FRYER TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE
All service (repairs or part replacement) must be performed by a qualified Service Agency.
PROBLEM | CAUSE | REMEDY |
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Pilot | 1. Electrode of igniter out of position or | 1. Move electrode within 3/16” of |
pushbutton igniter, if | dirty/sooty electrode. | pilot burner tip. Clean the |
present, does not light |
| electrode. |
the pilot flame | 2. Loose spark wire; loose igniter nut. | 2. Check spark wire connection at |
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| the igniter nut and make sure |
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| the connection is tight. |
| 3. | 3. Replace igniter mechanism |
| spark. | (portion with pushbutton). |
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Pilot flame does not | 1. Dirty/sooty pilot burner. | 1. Clean the pilot burner. Perform |
stay lighted. |
| the Lighting Procedure. |
| 2. Low gas supply pressure [less than 6” | 2. Measure the gas supply pres- |
| W.C. for natural gas; (11” W.C. for pro- | sure. |
| pane) when all other | Contact your local gas supplier |
| ment is operating]. | to obtain adequate gas supply |
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| pressure. |
| 3. Pilot flame too small to heat the thermo- | 3. Adjust the pilot valve (part of |
| couple. | the gas control valve) to in- |
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| crease the flame size: Un- |
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| screw and retain the slotted |
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| threaded cover; turn the pilot |
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| valve adjustment screw two |
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| turns counterclockwise; |
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| reinstall the threaded cover. |
| 4. Pilot flame ‘wavering’ (being blown about | 4. Block or redirect the draft, to |
| by a draft). | keep the flame burning steadily. |
| 5. Improper thermocouple output voltage | 5. Replace the thermocouple. |
| (must be at least 10 millivolts, measured at |
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| the thermocouple junction block). |
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| 6. | 6. Check for, and repair, any dam- |
| the gas. | aged |
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| ing. [For model 14GSU fryer |
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| ONLY: Press the reset push- |
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| button on the |
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| stat control. Perform the Light- |
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| ing Procedure, to check wheth- |
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| er the pilot flame lights. If the |
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| pilot flame stays lit, the high- |
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| limit thermostat has failed and |
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| must be replaced. ] |
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