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