Anetsberger Brothers 14GS 14GU FRYER TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE Continued, Problem, Cause, Remedy

FRYER TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE (Continued)

PROBLEM	CAUSE	REMEDY
Main burners do not	1. Thermostat has failed.	1. Turn the thermostat control
stop burning.		knob to OFF. If the burners
		do not quit burning, the ther-
		mostat has failed and must
		be replaced.
	2. Gas control valve has failed.	2. Turn the gas control valve knob
		to OFF. If the burners do not
		quit burning, the gas control
		valve has failed and must be
		replaced.
Liquid shortening does	1. Low gas supply pressure [less than 6”	1. Measure the gas supply pres-
not reach the desired	W.C. for natural gas; (11” W.C. for pro-	sure.
temperature for frying.	pane) when all other gas-powered equip-	Contact your local gas supplier
	ment is operating], causing reduced heat	to obtain adequate gas supply
	from main burners.	pressure.
	2. Low gas manifold pressure [less than 3½ ”	2. Measure the gas pressure at
	W.C. for natural gas; (10” W.C. for pro-	the fryer’s manifold pressure
	pane).	tap. Adjust the manifold pres-
		sure (see Figure 6), as neces-
		sary: [a] Unscrew (and re-
		tain) the threaded Main Burner
		Regulator Adjustment Cover. [b]
		Use a flat-blade screwdriver to
		turn the regulator adjustment
		screw (clockwise to increase;
		counterclockwise to decrease)
		to reset the pressure adjust-
		ment. [c] Reinstall, and tighten,
		the Regulator Adjustment
		Cover, when finished.
	3. Loose knob on thermostat; or thermostat	3. Stir the shortening to mix the
	requires calibration (temperature setting	hot shortening with some from
	differs by about 10°F from measured	the lower ‘cool zone’ and allow
	shortening temperature).	it to sit for 5 minutes. Turn the
		thermostat knob until it ‘clicks’
		on (causing the main burners to
		flame); note the setting where
		this occurs. Turn the thermo-
		stat knob until it ‘clicks’ off
		(causing the main burners to go
		out); note the setting where this
		occurs. Repeat this tempera-
		ture ‘click points’ step at least
		three times to ensure that

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