GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
(INSTALLATION)
Note: Read the following instructions carefully, proper installation of your Conserver Dishwasher
will ensure proper machine operation.
1. Cut straps holding machine to base of crate, ease machine on to floor and move into place of
installation.
2. Connect drain line to bottom of machine (2 IPS female fitting on front of machine) to conform with
local and/or national codes. Drain is a gravity feed system from the machine.
a. The Conserver is designed to accommodate an external scrap trap if one is shipped with the
unit. The scrap trap should be placed beneath the unit with the top opening to the right of the
pump and motor mounting shelf so that the top hole of the scrap trap is in line with the drain
opening from the machine.
b. Direct the drain line from the dishwasher to the top of the trap and plumb accordingly with 2"
pipe of the necessary length. Connect a 2" fitting to the back of the scrap trap and plumb to the
drain line. The drain line is a gravity feed system from the dishwasher to the scrap trap and also
from the scrap trap to the drain line. Scrap trap aids sluggish drains by containing machine
water as it drains and letting it drain off slower.
3. Connect incoming ¾" water line with capacity to supply 10.5 gallons per minute with a flow pressure
of 20 PSI at a temperature of 140 degrees fahrenheit. This connection is just before the Y-strainer.
Connect to conform with local and/or national codes (standards). a. It is recommended that in areas
where there is fluctuating water pressure a restrictor valve allowing 8 gallons of water per minute be
installed. This will help to provide a steady fill rate. The restrictor should be located down the line
from the Y-strainer.
4. Install the proper circuit breaker, wire and conduit size to conform with local and/or national codes.
Refer to data plate for electrical rating.
5. Electrical connections are made to the circuit breaker located in the dispenser/control box on top of
the machine. The circuit breaker is located on the side of the box with a grounding lug next to it.
Three wires L1, N and a ground wire should be passed through the hole in the back of the box and
pulled over to the top two terminals of the circuit breaker. Wires L1 and N are connected to the top
two terminals of the circuit breaker and the ground wire connected to the grounding lug next to the
circuit breaker.
6. Do not apply power until step # 9.
7. Turn on water supply to machine; check for any leaks in plumbing and connections.
8. Place the open end of the red tube into a container of detergent, white, into a container of sanitizer
and blue, into a container of rinse additive.
9. To energize electrically, proceed as follows:
a. Turn on customer's circuit breaker controlling the machine.
b. Check voltage at incoming terminals L1 and N, it should match data plate voltage. Voltage at
L1 should be checked to ground to ensure that a high (or wild) leg is NOT connected.
(Voltage exceeding 150V to ground would indicate a high leg).
c. If voltages are in required range, turn on circuit breaker on the side of the dispenser/ control
box.
10. To fill the unit with water:
a. Located on the right side of the control box are two rocker type momentary switches. To fill this
unit initially with water, push and hold the fill switch to the top of the unit until the water
reaches the overflow hole the side of the drain stopper. Release the switch and it will return to
the center position.
b. After the unit is full of water, check for leaks and see if the solenoid valve opens and closes as
the fill switch is turned on and off.
c. After checking the plumbing lines for leaks, run the unit through a complete cycle to determine
the proper water level. The proper level for the water is the overflow hole in the side of the
drain stopper if this level is either not reached or is exceeded, please turn to the timer section
of this manual to determine the proper adjustment of the timer that has to be made.
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