PROBLEM | PROBABLE CAUSES | CORRECTIVE ACTION |
Heating mode light |
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is ON with power |
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switch in OFF |
| If available, substitute a controller |
position. After |
| known to be working for the |
initial startup, fryer | Failed controller. | suspect controller. If the fryer |
continues to heat |
| functions correctly, order |
until trouble light |
| replacement from FASC. |
comes on. Frypot |
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temperature is |
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above 410F (210°C). |
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6.4Troubleshooting the Built-in Filtration System
PROBLEM | PROBABLE CAUSES | CORRECTIVE ACTION | |
| A. Thermal overload switch has | A. If the pump runs normally after | |
| resetting the thermal overload | ||
| tripped on an overheated motor. | switch, the pump was overheated. | |
| Test: If the pump stopped | Always filter with the cooking oil | |
| suddenly during the filtering | at or near frying temperature. | |
| process, especially if after several |
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| filtering cycles, the pump motor | Allow the pump motor to cool off | |
| has probably overheated. Place | for about ten minutes after | |
| the filter handle in the OFF | filtering two full frypots one after | |
| position, allow the pump to cool | the other. | |
| for at least 45 minutes, and then |
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Pump won’t start. | press the reset button on the pump | Check the filter paper between | |
motor. Attempt to activate the | filterings. Replace the paper if | ||
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OR | pump. | there is a large accumulation of | |
| sediment. | ||
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Pump stops during | B. Failed filter handle microswitch. |
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filtering. | Test: If this is a |
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| attempt to operate the pump using | B. If the switch is loose, tighten the | |
| a different handle. If the pump | nuts and bolts holding it in place, | |
| starts, the handle microswitch is | ||
| ensuring that when the handle is | ||
| either out of alignment or has | ||
| placed in the ON position, the | ||
| failed. | ||
| lever on the microswitch is | ||
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| When the handle is placed in the | pressed firmly against the switch. | |
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| ON position, the lever on the | If the switch has failed, call | |
| microswitch should be firmly | ||
| FASC. | ||
| pressed against the switch. If so, | ||
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| the switch has failed. If not, the |
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| switch is loose and/or misaligned. |
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