Blodgett 1048 - Manual (Page 16)

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Operation
Oven Control
Figure 8
CONTROL DESCRIPTION
1. AUTOMATIC SAFETY PILOT VALVE - provides com-
plete gas shut-off in the event of pilot failure.
2. MANUAL CONTROL VALVE - provides manual con-
trol of gas flow to the main burner through the ther-
mostat.
3. THERMOSTAT - Provides regulation of oven temper-
ature at setting selected by the oven operator.
OPERATION
The operation of the 1048 Series Oven is as simple as 1,
2, 3. - Lighting, Preheating and Loading.
Lighting
1. Turn the manual control valve (2) to OFF.
2. Push the red button on the automatic safety pilot
valve (1).
3. Apply a lighted match or taper to pilot burner.
4. After pilot burner lights, continue to depress red but-
ton for about 30 seconds and release.
5. Turn the manual control valve (2) to ON.
6. Set THERMOSTAT (3) to desired temperature.
Preheating
1. On initial startup, preheat the oven to 600ºF (315ºC)
over a period of four hours in increments of 100ºF
(55ºC) starting at 300ºF (149ºC). Check the oven pe-
riodically. This will temper the Ultra Rokite shelves
and burn off any oil and fiberglass residue.
NOTE: The 1048 (with Ultra Rokite shelves) will re-
quire an additional 20 minutes on a preheat
to 600ºF (315ºC).
Loading
Pizza in pans should be placed in rotation on the shelf al-
lowing it to recover its loss of temperature from the previ-
ous bake. Do not allow pans to touch each other or sides
of oven. Open doors as seldom as possible.
The deck is intended for cooking pizza and bread prod-
ucts, other types of food may be cooked in pans or con-
tainers.
To turn the oven off
1. Turn the manual control valve (1) to OFF.
NOTE: When the oven is shut down, place the Main
Manual Control Valve in the OFF position. It is not
necessary to extinguish the pilot flame.