Frymaster Instruction Sheet

Tools Required:

• 3/8" Extension for a Rachet (15")
• 3/8" Rachet
• O2 Sensor Socket
• 1/4" Socket Set
• 1/4" Nut Driver
• 1/4", 5/16", 7/16" for drill/driver

In This Kit

Installation Instructions

1. Drain the oil from the affected frypot to the filter pan.
2. Disconnect power from the electrical power supply.
3. Remove the fryer from under the hood to gain access to the rear of the fryer.
4. Remove the lower rear panel from the fryer (see Figure 1: The lower rear panel of the fryer). It may be necessary to remove the basket lift if installed.
5. Locate the VIB board underneath the frypot associated with the OIB sensor installation (see Figure 2: The VIB board located underneath the frypot).
6. Carefully disconnect the J1 20-pin harness from the VIB board (see Figure 3: The J1 20-pin harness connected to the VIB board).
7. Locate the new VIB harness in the kit. Orient the connector removed in the previous step and the connector in new harness in the same orientation, with the lock clasp towards the top (see Figure 4: The new VIB harness connector, showing its orientation with the lock clasp at the top).
8. Use a small screwdriver or object to press down on the lock tab, towards the center of the connector and gently pull on the red and yellow probe wires to remove them from the connector disconnected in step 6 (see Figure 5: A close-up view showing a small screwdriver pressing the lock tab to disconnect the red and yellow probe wires from the connector).
9. With the flags towards the outside of the connector, insert the red and yellow probe wires into the same pin locations of the new connector (see Figures 6: Inserting the red and yellow probe wires into the corresponding pin locations of the new connector, and 7: A close-up view of the new connector with the red and yellow wires inserted).
10. Gently tug on both wires to ensure they are locked into the connector.
11. Connect the new harness to the VIB board (see Figure 8: Connecting the new harness to the VIB board).
12. Use ty wraps to secure the harness to the VIB board and other harnesses. Route the other end to the front of the fryer (see Figure 9: Routing the new harness with zip ties, ensuring it does not touch flexlines or the pump motor).
13. If a guard rail is installed, remove the acorn nuts, washer and plates on both ends of the guard (see Figure 10: Removing acorn nuts, washers, and plates from guard rail). If not, skip to step 15.
14. Slide one end of the guard up the rail at an angle until it can be removed (see Figure 11: Sliding one end of the guard rail up at an angle to remove it).
15. Remove the two Phillips head screws from the upper left and right corners of the controller (see Figure 12: Removing the two Phillips head screws from the upper left and right corners of the controller).
16. Slide the controller up to disengage it from the bezel (see Figure 13: Sliding the controller upwards to disengage it from the bezel).
17. Lift the controller out from the bezel (see Figure 14: Lifting the controller out of the bezel).
18. Lower the controller and rest it on the bottom of the control box (see Figure 15: The controller lowered and resting on the bottom of the control box, supported by a black tether).
19. Disconnect the RJ45 cable from the SIB board FIRST (see Figures 15 and 16: Disconnecting the RJ45 cable from the SIB board).
20. Disconnect the other cables from the connectors on the back of the controller marking their position for reassembly (see Figure 17: Disconnecting other cables from the back of the controller and marking their positions).
21. Disconnect the lanyard tether (see Figure 18: Disconnecting the lanyard tether).
22. Remove the bezel by removing the two 5/16" screws on the bottom of the bezel (see Figure 19: Removing the two 5/16" screws on the bottom of the bezel) and tilting the bezel up from the bottom and lowering towards the front of the fryer (see Figure 20: Tilting the bezel up from the bottom and lowering it towards the front of the fryer).
23. Open the doors of the fryer and locate the blower (see Figure 21: Locating the blower inside the fryer).
24. Disconnect the two (2) wire blower wiring harness (see Figure 22: Disconnecting the two-wire blower wiring harness).
25. Use a 7/16" driver with extension to remove the four (4) nuts attaching the blower (see Figure 23: Using a 7/16" driver to remove the four nuts attaching the blower).
26. Remove the blower.
27. Remove USB port assembly (see Figure 24: Removing the USB port assembly), if replacing the left control box over the USB port or the JIB reset switch assembly (see Figure 25: Removing the JIB reset switch assembly), if replacing the control box over the switch.
28. Remove the ignition module covers by removing the two (2) screws securing the cover (see Figure 26: Removing the two screws securing the ignition module cover).
29. Remove the two screws attaching the ignition modules at the bottom of the control box (see Figure 27: Removing the two screws attaching the ignition modules at the bottom of the control box).
30. Slide the module towards the rear of the control box until it can be lowered.
31. Disconnect the harnesses and cables from the modules and set aside.
32. Reach up behind the component box and disconnect the 12-pin gray harness and 15-pin black harness from the rear of the component box (see Figures 28: A 12-pin gray harness connector, 29: A 15-pin black harness connector, and 30: The rear of the component box showing harness connections).
33. Carefully disconnect the 3-pin ATO and 2-pin cook probes from the SIB board (see Figure 31: Disconnecting the 3-pin ATO and 2-pin cook probes from the SIB board).
34. Disconnect the P-Bus cable, CAN cables and resistor terminators, if present, from the SIB board (see Figure 32: Disconnecting the P-Bus cable, CAN cables, and resistor terminators from the SIB board).
35. Gently pull the probe, P-Bus and CAN wires through the rear of the component box.
36. Remove the screws on both sides of the component box that attaching the component box (see Figure 33: Removing the screws on both sides of the component box).
37. Gently lower the component box down and remove the box from the cabinet (see Figure 34: Lowering and removing the component box from the cabinet).
38. Locate the plug with an "O" above it (see Figure 35: Locating a plug with an "O" above it).
39. Using a 3/8" square extension, remove the plug (see Figure 36: Removing the plug using a 3/8" square extension).
40. Apply Loctite® around the first several threads of the OIB (Oil Is Back) sensor (see Figure 37: Applying Loctite® around the threads of the OIB (Oil Is Back) sensor).
41. Insert the OIB sensor into the port marked with an "O" above it and tighten a few rotations (see Figure 38: Inserting the OIB sensor into the port marked with an "O").
42. Using an O2 socket rotate the probe clockwise and tighten and torque to 54 ft lbs. (see Figures 39: Tightening the OIB sensor clockwise with an O2 socket to 54 ft lbs.).
43. Remove the top screw from the insulation bracket next to the probe marked with a "T" (see Figure 40: Removing the top screw from the insulation bracket next to the probe marked with a "T").
44. Mount the OIB sensor egg and bracket using the hold and screw from previous step (see Figure 41: Mounting the OIB sensor egg and bracket using the hold and screw).
45. Insert the new control box into position and connect with a few screws (see Figure 42: Inserting the new control box into position).
46. Reinsert the P-Bus and CAN cables into the control box and reconnect to the SIB board (see Figure 43: Reconnecting the P-Bus and CAN cables to the control box and SIB board).
47. Insert the two (2) BLACK and two (2) WHITE wires from the OIB egg sensor through the lower control box opening, behind the time delay relay board (see Figure 44: Routing the two BLACK and two WHITE wires from the OIB egg sensor through the lower control box opening).
48. Attach the smaller black and white wires to the coil side of the time delay relay board (see Figure 45: Attaching the smaller black and white wires to the coil side of the time delay relay board). Use the wiring diagram if necessary on the last page.
49. Locate the large WHITE wire from the OIB sensor with the stripped end. Insert it into the Wago snap connector, with the white wires, in the control box (see Figure 46: Inserting the large WHITE wire from the OIB sensor into a Wago snap connector).
50. Locate the large BLACK wire from the OIB sensor with the TERMINATED end. Attach it to the clear OIB relay connector shown, in the control box (see Figure 47: Attaching the large BLACK wire from the OIB sensor to the clear OIB relay connector).
51. Insert the two wire harnesses from the VIB harness into the lower left rear opening in the control box as shown (see Figure 48: Inserting the two wire harnesses from the VIB harness into the control box).
52. Zip tie up the harness labeled marked LEFT back and out of the way (see Figure 49: Securing the harness labeled "LEFT" with a zip tie).
53. Connect the RED and BLACK wires from the VIB harness labeled RIGHT, to the coil side of the clear OIB relay connectors shown (see Figure 50: Connecting the RED and BLACK wires from the VIB harness (labeled RIGHT) to the coil side of the OIB relay connectors).
54. Connect the GREEN wire to T7 and the WHITE wire to T6, from the VIB harness labeled RIGHT, to the OIB Time Delay Relay Board connectors shown (see Figure 51: Connecting the GREEN wire to T7 and the WHITE wire to T6 from the VIB harness (labeled RIGHT) to the OIB Time Delay Relay Board connectors).
55. Locate the single BLACK wire with the terminated end and a stripped end (see Figure 52: Locating a single BLACK wire with a terminated end and a stripped end).
56. Insert the stripped end of the BLACK wire into a Wago snap connector with other BLACK wires (see Figure 53: Inserting the stripped end of the BLACK wire into a Wago snap connector with other BLACK wires).
57. Attach the TERMINATED end of the BLACK wire to the clear OIB relay connector shown, in the control box (see Figure 54: Attaching the TERMINATED end of the BLACK wire to the clear OIB relay connector).
58. Reinsert the ATO and cook probes into the control box and reconnect to the SIB board (see Figure 55: Reconnecting the ATO and cook probes into the control box and to the SIB board).
59. Reattach the black main 15-pin harness to the top plug on the rear of the component box. Pin 1 (denoted by the tab) is in the lower right corner (see Figures 56: Reattaching the black main 15-pin harness to the top plug on the rear of the component box, noting pin 1, and 58: Rear of the component box showing the 15-pin and 12-pin harness connectors and pin 1 locations).
60. Reattach the gray 12-pin harness to the bottom plug on the rear of the component box. Pin 1 (denoted by the tab) is in the lower right corner (see Figures 57: Reattaching the gray 12-pin harness to the bottom plug on the rear of the component box, noting pin 1, and 58: Rear of the component box showing the 15-pin and 12-pin harness connectors and pin 1 locations).
61. Remove speaker from the old control box and install in the new control box (see Figure 59: Removing the speaker from the old control box).
62. Finish attaching the component box using four (4) screws on the left and right sides of the box (see Figure 60: Finishing attaching the component box using four screws on the sides).
63. Attach the white sense wire to the S1 Sense location on the modules first (see Figure 61: Attaching the white sense wire to the S1 Sense location on the modules). The black connector attaches with the groove towards the module (see Figure 62: The black connector attaching with the groove towards the module).
64. Slide the module bracket through the slots on the rear of the component box (see Figure 63: Sliding the module bracket through the slots on the rear of the component box). Attach the module bracket with the two (2) small drill screws WITHOUT POINTS.
65. Attach the high voltage cables to the module and ignitor (see Figure 64: Attaching the high voltage cables to the module and ignitor).
66. Use zip ties to secure the wires (see Figure 65: Using zip ties to secure the wires).
67. Reattach module covers (see Figure 66: Reattaching module covers).
68. Ensure all wires are clear and reattach the blower using the four (4) nuts (see Figure 67: Reattaching the blower using the four nuts).
69. Reconnect the two (2) wire blower wiring harness (see Figure 68: Reconnecting the two-wire blower wiring harness).
70. Reattach the USB port assembly if removed on the left side (see Figure 69: Reattaching the USB port assembly), or the JIB reset switch assembly (see Figure 70: Reattaching the JIB reset switch assembly), if removed from the right side.
71. Reattach the controller bezel using two (2) screws on the bottom (see Figure 71: Reattaching the controller bezel using two screws on the bottom).
72. Reconnect the controller lanyard FIRST (see Figure 72: Reconnecting the controller lanyard FIRST).
73. Reconnect the controller ground wire, speaker, vat ID cable (if applicable (see Figure 73: Reconnecting the controller ground wire, speaker, and vat ID cable).
74. Reconnect the RJ controller power cable to the SIB board (see Figure 74: Reconnecting the RJ controller power cable to the SIB board).
75. Reconnect the power supply prior to reattaching the controller to ensure ALL the LED's on the SIB power up and the controller powers up (see Figure 75: Reconnecting the power supply to check LEDs on the SIB power up and controller power up).
76. Reattach the controller to the bezel using the two (2) screws (see Figure 76: Reattaching the controller to the bezel using two screws).
77. Reattach the guard rails removed in steps 13 & 44 (see Figure 77: Reattaching the guard rails removed earlier).

Wiring Diagram: A diagram illustrating the electrical connections between components such as the temperature controller, OIB sensor, VIB board, and SIB board, showing wire colors and connector pin assignments.