Henny Penny OEA/OGA-341 Technical Manual page 7

1-3. TROUBLESHOOTING(Continued)
PROBLEM
Heating of
shortening too
slow
Shortening
overheating
Foaming or boiling
over of shortening
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CAUSE
• Low or improper
voltage (elec. unit)
• Weak or burnt out
elements (elec. unit)
• Wire(s) loose
• Burnt or charred
wire connection
• Faulty contactor
• Supply line too small • Increase supply line size; refer to
- low gas volume (gas
unit)
• Improper ventilation
• Temperature probe
needs calibrated
• Mercury contactor
stuck closed
• Bad control board
• Water in shortening
• Improper or bad
shortening
• Improper filtering
• Improper rinsing after • Clean and rinse the frypot; then dry
cleaning the fryer
Model OFE/OFG/OEA/OGA-341, 342
CORRECTION
• Use a meter and check the receptacle
voltage against the data plate
• Check heating elements per Heating
Elements Section
• Tighten
• Replace wire and clean connectors
• Check contactor per Heating Contactors
Section
Installation Section of Operator's Manual
• Refer to Installation Section of Operator's
Manual
• Calibrate temperature probe if ± 10° off;
if more than ± 10° off, replace temperature
probe
• Check mercury contactor for not opening;
replace if necessary (elec. unit)
• Replace control board if heat indicator stays
on past ready temperature
• At end of cook cycle, drain shortening and
clean
• Use recommended shortening
• Refer to the Filtering the Shortening
Section in Operator's Manual
thoroughly
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