I have a broaster that turns on but will barely heat the oil. Does anyone know what would be causing this?

It is a professional pressure fryer, get it professionally serviced. The arcing is probably an internal contactor and the grinding some type of electrical solenoid lock or the filter pump. Very dangerous and work on 3 phase power.

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I would agree it is likely the valve.

replace termo couple (measures temp) or heating element

Replace the board. But first make sure the installation is correct. Then double check to see that the installation is correct.

Faisal,
I am a Broaster distributor, and have parts available. Which model do you have, and you are saying the bottom drain valve is leaking, correct?
Jon
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Dan,
Sorry, I am new to this site, and did not know about it until today. I am a Broaster distributor, and have the parts available. Couple questions if you have not resolved issue yet. Does your pressure guage work? If so how much does it read with about 8 pieces of chicken in a load?
Jon
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If the problems are as you describe, they are actually two separate problems and aren't related. If your unit was manufactured before 1999, it has a standing pilot that should stay lit all the time. If it is just droppiing out intermittently, check the J-Block circuit. That is the two wires that connect between the Hi Limit and a brass adaptor that the pilot burner thermocouple is plugged into. These are some fairly fine wires that as the unit ages become brittle. It is lilkely that they are making intermittent contact, which is causing the pilot to drop out.
If your burner is occasionally quitting when the pilot is still lit and the Heat On light is still on, you need to check the voltage from the control panel to the gas valve (assuming this is a solid state controlled unit). If the 120V is still present, the gas valve is at fault. If the 120V is not present (and the Heat On light is definitely on) then the controller is at fault. If this unit has a mechanical thermostat and timer, then the only cause for the burner dropping out while the Heat On light is on is either a bad gas valve or intermittent electrical connection between the gas valve and the thermostat.

Hi there.

Try visiting this web for manuals.

http://www.broaster.com/fdsvceqp.htm

Regards.

If the digital display is going blank, but the Power On light is staying on, the problem has to lie in either the Controller Transformer or the Controller. To determine which, just check the voltage at the 2 red wires that go from the Controller Transformer to the back of the circuit card. That should read around 26VAC whenever the Power On light is on. If the voltage is still present when the Controller goes blank, then the problem lies in the Controller. Contact The Broaster Company through their website, www.broaster.com, and call the Service Department. They can easily provide a Service and Parts Manual to you, as well as help you troubleshoot your problem. Good luck and I hope this helps.

I have a service manual for the 1600 and 1800 Broaster and it has wiring diagrams in it