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PERFECT FRY COMPANY PFA Series Manual

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PFA SERIES
FULLY AUTOMATIC FRYERS
INSTALLATION - INSPECTION - MAINTENANCE
Be sure ALL operators read, understand and have access to this manual at all times.
PERFECT FRY
www.perfectfry.com
42 Allen Martin Drive, Essex Junction, Vermont 05452 USA Telephone: (802) 658-6600 Fax: (802) 864-0183
PN 83497 Rev B (10/20)
© 2020 - Perfect Fry Company

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  • Page 1 Be sure ALL operators read, understand and have access to this manual at all times. PERFECT FRY www.perfectfry.com 42 Allen Martin Drive, Essex Junction, Vermont 05452 USA Telephone: (802) 658-6600 Fax: (802) 864-0183 PN 83497 Rev B (10/20) © 2020 - Perfect Fry Company...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Option Changes...................................43 Customizing Presets................................44 Customizing Presets on the Front Label ..........................45 HELP System Error Conditions..............................46 Troubleshooting Table .................................49 PFS AUTOMATIC EXTINGUISHER ....................51 DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY ....................53 ORIGINAL STANDARD EQUIPMENT LIMITED WARRANTY US & Canada..................................54 International Units................................56 PFA SERIES INSTALLATION, OPERATION, MAINTENANCE...

  • Page 3: Thank You For Purchasing A Pfa Automatic Fryer From Perfect Fry

    • Take comfort in knowing that the management and staff at Perfect Fry Company are dedicated to ensure that you, the owner and operator of a Perfect Fry unit, receive a top quality product that is thoroughly inspected and tested prior to shipment.

  • Page 4: Owner's Responsibilities

    Ensure that a proper surface is provided for the Perfect Fry unit to sit on. • Ensure that proper clearances are kept. • Operate and store the Perfect Fry unit above 32°F (0°C). • Return the Perfect Fry unit for recycling when it reaches end of life. PFA SERIES INSTALLATION, OPERATION, MAINTENANCE...

  • Page 5: Regulations & Recycling

    They will prepare and deliver the fryer for recycling to Electronic the WEEE collection system in your country. Most of the fryer’s materials Equipment) can be recycled. 2002/96/EC DO NOT DISPOSE OF THE FRYER IN MUNICIPAL WASTE! PFA SERIES INSTALLATION, OPERATION, MAINTENANCE...

  • Page 6: Safety First

    DISCONNECT THE POWER SOURCE BEFORE SERVICING THE FRYER. There is no need to unplug your Perfect Fry unit for normal cleaning or maintenance. STORAGE: • Do not store your fryer below 32°F (0°C) • Intended for indoor use only PFA SERIES INSTALLATION, OPERATION, MAINTENANCE...

  • Page 7: Installation

    This Fryer must be properly Connected to a 400/230/3Ø grounded dededicated 400 VAC three phase 5700 PFA 570* Wye (4 wire) circuit according to local installation standards and codes International only, not available in US or Canada. PFA SERIES INSTALLATION, OPERATION, MAINTENANCE...

  • Page 8: Electrical Power Supply (International Models)

    Disconnect the fryer from the electrical supply before attempting the installation of any Perfect Fry heat lamp. The heat lamp is for use only on Perfect Fry equipment equipped and marked with a heat lamp out- let. A FRONT PANEL MOUNT SWITCH CONTROLS THE POWER TO THE HEAT LAMP. PFA SERIES INSTALLATION, OPERATION, MAINTENANCE...

  • Page 9: Prepare Countertop Area

    0” on top UNPACK 1. Cut straps on shipping box. 2. Remove box top and body 3. Remove outer plastic wrapping and keep box along with foam corners and sides 4. Remove all foam stuffing and parts PFA SERIES INSTALLATION, OPERATION, MAINTENANCE...
  • Page 10 Leg (x4) Front Panel Shovel Drawer Cover Drawer Sleeve Drawer Ramp Heat Lamp (optional) Basket Ramp Basket Ramp Spring (x2) Receiving Tray (not included) 4” high full size pan recommended) Heat Lamp Cordset (not shown) PFA SERIES INSTALLATION, OPERATION, MAINTENANCE...
  • Page 11 PFA SERIES INSTALLATION, OPERATION, MAINTENANCE...
  • Page 12 Your PERFECT FRY weights 110 lbs (50 kg). Lift it carefully with your legs or with the help of another per- son and place it in its final location. 8. Ensure that blow-off caps on fire extinguisher nozzles are kept in place 9. Proceed to ASSEMBLY section on the following page. PFA SERIES INSTALLATION, OPERATION, MAINTENANCE...

  • Page 13: Assembly

    Note: magnet should be on right side 3. Install grease filter/grease filter tray into filter compartment by sliding along rails and towards back. 4. Fit air filter cage over air filter cartridge. Note: Make sure arrows are pointing up. PFA SERIES INSTALLATION, OPERATION, MAINTENANCE...
  • Page 14 Note: “^” grooves on bottom of heater module should fit onto back of vat 8. Pour frying oil into vat. Fill to COLD level mark. Use commercial grade deep fryer cooking oil. DO NOT OVERFILL COLD PFA SERIES INSTALLATION, OPERATION, MAINTENANCE...
  • Page 15 9. Slide heater module/vat into cooking compart- ment and push in all the way. Ensure electri- cal connection is complete with firm push on heater module. 10. Install basket a. Tilt basket bottom forward and maneuver rod past cabinet flanges PFA SERIES INSTALLATION, OPERATION, MAINTENANCE...
  • Page 16 Install rod into pivot slot – left side c. Install rod into motor coupler – right side 11. Install front panel using lift off hinges and close front panel. Turn latches ¼ turn clockwise and press down. PFA SERIES INSTALLATION, OPERATION, MAINTENANCE...
  • Page 17 13. Install heat lamp. Connect cordset to connectors on left side of heat lamp and back of fryer (acces- sory outlet 1). 14. Install drawer cover NOTE: Tabs on inside of cover should fit into slots on sides of drawer sleeve PFA SERIES INSTALLATION, OPERATION, MAINTENANCE...
  • Page 18 18. Close and lock the front panel by turning latches ¼ turn clockwise and pressing down. Plug in fryer and press . The fryer will now begin heating. In a few minutes, you will be ready to start cook- ing! PFA SERIES INSTALLATION, OPERATION, MAINTENANCE...

  • Page 19: Cooking

    Load Food Load Food Load Food Load Food Select Time Press PRESET Press PRESET Press START Press PRESET MANUAL MODE 1. Open drawer lid. 2. Fill drawer. 3. Close drawer lid. 4. Enter Time/Press Start. PFA SERIES INSTALLATION, OPERATION, MAINTENANCE...

  • Page 20: Cleaning

    Do not wash air filter cartridge. 3. Remove grease filter tray from cabinet. Remove grease filter from tray and drain any oil that has accumulated. Wash both parts in soap and hot water. Rinse well in hot water and dry. PFA SERIES INSTALLATION, OPERATION, MAINTENANCE...
  • Page 21 CAUTION Do not spray female connector. 9. Clean countertop and external surfaces. Plug holder 10. Ensure that blow-off caps on fire extinguisher nozzles are kept in place. 11. Re-install all parts. Plug cover PFA SERIES INSTALLATION, OPERATION, MAINTENANCE...

  • Page 22: Periodic Maintenance

    NFPA 17A. It is important that a maintenance program is set up with a local fire service company to ensure that local jurisdictional codes are being met. Please refer to PFS Automatic Extinguisher section of this manual for more information. PFA SERIES INSTALLATION, OPERATION, MAINTENANCE...

  • Page 23: Tips On Deep Frying

    DO NOT THAW FROZEN FOOD! Frozen foods only should be put directly into the fryer in order to minimize mois- ture. • Can I Refreeze Frozen Foods? NO, do not refreeze frozen foods. Foods that are refrozen can absorb more oil, which will result in a dry, brittle and tasteless product. PFA SERIES INSTALLATION, OPERATION, MAINTENANCE...

  • Page 24: Oil Facts

    Maintain oil level in vat, check to ensure it is at the hot line often. • The oil is dead when foaming appears continuously on the oil surface Your oil, product taste, and customers depend on you. PFA SERIES INSTALLATION, OPERATION, MAINTENANCE...
  • Page 25 Frozen food is being allowed to thaw before frying. • Oil is in the advanced stages of breakdown, replace immediately. • Oil temperature is too low, check temperature. • Product has too much breading or batter, remove excess PFA SERIES INSTALLATION, OPERATION, MAINTENANCE...
  • Page 26 Rinse with water vinegar solution. • Also, see section; HOW HOT IS TOO HOT? Statements used in OIL FACTS section are taken from: • NAFEM Food Service Industry • Canola Research Foundation • Sysco Oil Publication PFA SERIES INSTALLATION, OPERATION, MAINTENANCE...

  • Page 27: Operating Instructions

    • 0 to 9 Table 1 Preset Mode Functionality Manual Preset Preset RapidFry™ Feature Mode Mode Locked Mode Mode Manually enter cook time Automatically enters preset time Automatically enters preset time Eliminates need to use keypad PFA SERIES INSTALLATION, OPERATION, MAINTENANCE...

  • Page 28: Manual Mode

    9) Food drains (time adjustable) 10) Fryer “beeps” to let you know LOADING that food is cooked 11) Fryer dumps food into warming tray 5) Serve food from warming tray 12) COOKING cycle is complete COOKING MANUAL 0:00 350ºF PFA SERIES INSTALLATION, OPERATION, MAINTENANCE...

  • Page 29: Preset Mode

    10) Fryer “beeps” to let you know that food is cooked OPEN LID/LOAD FOOD 11) Fryer dumps food into warming tray 12) COOKING cycle is complete 13) Fryer returns to READY mode 14) Fryer returns to MANUAL mode PFA SERIES INSTALLATION, OPERATION, MAINTENANCE...
  • Page 30 10) Fryer “beeps” to let you know OPEN LID/LOAD FOOD that food is cooked 11) Fryer dumps food into warming tray 12) COOKING cycle is complete Note: Still in PRESET mode PFA SERIES INSTALLATION, OPERATION, MAINTENANCE...
  • Page 31 Still in RAPIDFRY mode and COOKING RAPIDFRY 3:00 preset used for RAPIDFRY a new cook cycle time for 350ºF existing preset. The existing 9) Press 1 (for example) preset remains until it is can- celled and changed. FRENCH FRIES PFA SERIES INSTALLATION, OPERATION, MAINTENANCE...
  • Page 32 RAPIDFRY™ 2GO works with all the different preset modes and behaves according to the mode. Example: for RAPIDFRYTM mode, simply opening and closing the drawer lid will display the time and status for a preloaded cooking cycle PFA SERIES INSTALLATION, OPERATION, MAINTENANCE...
  • Page 33 RAPIDFRY™ mode, simply opening and closing the drawer lid will display the time and status for a preloaded cooking cycle. THE COMBINATION OF BOTH LOADS SHOULD NOT BE GREATER THAN A DRAWER FULL. ONE DRAWER FULL IS EXACTLY HOW MUCH THE BASKET CAN ACCEPT. PFA SERIES INSTALLATION, OPERATION, MAINTENANCE...

  • Page 34: Open Drawer Lid - Paused Cook Cycle

    3) Brief pause, basket lowers into COOKING MANUAL 1:24 cooking cycle 350ºF 4) Drawer completes loading product 5) COOKING cycle begins 6) Fryer counts down time remaining DO NOT OPEN DRAWER LID OR FRONT PANEL WHEN PRODUCT IS LOADING PFA SERIES INSTALLATION, OPERATION, MAINTENANCE...

  • Page 35: Shutting Down

    6) LCD backlighting goes off DO NOT UNPLUG FRYER 7) Temperature decreases to 122 ºF (50ºC) Fans must remain ON during 8) Fans stop COOLDOWN mode 9) LCD goes blank 10) Your Perfect Fry unit is off PFA SERIES INSTALLATION, OPERATION, MAINTENANCE...

  • Page 36: User Defined Options

    • Acts like an “enter” key • Moves menu selection up • Toggles character selection up in making preset names RIGHT ARROW KEY • Moves menu selection down • Toggles character selection down in making preset names PFA SERIES INSTALLATION, OPERATION, MAINTENANCE...

  • Page 37: Cts Tm

    Some experimenting with the range of 1 to 9 may be required to achieve optimum quality. A value of 5 is a good place to start and is the default. • A setting of 0 means no CTS whatsoever. PFA SERIES INSTALLATION, OPERATION, MAINTENANCE...
  • Page 38 Choose between ºC (Celsius) and ºF (Fahrenheit) ► DRAIN TIME • Time a basket of cooked food sits out of the oil before finishing the cook cycle • Choose between 0 and 30 seconds • Default is 15 seconds PFA SERIES INSTALLATION, OPERATION, MAINTENANCE...
  • Page 39 Time elapsed after cook cycle is finished • Allows operator to monitor time since product has finished cooking • “Beeps” and flashes hold time elapsed on LCD • Choose between 0 and 99 minutes • Default is 0 (disabled) PFA SERIES INSTALLATION, OPERATION, MAINTENANCE...
  • Page 40 1 (15 soconds in) Drain position 1 (45 soconds in) ► MANUAL DRAWER • When , will allow drawer to load during cook cycle simply by pressing START • When , will disable RAPIDFRY • Default is PFA SERIES INSTALLATION, OPERATION, MAINTENANCE...
  • Page 41 START TO SELECT FRENCH FRIES • Preset Name ► CTS DUAL LOAD TIME 0:00 • Cook Time Sensitivity <MORE > ► FTS START TO SELECT • Food Type Sensitivity ► DUAL LOAD TIME • Dual Load Time PFA SERIES INSTALLATION, OPERATION, MAINTENANCE...
  • Page 42 Accumulated cook cycle time in hours, cannot be reset COOK TIME NO CYCLES ► NUMBER OF CYCLES ON TIME • Accumulated number of cook cycles, cannot be reset ► ON TIME START TO SELECT • Accumulated on time in hours, cannot be reset PFA SERIES INSTALLATION, OPERATION, MAINTENANCE...

  • Page 43: Option Changes

    START 275ºF KEY VOLUME LCD CONTRAST <MORE > <MORE > START TO SELECT START TO SELECT Note: All OPERATION OPTIONS menu items can be customized by following this basic procedure (some use the arrow keys). PFA SERIES INSTALLATION, OPERATION, MAINTENANCE...

  • Page 44: Customizing Presets

    15) QUICK FRIES now appears COOKING PRESET QUICK FRIES 0:55 on bottom left of LCD during TIME: 0:55 PRESET models TEMPERATURE: 350ºF NAME: QUICK FRIES NOTE: maximum 20 characters <MORE > QUICK FRIES START TO SELECT PFA SERIES INSTALLATION, OPERATION, MAINTENANCE...

  • Page 45: Customizing Presets On The Front Label

    3. Apply labels to preset slider in proper preset box (up to 9 labels corresponding to 9 programmed presets may be used on preset slider). 4. Install preset slider under preset menu label by starting from bottom. Preset Label Menu Preset Slider Front Preset Slider Back Preset Labels PFA SERIES INSTALLATION, OPERATION, MAINTENANCE...

  • Page 46: Help

    Check to see the electrical con- nection between heater module and connector is made at inside back of fryer compartment • Clean the male and female ter- minals on connector with rubbing alcohol and cotton swab PFA SERIES INSTALLATION, OPERATION, MAINTENANCE...
  • Page 47 OPEN LID/LOAD FOOD • Cooking oil has overheated. • Press ▼and ▲ keys together and release to reset • Is it possible the heater module was submerged in water? If so, call 802-658-6600. PFA SERIES INSTALLATION, OPERATION, MAINTENANCE...
  • Page 48 Basket motor has been ob- *** SYSTEM ERROR *** HEATING structed PLEASE CHECK ºF BASKET MOTOR • Check for cause of obstruction before returning fryer to normal OPEN LID/LOAD FOOD • Correct cause of obstruction PFA SERIES INSTALLATION, OPERATION, MAINTENANCE...

  • Page 49: Troubleshooting Table

    1. Replace the cooking oil 2. Moisture 2. Too much moisture or ice crystals Excessive foaming 1. Soap residue 1. Rinse parts with vinegar solution 2. Oil has “broken down” 2. Replace the cooking oil PFA SERIES INSTALLATION, OPERATION, MAINTENANCE...
  • Page 50 1. Too much food was inserted 1. Do not overfill the drawer 2. Front panel is not closed properly 2. Close front panel fully and latch closed 3. Drawer shovel was not installed correctly 3. Install drawer shovel properly PFA SERIES INSTALLATION, OPERATION, MAINTENANCE...

  • Page 51: Pfs Automatic Extinguisher

    Remove the blow-off caps (83108) from the de-energize. nozzles to ensure that they are free of grease build- up and inspect them for deterioration. Replace them as necessary. PFA SERIES INSTALLATION, OPERATION, MAINTENANCE...
  • Page 52 Date ____________ I & M by ____________________ Date __________ I & M by _____________________ Date ____________ I & M by ____________________ Date __________ I & M by _____________________ Date ____________ I & M by ____________________ PFA SERIES INSTALLATION, OPERATION, MAINTENANCE...

  • Page 53: Declaration Of Conformity

    _____________________________________________________ I, the undersigned, hereby declare that the equipment specified above conforms to the above Directive(s) and Standard(s) Place: Perfect Fry Company _____________________________________ (Signature) Essex Junction, VT, USA _____________________________________ (Full Name) Date: ___/___/___ _____________________________________ (Position) PFA SERIES INSTALLATION, OPERATION, MAINTENANCE...

  • Page 54: Original Standard Equipment Limited Warranty

    Make sure that the appliance has the correct voltage. If a failure is due to incorrect or erratic voltage, these damages are not covered under the warranty. • Do not materially alter or modify the appliance. • Do not obliterate, remove or alter the serial number rating plate. PFA SERIES INSTALLATION, OPERATION, MAINTENANCE...
  • Page 55 If there are questions about this procedure, write the National Service Manager, Perfect Fry, 42 Allen Martin Drive, Essex Junction, VT 05452. USA This warranty gives you certain specific legal rights; you may have other rights which vary from state to state. PFA SERIES INSTALLATION, OPERATION, MAINTENANCE...

  • Page 56: International Units

    TERMS OF WARRANTY 1. Perfect Fry Company LLC warrants this fryer to be free from defects in materials and workmanship and will repair or replace it at Perfect Fry Company LLC’s option for a period of one year after purchase providing the purchaser follows the manufacturer’s recommended procedures for operation and maintenance contained in this manual.

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