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Return to Cover MF90-110 "U" & "AU" CONFIGURATIONS CE ONLY Dean, a member of the Commercial Food Equipment Service Association, recommends using CFESA Certified Technicians. Price: $6.00 24-Hour Service Hotline 1-800-551-8633 819-5711 05-99...
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Please read all sections of this manual and retain for future reference. Installation, maintenance, and repairs should be performed by your Dean Factory Authorized Service Agency. WARNING! SAFE AND SATISFACTORY OPERATION OF YOUR EQUIPMENT DEPENDS ON ITS PROPER INSTALLATION. INSTALLATION MUST CONFORM TO LOCAL CODES, OR IN THE ABSENCE OF LOCAL CODES, WITH THE U.S.
1. PARTS ORDERING AND SERVICE INFORMATION 1.1 ORDERING PARTS: 1.2 SERVICE INFORMATION: Customers may order parts directly from their Call the Dean Service Hotline number on the local Authorized Parts Distributor. For this cover of this manual or 1-318-865-1711 for the address and phone number, contact your location of your nearest Maintenance &...
NOTE: If circuit breaker is triggered, depress 2.1 GENERAL: The MF-90 portable oil the reset button to activate the circuit filters may be used with a variety of Dean after the failure has been detected and fryers, as well as other manufacturers’ fixed.
3. INSTALLATION: 3.1 GENERAL: On initial installation and before each use, remove all loose parts from the filter, wash the filter pan and all accessories in hot, soapy water and dry WARNING! thoroughly. 3.2 ASSEMBLING THE FILTER: DO NOT RUN WATER THROUGH THE FILTERING SYSTEM.
Figure 4-1 shows the general to allow pan to preheat. layout of a generic MF90 Series Portable Filter System with major components d. Visually inspect the filter paper. identified.
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Dean Decathlon Fryer Power Switch pan also. g. Replace the filter support screen and place a new sheet of filter paper on top of the screen.
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filtering in order to melt any solid accumulated on top of the filter shortening in the pump lines. paper and discard. e. Open the fryer door and be sure that CAUTION the filter is in the proper position under the fryer drain valve extension. If using solid shortening, the return hose must be completely drained after filtering, or the shortening will solidify and plug the hose or...
5. CLEANING & MAINTENACE e. Dry all filter parts and filter pan 5.1 GENERAL: thoroughly before reassembling. Cleaning operations fall into three general Check all fittings at the rear of the categories: filter unit as any loose fittings will a. The continuing habit of clean-up every impair oil return.
6. TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE unseen oil from the concealed 6.1 OPERATING PROBLEMS: bottom port area. Plugged lines and plugged filter paper account for over 90% of malfunctions. The d. When filtering completed, troubleshooting flowcharts found later in this always disconnect the flexible line chapter can provide a step-by-step guide to and hang it up to drain.
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6.3 FILTER PUMP FAILS TO PUMP OIL? Filter pump fails to pump oil. If filter unit has a heater, turn heater ON and allow to heat for 20 minutes. Disconnect flexible oil return hose. Make sure it is cool before handling.
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RATE OF OIL RETURN TO FRYER SLOWS? Rate of oil return to fryer is slowing. Disasemble unit and wipe Is this Check for excess excess sediment out of the the first fryer being sediment build-up bottom of filter pan "sump", filtered during this filtering on filter paper.
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BLOCKAGE BETWEEN FILTER PAN AND FLEX HOSE VALVE? Blockage is suspected between filter pan bottom and flex hose disconnect. Disconnect oil line from filter pan to pump at the pump end. Turn pump ON and allow it to operate for a few seconds to ensure it does not run backwards.
When in doubt, contact your local Dean Factory Authorized Servicer, or contact the Technical Service Center at the address or telephone number on the cover of this book. Always give the model and serial numbers...
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7.1 PARTS LIST FOR MF90-AU/110 PORTABLE FILTER The MF90-AU/110 Portable Filter has a three position switch that is used to turn the pump motor on/off and change pump flow direction (suction or return to fry vessel). A check valve is used to prevent "back flow"...
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7.2 PARTS LIST FOR MF90-U/110 PORTABLE FILTER The MF90-U/110 Portable Filter has a two-position switch that is used to turn the pump motor on/off. The filter pump motor is a multi-voltage motor which is internally wired for the correct voltage when the unit is ordered from the factory.
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Dean Industries, 14501 South Broadway, Gardenia, California 90248 TEL 1-310-323-5000 FAX (Parts) 1-310-327-3343 FAX (Tech Support) 1-318-219-7135 SERVICE HOTLINE Price: $6.00 PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES 1-800-551-8633 819-5711 05-99...