My pilot light goes out when I turn the t-stat to off. I can light the pilot light, but it will only stay lit when I have the t-stat on any temp setting. When I turn the pilot to on, the fryer fires as it should. When it gets to temperature and turns off, the pilot goes out. I believe I shorted out the millivolt control when I pressure washed everything.

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your problem is the thermostat is bad.the reason it shuts down is that it trips the hi limit.the hi limit is a saftey device that shuts the system down so the oil doesnt get too hot and catch on fire.remove all the oil from the tank and you should see 2 skinny metal bulbs one is the hi limit bulb the other is the t-stat bulb,make sure they are secured to the bracket.if the t-stat bulb isnt you will also have this issue,simply reattach it.let me know.

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This problem could be caused by a few different things. You should check the condition of your pilot and the thermocouple, if the pilot is weak due to being dirty you will not generate the optimum Millivolts to run the fryer, you may need to dissassemble and clean the pilot. The thermocouple needs to be correctly placed in the pilot assembly, if it has dropped down to where it is not in the flame it will not work correctly. You may need a new thermopile as it may not be generating millivolts as needed. Gas pressure can cause this as well, if the pilot goes out then the main burners come on you should check the gas pressure. One more thing to check is the hi-limit thermostat, if this is cutting out early your pilot will go out. Imperial uses a self-resetting limit, after a few minutes your fryer will relight and work until if cuts out again. If your fryer pilot stay on with the thermostat off for long periods of time and does not go out immediately when the burners come on and the pilot is clean, you may need a hi limit. This is a lot of info, I hope it helps.

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Sorry to say this, you should not play around with gas equipment, please call in a gas fitter to deal with it. I know what is happening and if I tell you it is the gas pressure problem you still don't understand what I'm talking about or how to clean out the pressure vent hole or how to check the gas pressure because you don't have the proper equipment. Please let the right people do the right job. God Bless.

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sounds like the thernosat i would get someone to check it over don;t try this yourself

Angel Joseph Jr.

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• Posted on May 17, 2011

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Check if there is sufficient gas supply as stated on the unit's nameplate. Check if there is no soot/ carbon build up on the thermopile for this will lessen the heat from pilot thus reducing milli volt it will generate to open the main valve, in short, main burner will not fire up if there is soot/ carbon on thermopile. Check and tighten also all of wiring connections.Check if the thermostat is set at higher temperature. If all of these did not correct the problem, try replacing the thermopile.