Once the oil has drained into the bottom plastic portion of the filter, you can pour the oil back into your freeze dryer’s vacuum pump and re-use it just as if it were new oil.ĭo I need to drain the water from my freeze dryer?ĭuring the process of freeze drying, the water in the material being freeze dried sublimates (evaporates) and freezes in the drying chamber. To recycle your oil, simply drain the oil directly from the pump into the filter container and let the filter do the rest. However, if you would like to save money on oil, Harvest Right provides a simple oil filter with every freeze dryer. The freeze dryer itself does not need a filter. You can refill your premier oil pump with 3/4 quart of vacuum pump oil. If you get a little oil spill it is easy to wipe up. The oil, used in the vacuum pumps, is food grade mineral oil. If you can clean the lint out of your clothes dryer, you can drain out the oil from a freeze dryer vacuum pump. It takes just a few seconds to unscrew the spout and allow the oil to drain into a filter that is provided with the freeze dryer. To keep your freeze dryer running properly, simply drain the oil out of the vacuum pump after 20-30 batches. If you’re used to filling your dishwasher and your washing machine with detergent, you’ll feel completely comfortable filling your vacuum pump. Just unscrew the cap on your vacuum pump and pour oil in until it reaches the fill line. How hard is it to put oil in my freeze dryer? Keep it in your laundry room, a utility room, an extra kitchen/bedroom, or even in your garage. Harvest Right suggests the same for your freeze dryer. Because of the noise from a washing machine, homebuilders adjusted and started building laundry rooms to minimize the noise. They are finally getting a little quieter. Comparatively, dishwashers and washing machines have been noisy for years. The beginning phase (during the freeze process) will not be noisy at all. You should expect your freeze dryer to produce noise during the second half of the freeze-drying process when the vacuum pump is running.
However, it is a little noisy for a kitchen. Technically, the freeze dryer runs at about 65 decibels which isn’t too bad. That amount of food will typically fill one and one to one and one-half #10 cans of food–-an amount equivalent to 1.0 to 1.5 gallons. How much food can the system freeze dry each time it is used?Ĥ-7 pounds of food will fit in your freeze dryer.
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The freeze-dryer is 25” Tall x 16.5” Wide x 18.5” Deep –- perfect for a countertop, cart, or table.įor full Harvest Right freeze dryer warranty details click here What are the dimensions of the freeze dryer?
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