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User Manual
Operating Instructions
LIGHTING INSTRUCTIONS
CAUTION:
If you smell gas during the lighting procedure, immediately shut off the gas supply until the leak has
been corrected.
Open the burner compartment door and do the following:
FILLING THE FRY POT
1 . Close drain valve completely before filling the fry pot.
2 . When the fryer is new, fill the fry pot with water and clean thoroughly (see “Weekly Cleaning” on
pg. 11) in order to remove protective coatings and any foreign matter.
3 . The recommended solid shortening capacity for the fry pot (35 lbs. or 55 lbs.) is described on the
serial plate (which is located inside the front door).
4 . Remove the basket support frame when filling the fry pot with solid shortening.
5 . When solid shortening is used, be careful not to bend, break, or twist the thin capillary wires of the
sensing elements located in the fry pot.
6 . Pack solid shortening into the zone below the tubes, all spaces between the tubes, and at least an
inch above the top of the tubes before lighting the fryer. If any air spaces are left around the heat
tube surfaces when the heat is turned on, the tube surfaces will become red hot, burn the solid
shortening, weaken the fry pot, and could result in fire.
CAUTION:
Never attempt to melt a solid block of shortening on the top of the heat tubes. Never start the burners
when the fry pot is empty.
7 . To prevent burning or scorching the solid shortening, keep the thermostat set at the lowest
temperature until all the solid shortening between and above the tubes has been melted.
Additional solid shortening can then be added until the desired frying depth has been reached.
8 . Replace the basket support frame over the fry pot heat tubes .
1 . Turn thermostat to “OFF” by aligning the “OFF” with the red indicator.
2 . Press down the knob of the combination gas valve, turn it
counterclockwise to the “PILOT” position (shown), and continue to press
the knob down.
3 . While pressing the knob down, use a lit match to ignite the pilot.
Continue to press the knob down for about 30 seconds. If the pilot does
not stay lit when the knob is released, repeat the lighting procedure and
keep the knob down longer. Adjustment of pilot flame may be necessary.
4 . When the pilot stays lit, turn the knob counterclockwise to the “ON”
position. DO NOT press down on the knob in this step.
5 . DO NOT turn the thermostat “ON” until the fry pot is filled with oil or
solid shortening.
6 . Once the fry pot is filled with shortening, set the thermostat to the
desired temperature.
