PROBLEM | PROBABLE CAUSES | CORRECTIVE ACTION |
| C. Pump blockage. | C. Pump blockages are usually |
| Test: Close the drain valve. Place | caused by sediment |
| the pump due to improperly sized | |
| the filter handle in the OFF | or installed filter paper and failure |
| position, allow the pump to cool | to use the crumb screen. Call |
| for at least 45 minutes, and then | FASC to have blockage cleared. |
| press the reset button on the pump | Ensure that filter paper is of the |
| motor. Pull the filter pan from the | |
| unit and then activate the pump. | proper size and is installed |
| If the pump motor hums and then | properly, and that the crumb |
| stops, the pump is blocked. | screen is used. |
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| A. To properly filter, the oil or |
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| shortening should be at or near |
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| 350°F (177°C). At temperatures |
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| lower than this, the oil/shortening |
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| becomes too thick to pass through |
| A. Cooking oil/shortening is too cold | the filter medium easily, resulting |
| for filtering. | in much slower oil return and |
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| eventual overheating of the filter |
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| pump motor. Ensure that the |
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| cooking oil/shortening is at or |
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| near frying temperature before |
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| draining into filter pan. |
Pump starts, but no | B. Improperly installed or prepared |
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filter pan components. |
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transfer takes place |
| B. Remove the oil from the filter pan |
or the transfer is | Test: Close the drain valve. | and replace the filter paper, |
very slow. | Move the filter handle to the OFF | ensuring that the filter screen is in |
| position, pull the filter pan (and | place under the paper. |
| Power Shower, if so equipped) |
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| from the unit. Move the filter | If this does not correct the |
| handle to the ON position. | problem, the filter tube suction |
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| tube is probably blocked. Remove |
| If a strong stream of air is being | the blockage using a thin, flexible |
| pumped out of the oil return port | wire. If unable to remove the |
| (or the Power Shower port), the | blockage, call FASC. |
| problem is with the filter pan |
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| components. |
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| C. Missing or worn filter connection | C. Verify that filter connection |
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| condition. | |
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