20 Most Recent Vulcan EF4 Deep Fryer Questions & Answers

There are several possible causes of this problem, aside from a loose or damaged wire, which is uncommon. The cause in about 95% of the cases is a thermopile that has gone bad. The thermopile is the small cylinder that is attached to the pilot assembly where part of the pilot flame can contact it. It has a cable or wire going to the gas valve, high limit switch, or both. When hot enough, it produces an electrical current that keep the pilot on and allows the main gas valve to open. Be sure that you have a good pilot flame. The pilot may need to be cleaned or adjusted. The thermopile is not hard to replace in most gas fryers and not too expensive. This often starts as an intermittent problem. The second possible cause is a defective high limit. The high limit is a small rectangular device with wires going to the gas valve and a tiny stainless tube that goes through the bottom of the kettle to a sensor bulb, like the thermostat has. These are usually self resetting, but may have a small red reset button. If present check the reset. If no reset, jump the two wires and see if the fryer will now light. If so, the high limit is defective, assuming the fryer is not over temperature. If defective, replace. Do not operate the fryer in this condition as there is no over temperature protection. The next cause is if the oil is too hot, in which case the high limit will shut off both the main burner and the pilot. The pilot cannot be relit until the fryer cools down and the high limit resets. If the oil is too hot, usually over 425F, replace the thermostat. If the high limit trips when the oil is in the normal operating range, replace the high limit. The final cause is a bad gas valve. This is not too common, but the gas valve is expensive and a bit difficult to replace. Check all of the other causes first.

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if it has a power phile was this replaced

Does this fryer plug up to power of not?If it don't ,then thehi limit is out,need to reset it and try lightning it back.You will need to hold if for a minute.At this time if it don't stay lite,then replace the pilot thremcouplen.

My immediate thought is that the gas supply is turned off and that a safety feature means you can't try and light it. I think this purely because both are like it. https://www.google.com/search?q=Vulcan+fryer+pilot+knob+won%27t+turn+or+push+in ..

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forgive my answer but you need to look at the situation by standing back a bit. You have heated the fryer up, but then you load it with product that is not at 350 degrees and the fryer must now take that 10 minutes to pull it's temp + product back up to temperature. That is as if I am understanding your question

HI. Its Bob To fire up, you need 3 things, Air ( with oxy) fuel and source. First step, is to make shure, you have gas. Without this, you will never get no were. Second , you must purge the system to get air out of the gas line. this is done by trying to light up the system , 4 to 8 times, here the click is the valve opening and closing.... this will clear the system out of air and get the gas to the burder. this will take time, 4 to 8 tries... if you smell for any reason gas, stop, shut off the gas... This smells like rothen eggs... Gas is heavier then air, so it flows down to the lowest level. there is also sensors ,switchs on this... Read the instruction on how to purge or turn on the gas... some have to push down hold for 5 secs, then turn.. Please work safe/ bob

vulcan-chef is part of the email/ electrolux group of companies (hoover, simpson,westinghouse, AEG, dishlex etc)so try the service spares for email or electrolux thermostats are fairy generic for the older units so ask the spares department for a suitable replacement ask any appliance repair shop if they could point you to a supplier

Faulty switch or heating element replace the faulty part if possible or replace the fryer.