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| C. Blockage in filter pump. | C. Pump blockages are usually | |
| Test: Close the drain valve. Place the | caused by sediment | |
| the pump due to improperly sized | ||
| filter handle in the OFF position, | or installed filter pad and failure | |
| allow the pump to cool for at least 45 | to use the crumb screen. Use a | |
Continued from | minutes, and then press the reset | thin flexible wire to remove the | |
button on the pump motor. Pull the | blockage. If the blockage cannot | ||
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filter pan from the unit. Activate the | be removed, call FASC. | ||
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| pump. If the pump motor hums and | Ensure that filter pad is of the proper | |
| then stops, the pump is blocked. Also | ||
| if air or bubbling oil comes out of the | size and is installed properly, and that | |
| rear flush port, there is a blockage in | the crumb screen is used. | |
| the filter pan suction tube. |
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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 | |
Filter Pump starts, |
| the filter pump motor. | |
B. Improperly installed or prepared |
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but no transfer takes | filter pan components. | B. Remove the oil from the filter pan | |
place or the oil |
| and replace the filter pad, | |
return is very slow. | Test: Close the drain valve. | ensuring that the filter screen is in | |
| Move the filter handle to the OFF | place under the pad. | |
| position, pull the filter pan from | If this does not correct the | |
| 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 | |
| the problem is with the filter pan | blockage, call FASC. | |
| components. |
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