Problem
Oil will not heat (con-
tinued)
Oil heating too slow
Oil overheating
Oil foaming or boiling
over vat
Oil will not drain from vat
Oil leaking through drain
valve
Aug. 2012
Cause
HEATING OF SHORTENING SECTION (Continued)
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Drain valve open
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Faulty temperature probe
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Faulty gas valve
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Low gas pressure
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Wire(s) loose
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Burnt or charred wire
connection
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Programming wrong
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Faulty PC board
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Faulty temperature probe
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Faulty gas valve
OIL LEVEL SECTION
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Water in oil
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Improper or bad oil
Improper filtering
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Cold zone (bottom of vats) full
of crumbs
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Improper rinsing after cleaning
the fryer
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Drain valve clogged with
crumbs
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Faulty actuator
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Oil channel clogged
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Obstruction in drain
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Faulty drain valve
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Close drain valve
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Replace temerature probe
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Check gas valve
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Have gas pressure checked
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Tighten
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Replace wire and clean connections
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Check Temperature setting in the
program mode
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Replacecontrol board if heat
indicator stays on past ready
temperature
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Check probe calibration and
replace if temperature is off ± 5
degrees
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Check gas calve
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At end of a Cook Cycle, drain and
clean vat; add fresh oil
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Use recommended oil
Refer to the procedure on filtering
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the oil.
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Open valve. using cleaning brush,
force crumbs through drain valve
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Replace actuator
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Access the clean-out plug on the
sides of the unit (see Oil Channel
Clean-out Section)
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Remove obstruction
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Replace drain valve
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Model LVG-202, 203, 204
Correction