363 WELLS BLOOMFIELD, LLC 2 ERIK CIRCLE, P. O. Box 280 Verdi, NV 89439 telephone: 775-689-5703 fax: 775-689-5976 www.wellsbloomfield.com OPERATION MANUAL ELECTRIC OPEN FRYPOT FRYER with AUTO-LIFT MODEL WFAE-55F WFAE-55FS and WFAE-55FS w/ solid shortening melt option WITH OR WITHOUT OPTIONAL FILTER WAND Includes INSTALLATION USE & CARE WFAE-55F WARNING: Improper installation, adjustment, alteration, service or maintenance can cause property damage, injury or death.
LIMITED WARRANTY STATEMENT Unless otherwise specified, all commercial cooking equipment manufactured by WELLS BLOOMFIELD, LLC is warranted against defects in materials and workmanship for a period of one year from the date of original installation or 18 months from the date of shipment from our factory, whichever comes first, and is for the benefit of the original purchaser only.
INTRODUCTION TABLE OF CONTENTS WARRANTY SPECIFICATIONS WFAE-55F FEATURES & OPERATING CONTROLS WFAE-55FS FEATURES & OPERATING CONTROLS PRECAUTIONS & GENERAL INFORMATION AGENCY LISTING INFORMATION INSTALLATION PREPARATION PRIOR TO OPERATION OPERATION WFAE-55F (MANUAL CONTROLS) WFAE-55FS (SOLID STATE CONTROLS) OPTIONAL FILTER WAND CLEANING MAINTENANCE INSTRUCTIONS FILTER SYSTEM DISCARDING USED OIL CRADLE LIFT & ROLLERS TROUBLESHOOTING SUGGESTIONS PARTS & SERVICE CUSTOMER SERVICE DATA xi 1 2 4 6 7 8 10 Thank
FEATURES & OPERATING CONTROLS FRONT VIEW BACK VIEW UPPER CONTROL PANEL 15 16 5 6 1 B U Z Z E R 7 2 FRYER 3 17 4 OFF FILTER POWER 14 COOK HEAT 12 LOWER CONTROL PANEL 325 300 ON 350 HI-LIMIT RESET 8 18 THERMOSTAT FILTER OFF CAUTION FRYER MUST BE OFF BEFORE USING FILTER 11 275 375 250 13 ºF 9 10 Fig. 1 WFAE-55F Features & Operating Controls FRYER position energizes the FRYER and POWER LIGHT; de-energizes FILTER PUMP.
FEATURES & OPERATING CONTROLS (continued) WARNING WARNING: FIRE HAZARD / HOT OIL The HI-LIMIT THERMOSTAT is a FIRE PROTECTION DEVICE. If tripping persists, clean debris from the space between the hi-limit bulb and the element to enhance oil flow and facilitate reset. Otherwise, contact your authorized Wells Service Agent for repairs. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO BYPASS OR HOLD IN THE BUTTON OF THE HI-LIMIT THERMOSTAT. A SERIOUS FIRE MAY RESULT.
FEATURES & OPERATING CONTROLS FRONT VIEW BACK VIEW UPPER CONTROL PANEL 15 16 WELLS 2 5 4 3 6 1 17 FRYER TIME OFF TEMP HEAT READY MANUAL FILTER 1 2 3 4 5 6 MANUAL 7 PAUSE CLEAN STANDBY BASKET FILTER 14 7 8 12 LOWER CONTROL PANEL 18 19 HI-LIMIT RESET 13 11 20 9 10 Fig. 1 WFAE-55FS Features & Operating Controls FRYER position energizes the FRYER and POWER LIGHT; de-energizes FILTER PUMP. HEATING ELEMENTS energized and regulate to setting on CONTROL THERMOSTAT (8).
FEATURES & OPERATING CONTROLS (continued) WARNING WARNING: FIRE HAZARD / HOT OIL The HI-LIMIT THERMOSTAT is a FIRE PROTECTION DEVICE. If tripping persists, clean debris from the space between the hi-limit bulb and the element to enhance oil flow and facilitate reset. Otherwise, contact your authorized Wells Service Agent for repairs. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO BYPASS OR HOLD IN THE BUTTON OF THE HI-LIMIT THERMOSTAT. A SERIOUS FIRE MAY RESULT.
PRECAUTIONS AND GENERAL INFORMATION DANGER: BURN HAZARD Cooking oil in this appliance operates at very high temperatures. Contact with hot oil can cause severe injury or death. Wear appropriate heat-protective clothing when operating or servicing this appliance. Never attempt to open the frypot if the pressure gauge reads anything other than “zero” (0) psi. WARNING: SLIP AND FALL HAZARD Spilled cooking oil is very slippery and can cause falls. Clean up oil spills promptly.
AGENCY LISTING INFORMATION This appliance conforms to NSF Standard 4 for sanitation only if installed in accordance with the supplied Installation Instructions and maintained according to the instructions in this manual. Domestic fryers are and 240V. and listed under UL File E6070 for 208V STD 4 E6070 E6070 Export (European) fryers comply with standards 363 30007 OpManual for WFAE-55F/FS Electric Fryer for 380-415V 3NAC.
INSTALLATION NOTE: DO NOT discard the carton or other packing materials until you have inspected the appliance for hidden damage and tested it for proper operation. Refer to SHIPPING DAMAGE CLAIM PROCEDURE on the inside front cover of this manual. WARNING: FIRE HAZARD Do not store gasoline or any other flammable or combustible material near this appliance. The area where the fryer is installed must be kept clear of combustibles and flammables.
INSTALLATION (continued) ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION Refer to the nameplate on the front of the fryer and to the specifications listed on page 1 of this manual. Verify that electric service voltage, phase and amperage capacity meet or exceed these specifications. Field wiring must be no less than 4 ga. solid copper wire, rated for at lease 90ºC. IMPORTANT: Electric installation of this appliance must be performed by a licensed electrician.
PREPARATION PRIOR TO OPERATION WVAE-55F PRE-CLEANING PROCEDURE WARNING WARNING: BURN HAZARD TURN THERMOSTAT TO LOWEST TEMPERATURE SETTING (FULLY COUNTERCLOCKWISE) USE ONLY LOW-FOAMING COMMERCIAL FRYER CLEANSER. CAREFULLY FOLLOW CLEANSER INSTRUCTIONS AND WARNINGS. DO NOT LEAVE FRYER UNATTENDED WHILE BOILING OUT FRYPOT. WHEN WATER BEGINS FOAMING, BE PREPARED TO TURN POWER SWITCH OFF. Boiling water and splatter can result in moderate to serious injury.
PREPARATION PRIOR TO OPERATION (continued) WVAE-55FS PRE-CLEANING PROCEDURE WARNING WARNING: BURN HAZARD USE THE CLEAN BUTTON ONLY USE ONLY LOW-FOAMING COMMERCIAL FRYER CLEANSER. CAREFULLY FOLLOW CLEANSER CLEANING INSTRUCTIONS AND WARNINGS DO NOT LEAVE FRYER UNATTENDED WHILE BOILING OUT FRYPOT. BE PREPARED TO TURN POWER SWITCH OFF SHOULD WATER BEGIN FOAMING Boiling water can splatter and may cause serious injury Press POWER SWITCH OFF. IMPORTANT: Use a LOW-FOAMING COMMERCIAL fryer cleanser only.
PREPARATION PRIOR TO OPERATION (continued) IMPORTANT: Serious damage to the frypot will result if the rollers are missing or do not rotate freely. Examine the CRADLE ROLLERS. Adjust or tighten as required. Lubricate the rollers with vegetable oil. DO NOT operate the fryer unless CRADLE ROLLERS are in place and rotating freely. RETAINING NUT ROLLER LE AD R TC LIF LIFT ROD OT PIV Install LIFT CRADLE onto CRADLE PIVOT. Set FRY BASKET on LIFT CRADLE.
PREPARATION PRIOR TO OPERATION (continued) WARNING WARNING: SLIP/FALL HAZARD DO NOT OPERATE UNLESS DRIP PAN IS INSTALLED. Oil will drip on the floor and slips/falls will result. Death or serious injury may result from slipping and falling in spilled oil. FOR FRYERS WITH VENT HOOD (WVAE-55…..) For Ventilator Hood models (i.e. WVAE-55 FS), install DRIP PAN (item 18) into mounting bracket behind fryer door at lower right front of fryer.
PREPARATION PRIOR TO OPERATION (continued) Check operation of FRYER and all CONTROLS. WFAE-55F: See page 15 WFAE-55FS: See page 16 WFAE-55FS w/solid shortening melt option: See page zzzz WARNING WARNING: OIL SPLATTER HAZARD The weight of product that can safely be cooked in this pressure fryer will vary with oil level, product moisture content and oil temperature.
OPERATION - WFAE-55F (MANUAL CONTROLS) PRE-HEATING FRYER CAUTION: Make sure FRYPOT is filled with 55 LB. of cooking oil. BURN HAZARD Open door and set THERMOSTAT (item 10) to desired cooking temperature. CLOSE THE DOOR. Hot oil can cause serious burns on contact. Wear appropriate protective clothing when using this fryer.
OPERATION - WFAE-55FS (SOLID STATE CONTROLS) CAUTION: PROGRAMMING KEY FUNCTIONS BURN HAZARD 2 Hot oil can cause serious burns on contact. Wear appropriate protective clothing when using this fryer. 6 1 FRYER TIME OFF Controller operation for solid shortening melt optioned fryers is essentially identical to the operation of the standard solid state controller. Important differenced are noted in the text.
OPERATION - WFAE-55FS (continued) PROGRAM MENU TIMES AND TEMPERATURES For solid shortening melt optioned fryers, make sure elements are packed with 55 pounds of solid shortening. For all other fryers, make sure FRYPOT is filled with room temperature liquid shortening to the COLD OIL LEVEL line inscribed on inside of FRYPOT. Do not over-fill or under-fill frypot. (See page 13.) Set the POWER SWITCH (item 1) to FRYER.
OPERATION - WFAE-55FS (continued) USING FUNCTION KEYS PAUSE BASKET + + MANUAL 7 CLEAN STANDBY FILTER CLEAN puts the fryer into the cleaning mode by setting the temperature to approximately 200ºF (94ºC) (i.e. just below the boiling point of water). To Use: See CLEANING INSTRUCTIONS, page 27 STANDBY puts fryer into “sleep” mode for off-peak periods.
OPERATION - WFAE-55F (MANUAL CONTROLS) CAUTION: PRE-HEAT THE FRYER BURN HAZARD Press any MENU key. If oil temperature has not reached programmed temperature, readout will display “Pre-” “HEAt”, followed by the menu key #, and HEAT indicator will light. When oil has reached programmed temperature, READY indicator will light, a “beep” will sound five times and readout will display “00:00”. Readout will normally display time remaining. To display oil temperature of lit menu item, press .
OPERATION - OPTIONAL FILTER WAND DR AIN FR OM FIL TE R DANGER: BURN HAZARD Contact with hot oil will cause severe burns. Always wear protective clothing and heat resistant gloves when using the oil wand. IMPORTANT: Be sure the wand is properly installed, and that the discharge nozzle of the oil wand is directed either: into the frypot, or into the disposal container, before pressing the FRYER-OFF-FILTER switch to the FILTER position.
OPERATION - OPTIONAL FILTER WAND (continued) DANGER: HEATER SAFETY SWITCH ("SAFE" WHEN DRAIN HANDLE FULLY CLOSED) BURN HAZARD Contact with hot oil will cause severe burns. Always wear protective clothing and heat resistant gloves when operating the fryer. DRAIN "CLOSED" (HANDLE HORIZONTAL) FRYER 3-WAY VALVE TO “FRYPOT” (HANDLE VERTICAL) OFF BURN HAZARD FILTER Overflow of hot oil may cause burns. DO NOT fill fryer beyond MAX OIL line on frypot. OPTIONAL OIL WAND RETURN FRYER TO NORMAL OPERATION 1.
CLEANING INSTRUCTIONS DANGER: BURN HAZARD Contact with hot oil will cause severe burns. Allow the fryer to cool before cleaning. Always wear protective clothing and heat resistant gloves when cleaning the fryer.
CLEANING INSTRUCTIONS (continued) WFAE-55F (Manual Controls) HOT BOIL-OUT PROCEDURE WARNING WARNING: BURN HAZARD TURN THERMOSTAT TO LOWEST TEMPERATURE SETTING (FULLY COUNTERCLOCKWISE) USE ONLY LOW-FOAMING COMMERCIAL FRYER CLEANSER. CAREFULLY FOLLOW CLEANSER INSTRUCTIONS AND WARNINGS. DO NOT LEAVE FRYER UNATTENDED WHILE BOILING OUT FRYPOT. WHEN WATER BEGINS FOAMING, BE PREPARED TO TURN POWER SWITCH OFF. Boiling water and splatter can result in moderate to serious injury.
CLEANING INSTRUCTIONS (continued) WFAE-55FS (Solid-State Controls) HOT BOIL-OUT PROCEDURE WARNING WARNING: BURN HAZARD USE THE CLEAN BUTTON ONLY USE ONLY LOW-FOAMING COMMERCIAL FRYER CLEANSER. CAREFULLY FOLLOW CLEANSER CLEANING INSTRUCTIONS AND WARNINGS DO NOT LEAVE FRYER UNATTENDED WHILE BOILING OUT FRYPOT. BE PREPARED TO TURN POWER SWITCH OFF SHOULD WATER BEGIN FOAMING Boiling water can splatter and may cause serious injury IMPORTANT: Use a LOW-FOAMING COMMERCIAL fryer cleanser only.
MAINTENANCE INSTRUCTIONS - FILTER SYSTEM FILTER LEAF ASSEMBLY WARNING WARNING: BURN HAZARD HOT OIL SPILL OR SPLATTER DO NOT REMOVE FILTER RESERVOIR WHEN IT CONTAINS HOT OIL HOT OIL WILL CAUSE SEVERE BURNS ON CONTACT PROTECTIVE CLOTHING AND GLOVES MUST BE WORN DURING THE FILTERING PROCESS Death or serious injury may result from contact with, or slipping and falling in, spilled oil. WARNING WARNING: BURN HAZARD DO NOT REMOVE FILTER RESERVOIR IF IT IS HOT. WEAR INSULATED GLOVES OR ALLOW IT TO COOL.
MAINTENANCE - FILTER SYSTEM (continued) FILTERING OIL WARNING WARNING: BURN HAZARD BE ABSOLUTELY CERTAIN THAT NO WATER REMAINS IN RESERVOIR OR SUCTION TUBE WATER WILL BOIL VIOLENTLY IN CONTACT WITH HOT OIL Boiling water can splatter hot oil and may cause serious injury NOTE: Oil should be at least 300ºF (149ºC) DO NOT attempt to filter cold oil. DO NOT attempt to pump oil when less than 300ºF. Cold oil will not pass through the filter paper.
MAINTENANCE - FILTER SYSTEM (continued) WARNING WARNING: BURN HAZARD WEAR PROTECTIVE CLOTHING AND INSULATED GLOVES WHEN CLEANING FRYPOT WITH HI-TEMP BRUSH AND WHEN CLEARING DRAIN WITH WOOD CLEANOUT DOWEL. Frypot and oil will be hot. Hot oil may splatter. Contact with hot oil can cause serious injury Carefully and slowly add the contents of one package of FILTER POWDER to the oil in the frypot. Sprinkle filter powder onto surface of the oil at point where it is being drawn down the drain.
MAINTENANCE - DISCARDING USED OIL WARNING WARNING: BURN HAZARD OIL MUST COOL TO BELOW 120ºF (49ºC) BEFORE DRAINING OIL FROM FRYER FOR DISPOSAL Normal operating temperature of the fryer is 375ºF (191ºC) Contact with hot oil can cause serious injury WARNING WARNING: SLIP AND FALL HAZARD DO NOT USE FILTER RESERVOIR TO DISCARD OIL USE A METAL CONTAINER TO COLLECT OIL FOR DISPOSAL DO NOT FILL DISPOSAL CONTAINER MORE THAN ½ FULL Do not leave fryer unattended when draining oil Oil spills may occur Death or
MAINTENANCE - DISCARDING USED OIL (continued) Screw provided 1-1/4 NPT STREET ELBOW into DRAIN VALVE. Position female end to point forward. Screw provided 1-1/4 NPT x 12” DRAIN PIPE into elbow. Hand tight is sufficient. Place a suitable METAL OIL DISPOSAL CONTAINER under DRAIN PIPE. 1-1/4 NPT “STREET” ELBOW OIL DISPOSAL CONTAINER 1-1/4 NPT x 12" DRAIN PIPE Slowly turn DRAIN VALVE LEVER down toward the OPEN (vertical) position. Fill the container no more than 1/2 full.
MAINTENANCE INSTRUCTIONS - CRADLE LIFT WARNING WARNING: PINCH HAZARD DISCONNECT FRYER FROM ELECTRIC POWER BEFORE LUBRICATING CRADLE LIFT DRIVE SCREW If power is not disconnected, lift motor may start unexpectedly, causing serious injury NOTE: Failure to keep the cradle lift screw properly lubricated will result in premature wear of the brass lift nut Wear caused by lack of proper lubrication is NOT covered by warranty. Recommended frequency is “as required”, and, at a minimum, every six months.
TROUBLESHOOTING - WFAE-55F (Manual Controls) SYMPTOM Fryer will not heat POSSIBLE CAUSE SUGGESTED REMEDY Unit disconnected from electric power Reconnect to power Check/reset circuit breaker Temp control thermostat (item 10) not set Set thermostat to desired temperature Hi-Limit thermostat (item 9) tripped Allow unit to cool, reset hi-limit See page 3 Drain valve not closed (wand-equipped units only) Be sure drain handle is fully horizontal Internal damage Contact your Authorized Wells Service A
TROUBLESHOOTING - WFAE-55FS (Solid State Controls) SYMPTOM Fryer will not heat Lift cradle will not lower POSSIBLE CAUSE SUGGESTED REMEDY Unit disconnected from electric power Reconnect to power Check/reset circuit breaker Menu temp not programmed or set too low Program menu key for desired temperature Hi-Limit thermostat (item 9) tripped Allow unit to cool, reset hi-limit See page 3 Internal damage Contact your Authorized Wells Service Agency for repairs Menu key not programmed for time, or pr
PARTS & SERVICE DESCRIPTION PART NO. BRUSH, CLEANING HEATING ELEMENT FLAVOR-SAVER OIL FILTER POWDER (pk45) WAOC-1 MOBILE OIL DISPOSAL CADDY PADDLE, STIRRING CHICKEN BRUSH, CLEANING FRYPOT *FILTER WAND ASSY 21647 22410 22470 22515 22516 23188 MOLYDISULFIDE LUBE (LOCAL PURCHASE) *NOTE: The filter wand assembly involves a different plumbing arrangement than standard fryer. This option must be ordered at time of initial build and cannot be economically retrofitted to existing fryers.
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