PERFECT FRY COMPANY PFA SERIES Manual Download Page 9

PFA SERIES INSTALLATION, OPERATION, MAINTENANCE

PREPARE COUNTERTOP AREA

Clear space for your PFA fryer on the counter. Refer to the following figure for product and clearance requirement dimen

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sions.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Clearances:

1” on sides

2” on back

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

Summary of Contents for PFA SERIES

Page 1: ...TENANCE 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 Be sure ALL operator...

Page 2: ...9 ASSEMBLY 13 COOKING 19 CLEANING Daily Maintenance 20 Weekly Maintenance 20 Periodic Maintenance 22 TIPS ON DEEP FRYING 23 OIL FACTS 24 OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS 27 Manual Mode 28 Preset Mode 29 Open Dr...

Page 3: ...HEATING 70 F For temporary access enter 123456 then press START Temporary access is valid for 90 entries Now that you have registered and activated your fryer Take comfort in knowing that the managem...

Page 4: ...s Schedule and maintain documentation that the appropriate inspection and maintenance of the PFS Automatic Extin guisher has been completed Ensure that the model ready for installation matches the sup...

Page 5: ...dard for Ventilation Control and Fire Protection of Commercial Cooking Operations EPA 202 Determination of Condensable Particulate Emissions for Stationary Sources CSA 22 2 No 109 M1981 Commercial Coo...

Page 6: ...Before cleaning fryer or removing oil let fryer cool to 122 F 50 C DO NOT TOUCH HEATER MODULE VAT OR OIL UNLESS YOU ARE SURE IT HAS COOLED Lubricate rails of shovel and bottom of drawer using an appr...

Page 7: ...inimum 30 6100 Fryer 5700 Acc 400 For Use on an individual branch circuit rated 30A minimum For supply connectors use minimum no 8 AWG wire 40A rated This Fryer must be properly connected to a ground...

Page 8: ...ur Model Number Heat lamp requires a standard 240 VAC receptacle located within 1 5 meters of the fryer PFA Model Volts Amps Circuit Amps Watts PFA720 240 30 0 Minimum 30 7200 PFA570 240 24 0 Minimum...

Page 9: ...e counter Refer to the following figure for product and clearance requirement dimen sions Clearances 1 on sides 2 on back 0 on top UNPACK 1 Cut straps on shipping box 2 Remove box top and body 3 Remov...

Page 10: ...e 3 Grease Filter 4 Grease Filter Tray 5 Basket 6 Heater Module 7 Oil Vat 8 Oil Spill Tray 9 Oil Hose 10 Leg x4 11 Front Panel 12 Shovel 13 Drawer Cover 14 Drawer Sleeve 15 Drawer Ramp 16 Heat Lamp op...

Page 11: ...11 PFA SERIES INSTALLATION OPERATION MAINTENANCE...

Page 12: ...RFECT FRY without legs 7 Lift your Perfect Fry unit onto countertop and adjust legs as necessary CAUTION Your PERFECT FRY weights 110 lbs 50 kg Lift it carefully with your legs or with the help of ano...

Page 13: ...lution 1 part vinegar to 2 parts water CAUTION The heater box and heat lamp must NOT be immersed in water or other liquid 2 Install grease filter into grease filter tray Note magnet should be on right...

Page 14: ...tall spill tray into bottom cooking compartment NOTE Indents on bottom of spill tray should fit into indents on bottom of cabinet 7 Set heater module onto vat Note grooves on bottom of heater module s...

Page 15: ...ENANCE 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 forw...

Page 16: ...ON OPERATION MAINTENANCE 16 b 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 turn clo...

Page 17: ...s Tighten securely NOTE Bottom of drawer sleeve should sit tight on front panel 13 Install heat lamp Connect cordset to connectors on left side of heat lamp and back of fryer acces sory outlet 1 14 In...

Page 18: ...ust always be installed 16 Install drawer ramp into hole on right side and slots on left side of inside of front panel 17 Install drawer shovel into guides and push shovel in completely 18 Close and l...

Page 19: ...o toggle between modes Manual Mode Preset Mode Preset Locked Mode RapidFry Mode Load Food Load Food Load Food Load Food Select Time Press PRESET Press PRESET Press START Press PRESET MANUAL MODE 1 Ope...

Page 20: ...l level on the back of vat to make sure it is up to cold line at room temper ature If not add oil as necessary Replace the cooking oil once a week or more often if necessary Use a COMMERCIAL GRADE DEE...

Page 21: ...turns oil dark and reduces its performance significantly Clear water rinse parts Clean the male and female terminals on connec tors with rubbing alcohol and cotton swab CAUTION The heater box must NOT...

Page 22: ...nt 3 Remove old used air filter cartridge from air filter cage 4 Wipe air filter cage clean 5 Fit air filter cage over new air filter cartridge and write date on cartridge Arrows up 6 Install air filt...

Page 23: ...hat will reduce the oil s life and darken the appearance of food Consider filtering the oil to remove the breading particles Do not overfill the drawer Excess food may not be cooked properly COMMON QU...

Page 24: ...and 182 C Factory default setting is 350 F 177 C When frying at too low a temperature food absorbs more oil which increases oil consumption Excessive Oil Usage The fried product is absorbing oil Poss...

Page 25: ...an up Decreased life of the air filter and the oil Refreezing Frozen Foods Frozen foods should be fried frozen Foods that are refrozen can absorb more oil and make your fried foods taste greasy Refroz...

Page 26: ...o low check oil temperature Product is frying in excess foam Oil level is too low check the oil level Premature Oil Breakdown Oil is at full temperature during slow periods use standby mode Oil is con...

Page 27: ...cond increments LEFT ARROW KEY Adjusts cook time up by 10 second increments PRESET MODE Displays current Preset mode out of 4 possible modes ACTIVE MODE Displays current active mode out of 6 possible...

Page 28: ...product READY MANUAL 350 F OPEN LID LOAD FOOD 1 LCD displays OPEN LID LOAD FOOD 3 Close drawer lid READY MANUAL 350 F CLOSE LID 2 Basket lowers into oil 3 LCD displays CLOSE LID 4 Enter cook time and...

Page 29: ...FA FRYER 1 Open drawer lid 2 Fill drawer with food product 3 Close drawer lid 4 Press PRESET READY PRESET 350 F OPEN LID LOAD FOOD 1 Now in PRESET mode 2 LCD displays PRESET 3 Basket lowers into oil 5...

Page 30: ...RAWER LID OR FRONT PANEL WHEN PRODUCT IS LOADING COOKING PRESET CHICKEN TENDERS 350 F 4 00 3 LCD displays CHICKEN TENDERS default is 4 00 4 Drawer loads food into oil 5 COOKING cycle begins 6 Fryer co...

Page 31: ...awer loads food into oil 5 COOKING cycle begins 6 Fryer counts down time remaining 6 Serve food from warming tray 7 Follow steps 1 through 3 Note If you are using the same preset repetitively there is...

Page 32: ...F 0 00 LOAD 8 Enter cook time and press START ex 200 START COOKING MANUAL 1 20 350 F 2 00 READY 5 LCD displays time and status of preloaded COOKING cycle 9 Serve food from warming tray COOKING MANUAL...

Page 33: ...o load second product ex fries 6 Open drawer lid 7 Fill drawer with second food product ex fries 8 Close drawer lid COOKING PRESET 350 F 2 00DL READY CHICKEN FRIES 3 30 9 LCD displays 2 00DL and READY...

Page 34: ...D displays new time 8 Basket lowers into oil 9 Fryer counts down new time remaining Note Pressing CANCEL instead of entering a new time completes the cook cycle and dumps the food product into the war...

Page 35: ...and minimizes oil breakdown SHUTTING DOWN OPERATOR ACTION DISPLAY READS PFA FRYER TURN YOUR PERFECT FRY OFF At end of day To replace deep fry oil To clean For other service or maintenance READY MANUAL...

Page 36: ...RS PRESET COUNTERS MORE START TO SELECT Use in combination with START CANCEL to access background menu PRESET KEY Use to enter password Use to enter cook or standby temperature Use to enter preset tim...

Page 37: ...op in cooking oil temperature when a basket of product is placed into the fryer CTSTM in creases cooking time to accommodate for differences in product moisture content basket load size and initial te...

Page 38: ...T LOCKED mode and RAPIDFRYTM mode are available This allows the operator to better control inventories as manual cook cycles are not permitted Default is BUZZER VOLUME Intensity of beep for finish of...

Page 39: ...P STANDBY TEMP LCD CONTRAST MORE START TO SELECT F 15S 350 F 275 F 5 LCD CONTRAST Visibility of screen Choose between 0 and 9 CTSTM COOK TIME SENSITIVITY Adjusts cooking time to compensate for drop in...

Page 40: ...9 very battered may be required to achieve optimum performance For example chicken tenders will work well under a setting of 1 since they don t tend to stick to gether However battered french fries wi...

Page 41: ...RT TO SELECT 3 00 4 00 4 00 4 00 UNITS Temperature of oil in the vat Choose between C Celsius and F Fahrenheit DRAIN TIME Time a basket of cooked food sits out of the oil before finishing the cook cyc...

Page 42: ...f cook cycles RESET ALL To reset all values to 0 PRESET COUNTERS 1 FRENCH FRIES 2 CHICKEN TENDERS 3 ONION RINGS 4 POPPERS 5 CHEESE BITES MORE START TO SELECT 115 230 138 221 121 PRESET COUNTERS 6 CORN...

Page 43: ...rcuit board temperature OPERATION TESTS FANS INTERLOCKS BASKET DRAWER HEATER MORE START TO SELECT PRESET COUNTERS DISPLAY CIRCUIT BOARD MORE START TO SELECT SET DEFAULTS Press start to reset options a...

Page 44: ...E START TO SELECT 3 00 350 F FRENCH FRIES TIME TEMPERATURE NAME FRENCH FRIES MORE START TO SELECT 3 00 350 F 7 Set new COOK TIME ex 55 seconds 8 Press 5 5 START FRENCH FRIES TIME TEMPERATURE NAME FREN...

Page 45: ...reset slider default presets are located on front and custom preset label template is located on back 2 Choose preprinted labels or create your own label from supplied label sheet 3 Apply labels to pr...

Page 46: ...n stalled or shut properly Check to see that front panel is closed securely with two black latches HEATING 84 F OPEN LID LOAD FOOD SYSTEM ERROR PLEASE CHECK FILTER REPLACEMENT Air filter cartridge is...

Page 47: ...r you HEATING 84 F OPEN LID LOAD FOOD SYSTEM ERROR PLEASE CHECK PRIMARY OVERTEMP Heating Element is not installed properly Check to see that heater module has been properly placed on oil vat Check to...

Page 48: ...move obstruction and or check electrical connection HEATING 84 F OPEN LID LOAD FOOD SYSTEM ERROR PLEASE CHECK EBOX FAN Electronics box fan is not func tioning properly Check main ventilation fan to se...

Page 49: ...1 Dirty grease filter 2 Air filter cartridge plugged 3 Fans not operating 1 Remove and clean grease filter 2 Replace air filter cartridge 3 Check rear of fryer for air flow Cooking oil spills into sp...

Page 50: ...orrectly 3 Large volume of heavily battered product was cooked 1 Only enter the amount of food that totals one drawer full per cook cycle 2 Make sure that the basket is in stalled properly 3 Try adjus...

Page 51: ...ANCE The PFS Automatic Extinguisher must be serviced on a regular basis Three types of servicing are required by NFPA 17A Monthly An inspection or quick check must be conducted by the owner operator a...

Page 52: ...in place Twelve Years Maintenance must be done by authorized service per sonnel as per NFPA 17A and include the following 1 The wet chemical extinguishing agent must be re moved and discarded 2 The c...

Page 53: ...Address _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ Type of Equipment Commercial E...

Page 54: ...od HOW TO KEEP YOUR WARRANTY IN FORCE Make sure any shipping damages are reported immediately Damages of this nature are the responsibility of the car rier and must be reported by the receiver Install...

Page 55: ...epair or replacement will be at the expense of Perfect Fry except as limited by this warranty statement Any repair or replacement under this warranty does not constitute an extension in time to the or...

Page 56: ...nd registered with Perfect Fry Company LLC within 30 days of purchase to validate the warranty The warranty will cease to exist if maintenance has not been performed according to the manufacturer s in...

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