
drain.
7. Close the ball valve by moving the drain valve lever to
position "close". (You may leave the ball valve open for
recirculation).
8. Select with the left lever if you want the oil back to the pot
or rinse/discharge the oil
9. Turn the filter switch on.
10. The oil will automatically be pumped back into the fryer pot
or into the discharge hose.
11. Turn the filter switch off.
12. Turn the power switch off or on fryer position.
13. Change the filter if needed.
DANGER
BURN HAZARD / HOT OIL
! - Never move the filter reservoir with hot oil.
- Never use the filter reservoir to discard oil.
Serious injuries will result from contact with hot oil.

Resfab Equipment Inc. CR-40F & CR-60F
MAINTENANCE INSTRUCTION
RECOMMENDATION
1. Keep the fryer clean! A clean fryer performs better, turns
out higher quality food, reduces oil cost and is safer to
operate.
2. Use a low foaming commercial fryer cleanser.
3. Always follow the safety rules in page 5.
4. Never use the pump while cleaning the kettle.
PROCEDURES
1. Press the power switch at off.
2. Discard oil and remove filter from pan.
3. Fill the pot with water 2 inches over the minimum oil level.
4. Press the powers switch on and let the water come to a boil.
Then set the temperature at 200ºF. When the boiling stop,
slowly add the commercial fryer cleanser and stir until the
cleanser is dissolve.
5. Let the solution stand still for 5 minutes. (Follow the
cleanser manufacturer's instruction)
6. Use a brush to clean the kettle.
7. With the power switch off, drain the cleansing solution.
8. Rinse the kettle with warm clean water.
9. Wash the exterior of the fryer with warm water and soap.
10. Re assemble the filter.
11. Fill up the pot with fresh shortening.
CAUTION
!Do not pump water. It will DAMAGE your pump and void
warranty.

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14
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Part # Description Function
1 59457 3 position ON/OFF switch This is the main power switch with
the option of turn on the fryer or the
filtration system.
2 59456 Filter indicator light amber When this light is on, the filter is
stand by
3 59454 Heater indicator light red When this light is on, the heaters are
on
4 59455 Cooking indicator light green When this light is on, the fryer is
cooking. The basket lift is down.
5 59931 Auto reset timer Automatic basket lift and timer
6 59454 Pot drain indicator light red When this light is on, the pot drain
valve is open and the heaters are
shut
7 59454 Rinse/discharge indicator light red When this light is on, the return
valve is on discharge position
8 59910 Hi-limit reset If the fryer gets to hot, the high limit
will shut the power on heaters. If
activated, verify the thermostat
9 59451 Filter pump switch When on, the pump is activated to
return oil to pot or rinse/discharge
10 59904 Thermostat To adjust the cooking temperature
or stand by temperature (265ºF to
375ºF)
11 N/A Drain valve lever To open or close the pot drain valve
12 N/A Oil return valve lever To return oil to pot or
rinse/discharge
13 79250 Female quick disconnect To fit with rinse/discharge hose
14 N/A Filter carrier handle slot To move the filter tank with the
carrying handle supplied with the
fryer.

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16
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18

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No
Part # Description Function
15
15
14439
14639
Basket for CR-40F
Basket for CR-60F
To hold food to be fried
To hold food to be fried
16
59205 Motor To lift and lower the basket
17
79001 Bearing N/A
18
59210 Hot oil pump To pump hot oil