Potato and Vegetable Peelers
Illustrated Parts Manual
Models S-15, XC-15, XC-30, XC-60
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INSTALLATION
1. Place your Blakeslee Peeler where the most
efficient operation is assured. The Peeler should
be placed so that the peeled potatoes can be
discharged into a sink.
NOTE: If your Peeler was supplied in the bench
model, then the Peeler should be installed
with room for the potatoes to discharge
Into a metal container so that the peeled
potatoes can be submerged in water, as
peeled potatoes must be kept under water
to prevent their turning black.
2. The Potato Peeler is equipped with a removable
strainer basket that catches the peelings. This
strainer basket is removed through the access
door in the base of the Peeler. When installing
your Peeler, be sure there is ample room to
permit easy removal of the strainer basket.
NOTE: XC (floor) model peelers are shipped
with the unload door and strainer
directly over one another.
3. It is possible to have the strainer basket in a
different position. Simply remove the attaching
bolts, move the bottom cylinder in increments of
90° until the desired position is obtained and
reinstall attaching bolts.
NOTE: When you have selected the proper
location for the Peeler, it is then
necessary to connect the motor, the
drain, and make a cold water connection
to the spray inlet on the top of the
Peeler.
4. Before making the electrical connection, be
sure that the electrical specifications on the tag
attached to the motor correspond to the available
electrical current.
5. The drain pipe should be 2″or larger all the way
with as much downward pitch as possible and
without any sharp bends for good drainage. A
3/8″cold water supply line should be connected
to the back of the machine. A hose bibb, to which
a hose may be attached, is recommended for
cleaning the peeler after it has been used.
OPERATION
1. Before operating the Peeler, be sure that the
peeling disc and cover and the peel trap strainer
basket are all in place, then adjust the cock or
valve for the correct flow of water into the peeling
chamber.
2. Turn on the motor and then put in the potatoes.
NOTE: Be careful not to overload the machine.
When the peeling chamber is overloaded,
the potatoes will not tumble and roll
properly and there will be more waste
than is necessary. Overloading the
peeling chamber can also cause uneven
peeling, or what is commonly called
‘‘flats’’.
3. When peeling long Idaho potatoes, it is often
advisable to cut them in half for efficient peeling.
4. Always be sure to turn on the motor so that the
peeling disc is in motion before the potatoes are
dumped into the peeling chamber. Filling the
potato chamber first and then starting the motor
