Henny Penny 500 Service Manual page 46

Remove the brass nuts (4) and washers (3), which secure the ends of the
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elements through the vat (frypot) wall, see
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Remove the heating elements from the vat (frypot) as a group by lifting the far
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end and sliding them up and out toward the rear of the vat (frypot).
NOTICE:
Install new heating elements with new rubber O-rings (2) mounted on terminal
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ends, and spreaders loosely mounter in the center of the stacked elements.
Replace the heating elements, terminal end first at approximately 45º angle,
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slipping the terminal ends through the front wall of the vat (frypot).
Replace the brass nuts (4) and washers (3) on the heating element terminals.
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Tighten the brass nuts to 30 foot lbs. of torque.
Move the element spreaders from the center of the element, into a position
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which will spread each element apart evenly on all four sides, and tighten.
Replace the thermostat bulb holder on the top element, and position the bulb
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between the top and second element midway from side to side, and tighten
screw which holds the bulb in place.
Reconnect the wires to the appropriate terminal as labeled when they were
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removed.
Replace the front control panel.
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Connect the power cord to the wall receptacle or close wall circuit breaker.
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C C A A U U T T I I O O N N ! !
Check the heating elements as described in Operator's Manual.
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Replace the shortening in the vat (frypot).
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Each electric fryer requires two switching contactors. One is the primary contactor and
the second in line is the heat contactor. When open, the primary contactor allows no
power to flow to the heat contactor. When closed, the primary contactor completes the
timer circuit and the high limit (heat) circuit. It also supplies power to the heat
contactor which is controlled by the thermostat.
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30.
Always install new rubber O-rings (2) when installing
heating elements.
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s s h h o o r r t t e e n n i i n n g g i i n n t t h h e e v v a a t t ( ( f f r r y y p p o o t t ) ) , , o o r r d d a a m m a a g g e e t t o o e e l l e e m m e e n n t t s s
c c o o u u l l d d r r e e s s u u l l t t . .
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p p o o w w e e r r s s w w i i t t c c h h t t o o o o f f f f a a n n d d d d i i s s c c o o n n n n e e c c t t m m a a i i n n c c i i r r c c u u i i t t b b r r e e a a k k e e r r , , o o r r
u u n n p p l l u u g g c c o o r r d d a a t t w w a a l l l l r r e e c c e e p p t t a a c c l l e e . .
Figure 2-7 Heating Element