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| A. To properly filter, the oil or | |
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| shortening should be at or near | |
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| 350°F (177°C). At temperatures | |
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| lower than this, the oil or | |
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| shortening becomes too thick to | |
| A. Cooking oil/shortening is too cold | pass through the filter medium | |
| easily, resulting in much slower | ||
| for filtering. | ||
| oil return and eventual | ||
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| overheating of the filter pump | |
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| motor. Ensure that the cooking | |
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| oil or shortening is at or near | |
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| frying temperature before | |
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| draining into filter pan. | |
| B. Improperly installed or prepared |
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| filter pan components. | B. Remove the oil from the filter pan | |
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| Test: Close the drain valve. | and replace the filter paper, | |
Pump starts, but no | ensuring that the filter paper | ||
Move the filter handle to the OFF | |||
support screen is in place under | |||
transfer takes place | position, pull the filter pan (and | ||
the paper. | |||
or the transfer is | Power Shower, if so equipped) | ||
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very slow. | from the unit. Move the filter | If this does not correct the | |
| handle to the ON position. | ||
| problem, the filter pan suction | ||
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| If a strong stream of air is being | tube is probably blocked. Remove | |
| the blockage using a thin, flexible | ||
| pumped out of the oil return port | ||
| wire. If unable to remove the | ||
| (or the Power Shower port), the | ||
| blockage, call FASC. | ||
| problem is with the filter pan | ||
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| components. |
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| C. Verify that filter connection | |
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| C. Improperly installed or prepared | condition. | |
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| filter pan components (cont.). | Replace the filter paper, ensuring | |
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| that the filter paper support screen | |
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| is properly positioned under the | |
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| paper. | |
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