TROUBLESHOOTING
NOTE: Any servicing or adjustment which requires the removal of any cover or other
protective panel must be performed by a Wells Mfg. Authorized Service Agency.
A. PROBLEM: FRYER WILL NOT HEAT
1. If: POWER LIGHT (item 2 ) NOT ON. Check the SERVICE POWER BREAKER. Reset if
TRIPPED. If breaker continues to trip, contact a licensed electrician to repair field wiring (if
that is the cause), or contact a Wells Mfg. Authorized Service Agency for repairs.
2. If: POWER LIGHT (item 2 ) NOT ON. Check the HI-LIMIT THERMOSTAT (item 7). Reset
by pressing the HI LIMIT RESET button on the LOWER CONTROL PANEL until it “clicks” .
3. If: POWER LIGHT (item 2 ) ON / HEAT LIGHT (item 3) NOTON. Check setting of
TEMPERATURE CONTROL THERMOSTAT (item 8). If turning the thermostat fully clockwise
(i.e. to a higher temperature )does not turn the HEAT LIGHT ON, and also cause the oil to
heat, or if the CONTROL THERMOSTAT calibration is significantly incorrect, contact a Wells
Mfg. Authorized Service Agency for repairs.
4. If: POWER LIGHT (item 2 )ON / HEAT LIGHT (item 3) ON. Probable cause is a damaged
internal component. Contact a Wells Mfg. Authorized Service Agency for repairs.
B. PROBLEM: CRADLE LIFT WILL NOT LOWER or
CRADLE LIFT WILL NOT RAISE
1. Verify that the TIMER is set time other than 0. When the red button in the center of the
timer is pressed, the cradle lift should lower.
2. When the TIMER reaches 0, the CRADLE LIFT should raise.
3. If the CRADLE LIFT does not behave as described above, probable cause is an
internal adjustment, or one or moredamaged internal components.
Contact a Wells Mfg. Authorized Service Agency for repairs.
CAUTION: FIRE HAZARD / HOT OIL
THE HI-LIMIT THERMOSTAT IS A FIRE PROTECTION DEVICE.
If tripping persists, contact your authorized Wells service agency for repairs.
DO NOT ATTEMPT TO BYPASS OR HOLD IN THE BUTTON OF THE
HI-LIMIT THERMOSTAT. A FIRE MAY RESULT.
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