Mcdonald's Henny Penny SPLIT/FULL VAT OPEN FRYER (Electric)/LVE-102, LVE-103, LVE-104: Regular Maintenance Form

Maintenance Filter

• Check Filter Pan: A new filter pad should be used on the first filter of each day, but the same filter pad can be used the rest of the day, except for fish vats. After filtering a fish vat, the filter pad MUST be changed. Make sure that the filter pipe is tightly connected, and that the filter drain pan is as far back under fryer as it will go and the filter pan cover is in place. If the filter drain pan or cover is not in place, the display shows “CHK PAN”.

• Make sure oil is hot: The best results are obtained when the frying oil is filtered at the normal frying temperature.

• Press and hold (on either side) until display shows “1.AUTO FILTER?”.

• Press and release button and display shows “2.MAINT FILTER?”.

• Press the check button for YES and display shows “MAN FILTER” “YES NO”.

• Press the check button for YES to drop oil and display shows “DRAINING” and the oil drains from the vat, or press X button for NO and controls return to normal operation. (If control suspects oil in drain pan “CAUTION IS THERE OIL IN PAN? YES NO” may show in display. Make sure drain pan is empty before proceeding )

• Notice: Fish vat drain valves must be manually opened. Open the door and turn the drain handle from the horizontal position to the vertical position and the oil drains from the vat. Figure 1

• Once oil has drained from vat, use the lift tool and lift the hinged element from the vat to clean the bottom of the vat. Figure 2.

• Use the scouring tool, a nylon scouring pad, and a small amount of McD Fryer Cleanser to scrub the inside of the vat. Be careful not to damage the sensing probes.

• Once the vat is clean and the display shows “SCRUB VAT COMPLETE?” “YES NO”. Press the check button for YES and the display shows “WASH VAT” “YES NO”.

• Lower the element and then press the check button and display shows “WASHING”. The oil circulates through the vat for several minutes. Once the wash cycle is complete, display shows “WASH AGAIN?” “YES NO”.

• Press the check button for YES if another wash is needed, otherwise press X button for NO and the display shows RINSING and fryer automatically rinses the vat. When rinsing is complete, display shows “RINSE AGAIN?” “YES NO”.

• Press the check button for YES if another rinse is needed, otherwise press X button for NO. The display shows “POLISH?” “YES”.

• Press the check button for YES, the oil is “polished” by circulating it through the filtering system and the display shows “5:00 STOP”.If desired, press the check button for STOP to stop the polishing, otherwise the oil is polished for 5 minutes.

• Once the oil is polished, the display shows “FILL VAT?” “YES”. Press the check button and display shows “FILLING” and vat fills with oil.

• Once full, the display shows “IS POT FILLED?” “YES NO”. Press the check button for YES and fryer returns to normal operation. If X button is pressed, the display shows “FILLING” and once the pump stops, the controls show “CHANGE FILTER PAD?”, suggesting the filter pad may be clogged.

DISCARDING OIL FROM VAT USING RTI

• Press and hold (on either side) until display shows “*FILTER MENU*”, along with “1.AUTO FILTER?”.

• Press and release twice until display shows 3.DISPOSE.

• Press the check button and display shows DISPOSE? “YES NO”.

• Press the check button and display shows “DRAINING” and oil drains into the filter drain pan. (If control suspects oil in drain pan “CAUTION IS THERE OIL IN PAN? YES NO” may show in display. Make sure drain pan is empty before proceeding )

• Display then shows “VAT EMTY” “YES NO”.

• Press ü button and display shows “CLEAR OLD OIL FROM OIL LINES” check button =PUMP” “X=DONE”. To make sure no old oil is still in oil lines, press and hold the check button for a few seconds. Once lines are clear, press X button and display shows “CLN VAT COMPLETE” “YES NO”.

• The drain closes (manually close drain on fish vats) and display shows “FILL POT FROM BULK” “YES NO”. Open the door, that has the RTI switch (Figure 2) and press and hold the “DISPOSE” button on the RTI switch until the filter drain pan is empty.

• To refill the vat, press and hold the check button until cold shortening is up to the lower oil indicator in vat, per Section 3-3.

• Press X button and display shows “IS POT FILLED” “YES NO”. If vat is full, press the check button and controls return to normal operation.

DISCARDING OIL FROM VAT USING REAR

• Press and hold (on either side) until display shows “*FILTER MENU*”, along with “1.AUTO FILTER?”.

• Press and release twice until display shows 3.DISPOSE.

• Press the check button and display shows DISPOSE? “YES NO”.

• Press the check button and display shows “DRAINING” and oil drains into the filter drain pan. (If control suspects oil in drain pan “CAUTION IS THERE OIL IN PAN? YES NO” may show in display. Make sure drain pan is empty before proceeding )

• Display then shows “VAT EMTY” “YES NO”.

• Press ü button and display shows “CLEAR OLD OIL FROM OIL LINES” “ü=PUMP” “X=DONE”. To make sure no old oil is still in oil lines, press and hold the check button for a few seconds. Once lines are clear, press X button and display shows “CLN VAT COMPLETE” “YES NO”.

• The drain closes (manually close drain on fish vats) and display shows “FILL POT FROM BULK” “YES NO”. Open the door, that has the RTI switch (Figure 2) and press and hold the “DISPOSE” button on the RTI switch until the filter drain pan is empty.

• To refill the vat, press and hold ü button until cold shortening is up to the lower oil indicator in vat, per Section 3-3.

• Press X button and display shows “IS POT FILLED” “YES NO”. If vat is full, press the check button and controls return to normal operation.

DISCARDING OIL FROM VAT USING OIL DISCARD SHUTTLE

• Open center door and pull the drain pan assembly from under fryer and replace with oil discard shuttle. Figures 1 & 2.

• Press and hold (on either side) until display shows “*FILTER MENU*”, along with “1.AUTO FILTER?”.

• Press and release button twice until display shows “3.DISPOSE”. Press the check button and display shows “DRAINING?” “YES NO”. (If control suspects oil in drain pan “CAUTION IS THERE OIL IN PAN? YES NO” may show in display. Make sure drain pan is empty before proceeding )

• Press the check button and display shows “IS DISPOSAL UNIT IN PLACE? “YES NO”.

• With discard shuttle rolled into place, press the check button and display shows “DRAINING”. Oil now drains from the vat into the shuttle.

• Display shows “VAT EMTY “YES NO”. Verify that vat is empty, and press übutton.

• Display shows “CLN VAT COMPLETE” “YES NO”. Once vat is clean, press the check button. (Manually close drain on fish vats.)

• Display shows “MANUAL FILL POT”, followed by “IS VAT FILLED” “YES NO”. Fill the vat to the lower indicator line on the rear of the vat and then press ü button. (See Filling or Adding Oil (locations without RTI) instructions from Section 3-2. Controls return to normal operation.

• Remove the discard shuttle from under fryer and replace with the filter pan assembly.

CHANGING THE FILTER PAD

• Make sure the main power switch is in the ON position.

• Open the door, lift-up on the drain pan stop and pull-out the drain pan assembly, using the handle on the drain pan. Figures 1 & 2.

• Lift the pan cover from the drain pan. Figure 3.

• Lift the crumb basket from the drain pan. Wipe the oil and crumbs from the crumb basket. Clean the crumb basket with soap and water, then thoroughly rinse with hot water. Figure 4.

• Remove the filter pad retaining ring and clean thoroughly with soap and water. Rinse thoroughly with hot water. Figure 5.

• Pull the filter pad from the pan and discard pad. Figure 6.

• Remove the bottom screen from pan and clean thoroughly with soap and water. Rinse thoroughly with hot water. Figure 7.

• Wipe the oil and crumbs from the drain pan. Clean the drain pan with soap and water, then thoroughly rinse with hot water. Figure 8.

• Reassemble in reverse order, placing the bottom screen into the filter pan first, followed by the filter pad, retaining ring and the crumb catcher.

• Push the filter pan assembly back underneath the fryer, making sure the filter tube on the pan makes a good connection with the fitting underneath the fryer. Figure 9.

• Make sure the drain pan stop is engaged and the fryer is now ready for normal operation. Figure 10.

REMOVING AND CLEANING BASKET REST

• Grasp the basket rest with 2 hands and pull it off the “key-ways”.

• Take it to a sink and clean it with soap and water. Dry thoroughly.

• Clean the area behind the basket rest and then reinstall the basket rest.