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PFC SERIES
COUNTERTOP 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 84201 Rev E (10/23)
© 2023 - 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 84201 Rev E (10/23) © 2023 - Perfect Fry Company...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
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Page 3: Thank You For Purchasing A Pfc 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. PFC SERIES INSTALLATION, OPERATION, MAINTENANCE... -
Page 5: Regulations & Recycling
Safety of Household and Similar Electrical Appliances Part 1. General Requirements EN60335-2-37 Safety of Household and Similar Electrical Appliances Part 2. Com- mercial Electric Deep Fat Fryers EN55014-1 Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) – Emissions & Immunity for EN55014-2 Light Industrial Environments PFC 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 PFC SERIES INSTALLATION, OPERATION, MAINTENANCE... -
Page 7: Installation
See the manufacturer’s label on your fryer for the electrical specifications. MODEL CYCLE PHASE PFC500 PFC730 PFC500 50/60 PFC730 50/60 PFC500 50/60 PFC730 PFC500 50/60 PFC730 PFC500 50/60 PFC730 PFC500 220/380 50/60 PFC730 PFC500 230/400 50/60 PFC730 PFC500 240/415 50/60 PFC730 PFC SERIES INSTALLATION, OPERATION, MAINTENANCE... -
Page 8: Prepare Countertop Area
Your PERFECT FRY weights 106 lbs (48 kg). Lift it carefully with your legs or with the help of another per- son and place it in its final location. 6. Ensure that blow-off caps on fire extinguisher nozzles are kept in place 7. Proceed to ASSEMBLY section. PFC SERIES INSTALLATION, OPERATION, MAINTENANCE... - Page 9 Air Filter Cage Front Panel Air Filter Cartridge Door Grease Filter Door Spring (2) Grease Filter Tray Extra Large Basket Basket Lift Oil Drainage Kit (Optional) Oil Vat Extra Large Basket Cover (Optional) Oil Spill Tray PFC SERIES INSTALLATION, OPERATION, MAINTENANCE...
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Page 10: Assembly
Note: magnet should be on right side 5. Install grease filter/grease filter tray into filter compartment by sliding along rails and towards back. 6. Fit air filter cage over air filter cartridge. Note: Make sure arrows are pointing up. PFC SERIES INSTALLATION, OPERATION, MAINTENANCE... - Page 11 9. Pour frying oil into vat. Fill to COLD level mark. Use commercial grade deep fryer cooking oil. DO NOT OVERFILL 10. Pour frying oil into vat. Fill to COLD level mark. Use commercial grade deep fryer cooking oil. DO NOT OVERFILL COLD PFC SERIES INSTALLATION, OPERATION, MAINTENANCE...
- Page 12 14. There is a circuit breaker located in the upper right corner on the back of the unit, this must be turned on for the unit to operate. PFC SERIES INSTALLATION, OPERATION, MAINTENANCE...
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Page 13: 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. PFC SERIES INSTALLATION, OPERATION, MAINTENANCE... - Page 14 Rinse with damp cloth and dry. 8. Clean countertop and external surfaces. 9. Ensure that blow-off caps on fire extinguisher nozzles are kept in place. 10. Re-install all parts. PFC SERIES INSTALLATION, OPERATION, MAINTENANCE...
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Page 15: 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 for more information. PFC SERIES INSTALLATION, OPERATION, MAINTENANCE... -
Page 16: Operating Instructions
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. PFC SERIES INSTALLATION, OPERATION, MAINTENANCE... -
Page 17: 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. PFC SERIES INSTALLATION, OPERATION, MAINTENANCE... - Page 18 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 PFC SERIES INSTALLATION, OPERATION, MAINTENANCE...
- Page 19 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 PFC SERIES INSTALLATION, OPERATION, MAINTENANCE...
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Page 20: Starting Up
From this screen you will be able to access your primary frying modes as well as the additional features of the Perfect Fry® unit. To begin heating the unit, Manual or Recipe frying must be selected. PFC SERIES INSTALLATION, OPERATION, MAINTENANCE... -
Page 21: Manual Mode Frying
Select TEMP to set the desired oil temperature setpoint. • The bottom red bar displays the heating progress toward the temperature setpoint. To view the current oil tem- perature, press the red bar. The current oil temperature will be displayed in yellow. PFC SERIES INSTALLATION, OPERATION, MAINTENANCE... - Page 22 The user is promted to unload the basket. 5. Once complete, REPEAT may be selected to initiate another frying cycle under the same conditions, or select CANCEL to return to the TIME & TEMP ENTRY screen. PFC SERIES INSTALLATION, OPERATION, MAINTENANCE...
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Page 23: Recipe Mode Frying
2. The SELECT GROUP screen is displayed. This screen lists all available groups. Select desired group. A Group is comprised of recipes with the same desired oil temperature. More information on editing of recipes & groups, may be found in the respective sections of this manual. PFC SERIES INSTALLATION, OPERATION, MAINTENANCE... - Page 24 Release the image in this area to assign the recipe. • Select & Assign: Press the product icon to highlight the tile. With the tile highlighted, select the Select A Recipe area to assign the recipe. PFC SERIES INSTALLATION, OPERATION, MAINTENANCE...
- Page 25 The product will automatically drain when the frying time has elapsed. 6. Once complete, REPEAT may be selected to initiate another frying cycle under the same conditions, or select CANCEL to return to the SELECT A RECIPE screen. PFC SERIES INSTALLATION, OPERATION, MAINTENANCE...
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Page 26: Canceling A Recipe
If the product has already been loaded into the fryer, the unit will drain the product before allowing a new item to be assigned. You cannot cancel a recipe while the basket lift is in motion. Once the basket lift and/or motor have finished their cur- rent motions the cancel key will become available again. PFC SERIES INSTALLATION, OPERATION, MAINTENANCE... -
Page 27: Standby Mode
Press the screen to initiate the system checks and return the user to the HOME screen. To monitor the progress of the cooling, select COOL DOWN from the Home screen. The control displays the actual oil temperature. PFC SERIES INSTALLATION, OPERATION, MAINTENANCE... -
Page 28: Edit A Recipe
The unit has several recipes pre-programmed from factory. These can be overwritten or one of the spaces labeled “Recipe #” can be used to create a new recipe. 4. Select the recipe you wish to edit. The control displays the RECIPE DETAILS menu. PFC SERIES INSTALLATION, OPERATION, MAINTENANCE... - Page 29 Shake @ 15s, 30s, 45s, 60s - Defines if basket will lift at respective time, to prevent product from clumping during frying process. “s” = seconds. • Unloads: 1-4 - Defines how many times unit will shake basket in unload position to fully dispense product. PFC SERIES INSTALLATION, OPERATION, MAINTENANCE...
- Page 30 6. Select the blue SAVE key in the bottom right of the screen to save the changes. 7. Select the BACK-ARROW key in the top left to return to the recipe library list. NOTE: If the BACK-ARROW is selected prior to saving, the changes will not be saved. PFC SERIES INSTALLATION, OPERATION, MAINTENANCE...
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Page 31: Edit Recipe Groups
2. Selecting EDITING. Then select the EDIT GROUP key. The control displays the GROUP LIBRARY screen. Groups that have yet to be defined are listed as “<name>”. Defined groups will list their title and the number of recipes assigned to them. PFC SERIES INSTALLATION, OPERATION, MAINTENANCE... - Page 32 6. Select the blue SAVE key in the bottom right of the screen to save the changes. 7. Select the BACK-ARROW key in the top left to return to the group library list. NOTE: If the BACK-ARROW is selected prior to saving, the changes will not be saved. PFC SERIES INSTALLATION, OPERATION, MAINTENANCE...
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Page 33: Settings
A user may clear the User Counters at any time in order to assist in data collection, such as hours run over a week, or serving counts on a particular product. Total Counters cannot be cleared by the user. This keeps an overall tally of the unit’s operational time and activities, similar to a car’s odometer. PFC SERIES INSTALLATION, OPERATION, MAINTENANCE... - Page 34 Recipes (.CSV) - Recipe and group settings for reading on a computer • System Cfg (.BIN) - System configuration for import to another PFC fryer • System Cfg (.CSV) - System configuration for reading on a computer • Motor History PFC SERIES INSTALLATION, OPERATION, MAINTENANCE...
- Page 35 Allows input of time and date for display and record logging purposes. SET PASSWORD • Allows for input of new “User” level password to be set by owner/operator for limited access to the Manual cooking and Editing menus. PFC SERIES INSTALLATION, OPERATION, MAINTENANCE...
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Page 36: Optional Perfect Filter
10. Store the Perfect Filter near fryer when not in use. Ensure all removable parts are washed, rinsed, sanitized, and al- lowed to air dry. Step 1 Step 2 PFC SERIES INSTALLATION, OPERATION, MAINTENANCE... - Page 37 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 PFC SERIES INSTALLATION, OPERATION, MAINTENANCE...
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Page 38: Maintenance
1. Press and hold the area shown in the following image until the unit beeps (approximately 5 seconds). 2. If the issue is still not resolved, call Perfect Fry technical service at 1-802-864-0183, option 4 for additional assistance. PFC SERIES INSTALLATION, OPERATION, MAINTENANCE... -
Page 39: Troubleshooting Main Fan
Basket Motor Inrush High Check that basket is installed cor- If occurring with product, ensure rectly. product in not in excess of recom- mend load weight. PFC SERIES INSTALLATION, OPERATION, MAINTENANCE... -
Page 40: Troubleshooting Other
Call for service (>482°F). Probe Wiring Error (Critical) Temperature probe feedback is er- Call for service roneous (Critical) Oil Too Hot Probe is registering oil temperature Allow unit to cool prior to attempting over 437°F operation. PFC SERIES INSTALLATION, OPERATION, MAINTENANCE... -
Page 41: 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. PFC SERIES INSTALLATION, OPERATION, MAINTENANCE... - Page 42 Date ____________ I & M by ____________________ Date __________ I & M by _____________________ Date ____________ I & M by ____________________ Date __________ I & M by _____________________ Date ____________ I & M by ____________________ PFC SERIES INSTALLATION, OPERATION, MAINTENANCE...
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Page 43: 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) PFC SERIES INSTALLATION, OPERATION, MAINTENANCE... -
Page 44: 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. PFC SERIES INSTALLATION, OPERATION, MAINTENANCE... - Page 45 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. PFC SERIES INSTALLATION, OPERATION, MAINTENANCE...
- Page 46 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.