C1500 Control Basic Operation

Overflow Risk

  • The oil may be stirred only during the morning start up procedure. Do not stir the oil at any other time.

  • Moisture and cracklings settles to the bottom of the vat during normal operation. Manually stirring the oil brings the water and hot oil into contact.

  • Ensure the fryer is level.

  • Ensure the oil is at the appropriate level. Oil should never be above the upper vat “fill” line.

  • Ensure the gas control valve and burners are properly adjusted. (Gas units only)

  • Failure to follow these instructions can result in oil overflowing the vat which could cause serious burns, personal injury, fire, and/or property damage.

To avoid serious personal injury or property damage, do not exceed maximum product capacity and filter as recommended by manufacturer.

Do not overload, or place product with extreme moisture content onto racks or in baskets.

  • 9.4 lbs (4.25 kg) is the maximum amount of product per full vat.
  • 4.7 lbs (2.125 kg) is the maximum for the split vat fryers.

To avoid personal injury and fire, ensure that oil completely covers heating elements or gas burner tubes.

Do not bypass the Melt Cycle. The type of oil being used in the fryer determines the amount of heat applied during the Melt Cycle. If the controls are set to the Solid setting, less heat is applied to the solid oil than if the controls were set to Liquid. Too much heat applied to solid oil causes much smoking, and could cause a fire. Match this setting to the type of oil being used at the time. When using new solid oil, it is recommended to melt the solid oil on an outside source before placing oil in the vat.

NOTICE!: Solid oil is not recommended as it can cause clogging and pump failure.

 

The Computron 1500 controls are available on both split and full fryers. The following is a brief description of the operating procedures for fryers with these controls.

  1. Ensure the drain valve is in the closed position, and then place the basket support inside vat.
  2. Ensure the vat is filled with oil to the proper level.
  3. Move the power switch to ON. P1, P2 and P3 display as the unit automatically starts the Melt Cycle. When oil temperature reaches 250° F (121° C) the control automatically exists Melt Cycle.
  4. Once out of Melt Cycle, the oil is heated until the Ready LED lights and the selected product is displayed.
  5. Thoroughly stir oil to stabilize the temperature throughout the vat.
  6. Before loading product into the baskets, lower baskets into the hot oil to keep the product from sticking to the baskets.
  7. Fill baskets with product as follows:
    • Full vat: 9.4 lbs. (4.25 kg.)
    • Split vat: 4.7 lbs. (2.125 kg.)
  8. Once the oil temperature has stabilized at the set-point temperature, lower the basket with product into the vat.
  9. Press the timer button. Right timer for right-side and left timer for left-side. The timer begins to countdown. At the end of the cook cycle a tone will sound and the display flashes DONE.
  10. Press the timer button and lift the basket from the oil.