South east ontario tapping

[BrutemanAl]

Hey Al. Thanks for the tip. That covers the red control knob issues, but what about the air intake valve at the unit end? Any advice about that?

I'll definitely try what you suggested before I take this unit back. Oh, another question. I had the red knob control open to full when I turned on the propane. Do you have yours turned to the closed position before you turn on the propane? Did you get your fryer at Home Hardware?

I always start mine by turning the propane tank on slowly , then the red control knob all the way counter clockwise , then push the little brass stem to let the propane start to flow while holding the bbq lighter on the burner , I got mine at canadian tire , mine also has a timer on it , it has to be turn on all the way and shuts the fryer off after 10 mins of running , the timer is a pain in the butt , so I just turned it on all the way and put a piece of duct tape on it so it stays in the on position and doesnt shut off after 10 mins of run time.

What size is your fryer ? I looked at home hardware's website to see if I could find the one you have and only found a 30 quart one , is that the one you have ?

If that is the one you have then the propane line is the exact same as mine , same timer and red shut on/off knob, pretty sure they are probably all the same for the most part.

As for the airflow down by the burner , if you close that all the way you will not get a good flame , when i first got mine I fired it up and moved the airflow "thing" ( not sure what it is called lol) to different positions to see how it worked and what the best position would be and have not moved it since . You want the flame to have blue tips on it , yellow tips means it is not getting enough air and cause's soot , the bottom of the pot turns black .

Hope some of this helps