CF SERIES GAS FRYERS

CHAPTER 6: OPERATOR TROUBLESHOOTING

6.2Troubleshooting Fryers with Solid State (Analog), Digital, or CM III.5 Controllers

PROBLEM

PROBABLE CAUSES

 

CORRECTIVE ACTION

 

 

A. Pilot not lit.

A. Light pilot per instructions in

 

 

 

Chapter 3 of this manual.

 

 

 

 

 

 

B. Drain valve open.

B. Verify that drain valve is fully

 

 

 

closed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

C. No electrical power to unit.

C. Verify that unit is plugged in and

 

 

 

that circuit breaker is not tripped.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

D. Verify that the gas line

Burner will not

 

 

connections are properly

 

 

connected, that any cutoff valves

 

light.

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.

 

 

 

E.

If available, substitute controller

 

 

 

 

known to be good for suspect

 

 

E. Failed controller.

 

controller. If fryer operates

 

 

 

 

normally, order replacement

 

 

 

 

controller from FASC.

Solid state (analog)

 

 

 

controller power and

 

If available, substitute controller

trouble lights on, but

 

heat light is not,

 

known to be good for suspect

 

 

Failed controller.

controller. If fryer operates

OR

 

 

normally, order replacement

CM III.5 display

 

controller from FASC.

 

 

 

shows

.

 

 

 

 

 

 

If available, substitute controller

 

 

 

known to be good for suspect

Unit stays in melt

Temperature probe or controller has

controller. If fryer operates

normally, order a replacement

cycle continuously.

failed.

controller. If substitution does not

 

 

 

 

 

 

resolve the problem, the most likely

 

 

 

cause is a failed temperature probe.

CM III.5 will not go

 

A. Disconnect unit from electrical

A. Temporary controller malfunction

 

power, wait at least one minute,

into programming

 

 

mode.

caused by voltage surge.

 

reconnect unit to the power

 

 

 

supply and turn controller on.

 

 

 

 

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Frymaster FMCF operation manual CF Series GAS Fryers Operator Troubleshooting, Problem Probable Causes Corrective Action

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