Frymaster FMCF Troubleshooting Fryers with Thermostat Controls, Burner does not, continuously

CF SERIES GAS FRYERS

CHAPTER 6: OPERATOR TROUBLESHOOTING

6.3 Troubleshooting Fryers with Thermostat Controls

PROBLEM	Probable Causes	Corrective Action
	A. Pilot is not lit.	A. Light pilot per instructions in
		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
		is not tripped.
light.		D. Verify that the gas line
		connections are properly
	D. No gas being supplied to unit.	connected, that any cutoff valves
		between the fryer and the gas
		main are open, and that the main
		gas cutoff valve is open.
6.4 Troubleshooting the Built-In Filtration System

PROBLEM	PROBABLE CAUSES	CORRECTIVE ACTION
Unit will not go into
melt cycle or stays in	Failed melt cycle switch.	Melt cycle switch must be replaced.
melt cycle		Call FASC.
continuously.
		Isolating the problem requires
Fryer never reaches	Failed thermostat or thermostat out of	additional troubleshooting beyond the
frying temperature.	calibration.	scope of operator troubleshooting.
		Call FASC.
		A. If the pump runs normally after
	A. Thermal overload switch has	resetting the thermal overload
		switch, the pump was overheated.
	tripped on an overheated motor.
Pump won’t start.	Test: If the pump stopped	Always filter with the cooking
		oil/shortening at or near frying
	suddenly during the filtering
		temperature.
OR	process, especially if after several
	filtering cycles, the pump motor	Allow the pump motor to cool off
Pump stops during	has probably overheated. Place
		for about 10 minutes after
	the filter handle in the OFF
filtering.		filtering two full frypots one after
	position, allow the pump to cool
		the other.
	for at least 45 minutes, and then
	press the reset button on the pump	Check the filter paper after each
	motor. Attempt to activate the
		frypot is filtered. Replace the
	pump.
		paper if there is a large
		accumulation of sediment.

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