Programming instructions

Collectramatic
®
Fryers – Very Low Pressure/Temperature – LP46, LP56
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TROUBLESHOOTING
AQUALERT
Aqualert description: Aqualert is software built into the Collectramatic
®
fryer
controls that automatically detects the presence of water in the cookpot and
prevents the fryer from being used. Aqualert is included in all electronically
controlled fryers with Winston-manufactured controls.
Aqualert works by sensing the rate of the rise in temperature of a liquid inside the
fryer cookpot. Water heats up more slowly than cooking oil. When the fryer is
heating to cook temperature in the warm-up phase, Aqualert sensors determine, by
the rate the temperature rises in the fryer, whether the liquid is water or cooking oil.
If the temperature doesn’t rise fast enough, Aqualert will think that there is water in
the fryer and the fryer will stop heating. The display will alternately show “Stir” and
the current oil temperature and the Heat On indicator lamp will not be lit. The fryer
will remain in this suspended mode until the temperature of the liquid in the fryer
drops below 180˚F (82˚C), at which point it will start heating up again. The Aqualert
sensors will once again try to determine if there is a liquid other than cooking oil in
the fryer.
INSTRUCTIONS:
DANGER: DO NOT use any liquids other than cooking oils in fryer cookpot.
If the fryer is not heating up between the temperatures of 180˚F (82˚C) and 212˚F
(100˚C) it may be locked-up due to the Aqualert sensing program.
1. Check to see if there is water or any other liquid in the cookpot other than
cooking oil (cooking oil may be in a solid or liquid state). If any liquid other than
cooking oil is present, it must be removed before operating the fryer.
2. Check the temperature of the cooking oil in the cookpot. If it is between 180˚F
(82˚C) and 212˚F (100˚C), the fryer may be locked-up due to the Aqualert
sensing program.
3. Stir the oil with the fryer plugging tool until the temperature of the oil drops
below 180˚F (82˚C). At this point the fryer heaters will come back on and the
fryer will begin to heat up to the set Load temperature. DO NOT STIR THE OIL
AGAIN UNTIL THE TEMPERATURE REACHES THE SET LOAD
TEMPERATURE.
4. When the set temperature is reached, stir the oil vigorously for at least a full
minute until the temperature of the oil drops well below the set temperature. BE
SURE TO STIR DOWN IN THE COLLECTOR.
DANGER: DO NOT stir cooking oil in collector after the first round of cooking each
day. Cooking oil may come up and out of cookpot because of cracklings and product
fall-off in the collector.
5. Allow fryer to heat back up to set LOAD temperature. STIR AND LET
TEMPERATURE RISE BACK TO THE SET LOAD TEMPERATURE AT LEAST 3
TIMES.
6. CAUTION: HOT SURFACES - Carefully feel the bottom, outside surface of the
collector. It should be very hot to the touch. If it is not, continue to follow the
stirring instructions in steps 5 and 6 above.
7. When the collector is hot to the touch, place the Heat Plate in the collector and
continue to follow the use and care instructions under Operating Instructions
(page 17, step 16).