Frymaster 45, 35 manual stop screw locking nut setscrew

1.4.2 Replacing the Operating Thermostat in Units with Thermostat Control Panels

1.Disconnect the fryer from the electrical power supply. Turn off the gas and disconnect the fryer.

2.Drain the frypot.

3.Loosen the setscrew securing the thermostat knob and remove the knob. Remove the screws from the upper left and right corners of the control panel. The control panel hinges at the bottom and will swing open from the top.

4.Disconnect the 9-pin wiring harness and remove the control panel from the fryer by disengaging its tabs from the hinge slots in the mounting frame.

5.Loosen the setscrews securing the flexible shaft to the thermostat shaft. Slip the flexible shaft off the thermostat shaft.

6.Remove the flexible shaft guide by removing the two sheet metal screws securing it to the upper frame.

7.Disconnect the thermostat leads from pin 14 in the 20-pin terminal block and from the gas valve terminal.

NOTE: If the fryer has a melt cycle, the thermostat leads connect to the PC board rather than to the terminal block and gas valve. Disconnect the leads from the PC board if this is the case.

8.Unscrew the thermostat from the frypot and remove it.

9.Apply Loctite™ PST56765 thread sealant or equivalent to the threads of the replacement thermostat.

10.Reverse Steps 1-8 to install the replacement thermostat.

CAUTION

The thermostat flexible shaft must not be rotated while installing the thermostat shaft extension!

Do not rotate the flexible shaft more than two turns in either direction. Doing so will cause damage to the thermostat.

stop screw

locking nut

setscrew

Loosen these setscrews and slip the flexible shaft off of the thermostat shaft.

1.4.3 Replacing the Operating Thermostat in Units with Thermostat Access Doors

1.Disconnect the fryer from the electrical power supply. Turn off the gas and disconnect the fryer.

2.Drain the frypot.

3.Use an allen wrench to loosen the setscrew at the side of the thermostat knob. Remove the knob.

4.Remove the two setscrews on both sides of the thermostat shaft and remove the dial plate.

5.Disconnect the thermostat wires from the gas valve.

6.Use a slotted socket to unscrew the thermostat from the frypot.

7.Apply Loctite™ PST56765 thread sealant or equivalent to the threads of the replacement thermostat.

8.Reverse Steps 1-7 to install the replacement thermostat.

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