Henny Penny PFG-691 Technical Manual page 148

690 Only - Cleaning the Air Solenoid Valve
Objective
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Ensure that the air solenoid valve is operating properly by disassembling the solenoid, cleaning
and degreasing the components, then reassembling the valve. If this is plugged, remove the
plug.
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Why is this important? The air solenoid ensures that during the stir cycle, when the filter pump
motor turns on for just a few seconds on the initial heat up after the polish cycle for the day, the
pump only draws air into the pot and not any excess of oil that may still linger in the drain pan.
This makes sure that the fry pot oil level does not increase.
A
E
F
G
H
I
Figure 1.
Air intake
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B A Red Cap
B Plate
C Cover
C
D Coil
E Coil Spring
F Bonnet
D
G Spring
Retainer
H Plunger Spring
I Plunger
Figure 2.
Cleaning Procedure
(see figure 1)
1. Disconnect power from fryer
2. Remove right side panel of fryer
(air solenoid is next to the filter
pump)
3. Remove red cap
4. Pry edge of plate with a small
screwdriver and slide out of the
way.
5. Remove the cover and coil and set
aside
6. Remove the coil spring
7. Using an adjustable wrench,
remove the bonnet
8. Remove the spring retainer,
plunger spring, and plunger.
Clean and degrease these parts
along with the bonnet.
9. Install in reverse order making
sure the plunger slides freely up
and down in the valve. If parts are
damaged or excessively worn,
replace with a new air solenoid
valve.
10. Remove any plug in the air intake
at the base of the valve (figure 2).
Inspection 18
Rev. A