6.3Troubleshooting Fryers with Thermostat Controls

PROBLEM

Probable Causes

Corrective Action

 

 

A. Light pilot per instructions in

 

A. Pilot is not lit.

Chapter 3 of this manual.

 

 

 

 

B. Drain valve not fully closed.

B. Verify drain valve is fully closed.

 

 

 

 

 

C. Verify that unit is correctly

Burner does not

C. No electrical power to unit.

plugged in and that circuit breaker

light.

(Other than millivolt unints.)

is not tripped.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

D. Verify that the gas line

 

 

connections are properly

 

 

connected, that any cutoff valves

 

D. No gas being supplied to unit.

between the fryer and the gas

 

 

main are open, and that the main

 

 

gas cutoff valve is open.

 

 

 

Unit will not go into

Failed melt cycle switch.

Melt cycle switch or melt-cycle

melt cycle or stays in

melt cycle

 

circuit board must be replaced. Call

Defective melt cycle circuit board

FASC.

continuously.

 

 

Isolating the problem requires

Fryer never reaches

Failed thermostat or thermostat out of

additional troubleshooting beyond the

scope of operator troubleshooting.

frying temperature.

calibration.

Call FASC.

 

 

 

 

 

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