SAFETY FEATURES

Meeting standards and bearing listing marks and approvals are necessary to comply with the law, but does the fryer really meet your health, fire and electrical safety concerns?

Yes, not only do the PFC models meet the latest regulations, they exceed them. Here’s how:

Health Concerns

• Patented air filter system tested using EPA Test Method 202 over a continuous 8 hour period at maximum product capacity. Test results showed the filter allowed only 0.039 mg/m³ of grease-laden effluent, well below the 5 mg/m³ limit.
• Interlocks prevent the fryer from being operated improperly. Not only do they shut down the fryer’s heating source and disable any further cooking, but advise the operator of the problem. Some possible error conditions are as follows:

  Airflow switch (pressure differential): if there is insufficient airflow through the fryer.
  Air filter switch: if the air filter is not installed or not installed properly.
  Grease filter switch: if the grease filter is not installed or not installed properly.
  Front panel switch: if the front panel is not installed or not closed properly.
  Heater box: if the heater box is not installed correctly

• A door switch also prevents operator’s from "peeking" during a cook cycle by raising the baskets out of the oil immediately if the front door is open.
• The fryer is fully modular and all the internal components can be removed in well under one minute for cleaning. All the fryer’s internal parts are made from stainless steel.
• The fryer is readily movable for easier cleaning around and underneath the unit.
• An acfm (actual cubic feet per minute) of 26.4 was measured during the emissions testing. This small amount of airflow ensures that the filtration system is properly removing the grease-laden air and odors while maintaining a constant safe ambient temperature within the fryer. During normal operations, the exhausted air averages around 10ºC (18ºF) above ambient. Clearly this amount of airflow and heat generation does very little to affect the surrounding environment.
  

Fire Safety Concerns

• Perfect Firemaster System (PFS) is designed and approved specifically for installation within the PFC models.
• Automatic and manual operation with 2 nozzles (one above air filter and one in main frying compartment).
• The PFS has been evaluated as an integral part of the fryer by ITS.
• A North American in-field service network to service the fire extinguisher exists for PFC maintenance.
• Safety systems in place to safeguard against a fire and also prevent a fire from escaping.

Temperature Control. If the control system or the limiting control (a mechanical switch controlled by bulb and pressure within the heater box) measures a temperature above 210ºC / 410ºF, the fryer’s heat source shuts down and the LCD displays a system error over temperature condition.

Additional Security. If the limiting control were to fail, it is designed to do so in the open position which would prevent any power from going to the heat source.

Fire Suppression. In the unlikely event that all control systems failed and the oil began to heat to auto-ignition temperature (365ºC / 689ºF) , the automatic system would operate once the fusible link separated. The manual pull on the front of the fryer could be used to operate the PFS prematurely or in the event of a fire.

Re-ignition Control. A pressure switch on the PFS exists to shut down the heat source and the fans once the system discharges or has lost pressure due to a leak. This removes any possibility of re-ignition by suffocating the fire due to the lack of oxygen and heat. This switch also ensures that the PFS is charged properly. In the event of a leakdown, the LCD will display a system error to check the fire extinguisher.
A fire-rated damper at the exhaust of the fan also prevents any flame from escaping by closing like a curtain once the fusible link is broken at a temperature of 100ºC / 212ºF.

Electrical Safety Concerns

• A custom connector allows for easy removal of all the components. Tested separately and rated for 30A.
  
• Interlock switches which shut down the heat source if there is a problem.
• Each cord connected model is rated to draw 80% of the circuit load (according to the NEC). The PFC5700 for example draws a maximum of 24 Amps at 240VAC. The circuit required is rated to 30 Amps.
• Meets the strictest European standards concerning EMI (Electromagnetic Interference).
  All control components are over-rated for their application and completely modular so that service, if necessary, can be performed easily.