Henny Penny Troubleshooting and High Limit Reset Guide

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Model 690

 

 

SECTION 4.

TROUBLESHOOTING

 

 

 

 

 

 

4-1. TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE

 

 

 

 

Problem

 

 

 

Cause

Correction

 

Power switch on but fryer

 

Open circuit

• Plug fryer in

 

completely inoperative

 

 

 

 

• Check breaker or fuse at wall

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pressure not exhausting at

 

Solenoid or exhaust line clogged

• Turn off and allow fryer to cool to

end of Cook Cycle

 

 

 

 

release the pressure in frypot;

have

 

 

 

 

 

 

all lines, solenoid, and exhaust tank

 

 

 

 

 

 

cleaned

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating pressure too high

 

Deadweight clogged

• Turn off and allow fryer to cool to

 

 

 

 

 

 

release the pressure in frypot;

clean

 

 

 

 

 

 

deadweight; see Preventive Mainte-

 

 

 

 

 

 

nance Section

 

DO NOT OPERATE UNIT IF PRESSURE GAUGE SHOWS HIGH PRESSURE CONDITIONS. SEVERE INJURIES AND BURNS WILL RESULT. IMMEDIATELY PLACE THE POWER/ PUMP SWITCH IN THE OFF POSITION, WHICH RELEASES THE PRESSURE BY ALLOW- ING THE UNIT TO COOL. DO NOT RESUME USE OF UNIT UNTIL CAUSE OF HIGH PRESSURE HAS BEEN FOUND AND CORRECTED.

 

Pressure does not build

Not enough product in frypot

• Place full capacity product in frypot

 

 

 

 

 

when using fresh shortening

 

 

Metal shipping spacer not

• Remove shipping spacer; see Unpacking

 

 

 

removed from deadweight

 

Instructions Section

 

 

Pressure not programmed

Check programming

 

 

Lid gasket leaking

• Reverse or replace lid gasket

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shortening not heating

Gas valve knob turned to the

Make sure gas control valve knob is

 

 

 

OFF position

 

turned to the ON position

 

 

Drain valve open

Close drain valve

 

 

• High temperature limit tripped

Reset high temperature limit; see

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Components Section

 

Foaming or boiling over

See Boil-Over chart on fryer

• Follow Boil-Over procedures from

 

 

 

and information in this

 

chart

 

 

 

manual

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shortening not draining

Drain valve clogged

• Push cleaning rod through open

 

 

 

 

 

drain valve

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Filter motor won’t run

Motor overheated

Reset motor; see Filter Pump Motor

 

 

 

 

 

Protector-Manual Reset Section

 

More detailed troubleshooting information is available in the Technical Manual, available at

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www.hennypenny.com, or 1-800-417-8405 or 1-937-456-8405.

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690 specifications

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