Frymaster Dean Kitchen Appliances - Others - Recent Questions, Troubleshooting & Support

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http://www.partstown.com/frymaster/parts#search-tab-content=manuals-and-diagrams without model number, I can only talk generically. This sounds like the high limit is open and needs to be reset. The partstown website I attached should take you to where you can find your manual and this should help you fix it.

I recommend that you get in touch with the company. Or the 1 800 number in the instruction handbook. Or Google by the name of the company. They may correct the problem.

Make sure you turn the knob to on after lighting pilot.

The flame sensor is weak . This will allow the gas valve to turn off the pilot light flame

you may check your solinoid if is properly supplied. if equiped with other safety limiter have it checked for example. drain swithces hi limit thermostat float switch some of this may not work properly.

A orange flame means that not enough air is mixing with the gas to produce a nice clean burning blue flame. Try cleaning out any deposits of grease or anything else that could be blocking the air pathway to the flame.

Thermocouple is getting weak. Replace the thermocouple with a new part.

The pilot light should remain "ON" all the time. It is not intended to ever go off, unless you are not going to use the fryer for several months at a time. Then you can just shut off the propane which will shut off the pilot light flame. It does not cost that much to run the pilot light all the time. About one to two dollars a week.

The metal coil that is very close to the mercury switch is worn out and weak after many times of use.

Make sure the thermocouple is deeper into the flame of the pilot light. It needs to reach a high enough temperature to produce a high enough voltage to keep the pilot light lit all the time. I do not think that the main gas valve is bad at all.

Defective thermocouple.

There is none.

No.

Defective thermocouple. It is the metal tube that is in the flame of the pilot light.

Defective thermostat.

Defective thermocouple. It is the metal tube that is in the flame of the pilot light.

The gas valve may be leaking gas out where it should not be leaking gas out. You may need a new gas valve. This could be a safety issue, not just with a fire, but a potential fire gas explosion. Please get it fixed ASAP.

There is no repair to fix the leaking gas valve other than to replace the gas valve with a brand new one.

Defective thermocouple. It is the metal tube that is in the flame of the pilot light.