PROBLEM | PROBABLE CAUSES | CORRECTIVE ACTION | |
| C. Pump blockage. | C. Pump blockages are usually | |
| Test: Close the drain valve. Place | caused by sediment | |
| the pump due to improperly sized | ||
| the filter handle in the OFF | or installed filter paper and failure | |
(Continued from | position, allow the pump to cool | to use the crumb screen. Call | |
for at least 45 minutes, and then | FASC to have blockage cleared. | ||
previous page.) | |||
press the reset button on the pump |
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| Ensure that filter paper is of the | ||
| motor. Pull the filter pan from the | ||
| unit and then activate the pump. | proper size and is installed | |
| If the pump motor hums and then | properly, and that the crumb | |
| stops, the pump is blocked. | screen is used. | |
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| A. To properly filter, the oil should | |
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| be at or near 350°F (177°C). At | |
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| temperatures lower than this, the | |
| A. Cooking oil is too cold for | oil becomes too thick to pass | |
| filtering. | through the filter medium easily, | |
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| resulting in much slower oil | |
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| return and eventual overheating of | |
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| the filter pump motor. | |
| B. Improperly installed or prepared |
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Pump starts, but no | filter pan components. | B. Remove the oil from the filter pan | |
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transfer takes place | Test: Close the drain valve. | ||
and replace the filter paper, | |||
or the transfer is | |||
Move the filter handle to the OFF | ensuring that the filter screen is in | ||
very slow. | |||
position, pull the filter pan (and | place under the paper. | ||
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| Power Shower, if so equipped) | C. If this does not correct the | |
| from the unit. Move the filter | ||
| handle to the ON position. | problem, the filter suction tube is | |
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| probably blocked. Remove the | |
| If a strong stream of air is being | blockage using a thin, flexible | |
| pumped out of the oil return port | wire. If unable to remove the | |
| (or the Power Shower port), the | blockage, call FASC. | |
| problem is with the filter pan |
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| components. |
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| A. Plugged openings or solidified |
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| shortening in the Power Shower. |
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| Test: Look for oil squirting out | A. Clean the Power Shower per | |
Power Shower is not | instructions in Chapter 5 of this | ||
around the Power Shower gasket | |||
manual. | |||
spraying properly. | but not coming out of the holes | ||
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| around the frame. If so, Power |
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| Shower is obstructed. |
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| B. Missing/worn | B. Verify that | |
| on Power Shower. | present and in good condition. |