Anetsberger Brothers 14VFS warranty FRYER TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE Continued, Main burners do not

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FRYER TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE (Continued)

PROBLEM

CAUSE

REMEDY

 

 

 

Main burners do not

5. Gas control valve has failed.

5. Replace the gas control valve.

ignite. (Continued)

 

 

 

 

 

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 6W.C.

1. Measure the gas supply pres-

not reach the desired

for natural gas (11W.C. for propane)

sure.

temperature for frying.

when all other gas-powered equipment is

Contact your local gas supplier

 

operating], causing reduced heat from main

to obtain adequate gas supply

 

burners.

volume and pressure.

 

2. Low gas manifold pressure [less than 3½

2. Measure the gas pressure at

 

W.C.for natural gas (10W.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 screw-

 

 

driver to turn the regulator

 

 

adjustment screw (clockwise to

 

 

increase; counterclockwise to

 

 

decrease) to reset the pressure

 

 

adjustment. [c] Reinstall, and

 

 

tighten the Regulator Adjust-

 

 

ment 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 the 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-

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Anetsberger Brothers 14VFS warranty FRYER TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE Continued, Main burners do not