TROUBLESHOOTING CHART (continued)
Flames come out top of flue. a. Excessive gas supply or pressure.
b. Collapsed burner radiants.
c. Exhaust problems.
a. Adjust pressure, change burner orifices
or install in-line regulator.
b. Replace radiants.
c. Install or adjust flue restrictors. If
problem persists, contact your HVAC
representative.
Flames come out front of fryer. a. Exhaust problems.
b. Radiants have slipped forward.
c. Flue blockage.
a. Install deflector to block down draft.
Install or adjust flue restrictors. If
problem persists, contact your HVAC
representative.
b. Reposition radiants.
c. Turn fryer and manual gas valve off. Let
flue cool and remove foreign objects.
Fryer has poor recovery or runs cold. a. Baskets overfilled.
b. Fryer vessel overfilled with oil.
c. Carbon coating on heat transfer tubes.
d. Radiant collapsed or out of position.
e. Faulty or erratic thermostat.
f. Low gas supply or pressure.
g. Thermostat bulb improperly placed.
a. Don’t over fill baskets.
b. Fill fryer up to “Fill Level” line or “Max
Level” line as oil expands when heated.
c. Boil-out fryer. See pages 9 & 10 -
Cleaning and boil-out.
d. Reposition or replace radiants.
e. Replace thermostat.
f. Verify if size of incoming gas line to fryer
and manifold gas pressure are adequate.
g. Adjust bulb position. See pages 11-12 –
thermostat bulb positioning.
Basket lift mechanism will not operate.
Fryer is making a lot of noise.
a. Connections are loose or electronic
timer is faulty.
b. Breaker has tripped.
c. Basket lift relay is faulty.
d. Actuator is defective.
a. Misadjusted air shutters on the burners.
a. Make sure connections are tight.
Replace timer if faulty.
b. Reset breaker located on power box in
rear of fryer. Citcuit breakers on newer
units can be found under the control
panel.
c. Replace relay.
d. Replace Actuator if 24VDC is present.
a. Loosen screw that holds the air shutter
on the burner. Move air shutter so the
screw is in the middle of the slot on the
shutter. Make all the shutters the same.
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