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| Fryer overshoots | a. Thermostat bulb improperly | a. | Adjust bulb position. See page 9 – |
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| b. Thermostat out of calibration. | b. | Calibrate thermostat. See page 9 – |
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| Calibration. |
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| Oil in fryer vessel smokes. | a. Oil has begun to breakdown. | a. | Replace oil. |
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| b. High carbon content in oil. | b. | Filter oil completely, replace if |
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| c. Dirty fryer vessel. | c |
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| d. Inferior grade of oil. | d. | Check with supplier for the grade of oil |
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| e. Fryer is overheating. | e. | Check calibration of thermostat (See |
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| page 9) and replace if necessary. |
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| Fryer vessel boiling over. | a. | a. | Fill fryer up to “Fill Level” Line as oil |
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| will expand when heated. |
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| b. Product overloaded in fryer | b. | Follow recommended cooking |
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| production figures in determining |
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| proper size of loads. |
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| c. Oil breakdown causing foaming. | c. | Replace oil. |
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| d. Water in the cold zone. | d. | Stir oil repeatedly with a paddle until |
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| water boils off. Filter oil. If necessary, |
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| allow oil to cool. Drain about one quart |
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| of it to remove remaining water. |
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| Basket lift mechanism | a. Connections are loose or | a. | Make sure connections are tight. |
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| will not operate. | electronic timer is faulty. |
| Replace timer if faulty. |
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| b. Motor limit switch is faulty. | b. | Replace limit switch or straighten arm. |
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| c. Lift motor is faulty. | c. | Replace motor. Specify left or right side |
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| motor when ordering. |
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| d. Basket lift relay is faulty. | d. | Replace relay. |
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| e. Actuator is defective | e. | Replace Actuator |
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| Basket lift motor runs, but | a. Cam is slipping on motor shaft. | a. | Tighten cam onto motor shaft. |
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| basket does not move. |
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| Runner bar will not light | a. (For AA units) - gas valve knob | a. | Rotate gas valve knob to PILOT |
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| b. (BB and TS units) Hi Limit |
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| b. | Reset High Limit |
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| Burners with not light | a. (For AA units) gas valve knob in | a. | Rotate gas valve knob to ON. Turn |
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| incorrect position. |
| power switch ON. Set thermostat to |
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| desired temperature |
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| b. (BB and TS units) switch not |
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| b. Set MELT/IDLE/FRY switch to FRY. |
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| set to fry. |
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| Set thermostat to desired temperature. |
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