Operating instructions

Kettle Safety Inspection Checklist
SE90047
Just recently a competitor’s steam jacketed kettle exploded causing serious
personal injury and damage to a kitchen. In most cases these accidents are caused by
poor maintenance and/or incorrect installation.
We at Cleveland would like to restate that regular inspection and maintenance of units is essential to
obtain trouble free and safe operation of equipment. Inspections must include testing of the pressure relief
valve and checks of the operating system to insure that it has not been altered.
No safety features designed into the equipment should ever be tampered with . Tampering
with or bypassing controls is a very dangerous practice and unfortunately we have seen several cases of this.
Following is a short list of the most common and the most dangerous alterations performed on kettles.
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Plug
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Tube
diameter
reduced
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Frozen,
stuck, or
plugged
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Plumbed to
drain or
water line
1
2
3
4
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Incorrect Installations
1
Safety valve has plug threaded into the discharge opening
preventing any steam from escaping.
2
Safety valve’s tube diameter has been reduced.
3
Safety valve is sticking, frozen shut or plugged. To test, refer to Service
Bulletin SE90038 rev. 2, “Pressure Relief Valve Periodic Testing”.
4
Safety valve is plumbed to a drain or water line creating back
pressure and reducing flow.
SAFETY VALVE:
The above illustrations show the three variations
of factory installed Safety Valves.
Any modifications are unacceptable.
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