Glastender GT-30 - Manual (Page 14)

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The automatic rotary conveyor glasswasher is designed to “wash, rinse, and sanitize” hundreds of glasses per hour. The
rotating conveyor automatically moves glassware through the three operations.
Since the machine is typically dis-assembled for cleaning at the end of each day, start each day by ensuring that the machine
was properly re-assembled after the previous day’s use. Once re-assembly is complete, press the fill switch to fill the wash
and rinse tanks with water. The machine is now ready for use.
Press the conveyor switch to put the conveyor in motion. The conveyor rotation determines the loading side of the glass-
washer. A clockwise rotation loads on the left side, a counterclockwise rotation loads on the right side.
Remove all garnishes, straws, and ice from the soiled glass before loading the glasswasher. Turn the glass upside down and
load the conveyor. The glass will spend approximately 60 seconds in the wash section and approximately 60 seconds in the
rinse section. The conveyor movement automatically stops when the clean glass touches the “glass stop arm.” Removing
the glass starts the conveyor. Or, if extremely busy, the “glass stop arm” can be set aside with starting and stopping con-
trolled by the “conveyor switch.”
At the end of each day, turn off the conveyor and fill switches. Remove the drain plugs to empty the water from the wash
and rinse tanks and follow the cleaning procedure outlined on pages 17 and 18 of this manual.
An important part of owning a GT-24 or GT-30 glasswasher is becoming familiar with the machine’s components and
operation. This section of the Operation Manual covers machine operation and identifies some of the machine compo-
nents. Many more of the machine components are identified on pages 2 through 4 of this manual.
When the fill switch is turned on at the start of each day, water inlet valves send water to each tank through the stainless
steel inlet tubes on the side of each tank. The wash and rinse tanks each have their own water inlet valve.
The water level in each tank is controlled by an air switch
and low-level sensor pick-up tube. When the fill button
is on, the water level rises and increases the air pressure
inside the pick-up tube, much like placing an empty glass
upside down into water traps air inside the glass. The
increased pressure triggers the air switch to turn off the
water inlet valve. When the machine is in operation
(spraying water), water is lost. A decrease in the water
level in a tank decreases the air pressure inside the pick-
up tube, which triggers the air switch to turn on the water
inlet valve.
The same air switch and low-level pick-up tube assembly
that controls the water inlet valve for the wash side, also
controls the detergent pump (and the rinse side controls
the sanitizer pump). Whenever the machine is filling with
new water, it is also filling with new chemicals, which
makes sense, because you only need to add new chemi-
cals if you are adding new water.
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Water Inlet Valve
Air Switch
Stainless Water Inlet Tube and Low-Level
Sensor Pick-Up Tube (Cover Removed)
Switch Panel