Finally got a new fryer at work. Turned it on and this happened. The other fryer is also on, never seen it do that. It also has some black smoke and weird smell coming out. And everyone freaked out about it. I secretly think it might just be burning off some factory debris or coating or something in there.
by cootsnoop
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For a F-15 yeah
Cut that shit
Something is wrong. Shut it down before Ansul goes off. I think it is the wrong pressure or set for propane instead of natural gas. Or visa versa.
Might as well cook a few steaks before turning off the gas
Obviously not bro lol
I think I saw that fryer in a Fast & Furious movie.
You may want to check what kind of gas you’re supposed to be using in it that may be the reason except for that i have no idea.
Yeah, it happens, but turn it off, lol. It’s broken, its normal for things to break
OP just chillin like
https://i.redd.it/ufuz21d8ur5f1.gif
Anything fall in there? That happened to one of ours before but it wasn’t new and something had gotten into the back of it. Either way…turn that shit off. lol.
Should you turn it off?? I dunno, how busy are you tonight?
Ok I’ll turn it off!!! It’s unanimous lol
Saw it happen once. But they just hadn’t cleaned the grease catch above the line it and was just dripping grease into the back of it
…and this is why professional equipment needs professional installation.
Gas valve isn’t set right. Possibly wrong orfices. Probably both. May need an upstream regulator.
From a food equipment mechanic.
Lmfao I can just see the line cooks huddling around this wondering if it’s normal and Chef walks in an immediately freaks the fuck out and cuts the gas.
Then you got 3-4 of God’s most gifted who gotta figure out whose to Blame for not cutting it earlier.
It’s not unusual to have some “burn off” on new equipment that hasn’t been fired up before.
This is NOT that.
A concur with a gas issue. If it’s not a pressure/regulator/wrong set-up, it’s possible that you just have a massive leak internally. Saw that once with a range blasting flames out of the wrong places.
R/AmIOverReacting
NO DUDE SHUT IT OFF JFC
OP:
How else will you exorcise the fryer demons?
if you encounter UNEXPECTED FIRE, there is no world where you should be able to be convinced by redditors that it is just normal.
Bro, how high are you? You see a fryer burning and you film it instead of turning it off? Or is this a meta joke I don’t get?
That massive open flame around that hot oil is dangerous as fuck lol.
Honestly that looks beyond nat/LP configuration mix-up. Kill the gas and let everything cool down before you pop your fire suppression. What brand is it? Is it configured for nat or LP? Did someone actually put a monometer on it and check the static supply pressure and set the proper dynamic pressure? Are the burners in place? Does it have a combi-valve or an external regulator? If you don’t know what any of that is you are in way over your head and need a professional….. My best guess, that is a shot in the dark without any information, is that it needs an external regulator (read doesn’t have a combi-valve) and you guys are dropping like 10+”WC to the burners because no one installed one….
This girl is on fire….
