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A row of three stainless steel reach-in cabinets with solid doors along the wall of a working restaurant kitchen, the reach-ins clearly the subject, one door open showing sheet pans of prepped vegetables on wire shelves, a walk-in cooler door with a clear strip curtain visible at the far end, a cook seen only from behind in a white jacket passing in the soft background, bright even kitchen light.

Imperial
Commercial Appliance Repair

Imperial equipment on the line gets a visit in a quiet window, with the cooks told which burners will be off and for how long.

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  • 2 commercial appliance types
  • 6 problems we see
  • 10 repairs we do

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Imperial commercial appliances,
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Imperial, a Middleby company in Corona, California, builds gas and electric cooking lines: restaurant and heavy-duty ranges, fryers and filter systems, griddles, charbroilers, salamanders, convection ovens, pasta cookers and wok ranges. It also sells the Sizzle-N-Chill, a refrigerated base that puts cold drawers under the cooking line.

The Imperial lineup

Builds2 commercial appliance types

Commercial cold storage · Commercial cooking equipment

Called out forCommercial Appliance Error Code on a Combi, Fryer, Dish Machine or Laundry Display

and 5 more problems on Imperial

Repairs we do10 repairs, on any make

Commercial appliance diagnostic visit · Walk-in cooler repair · Reach-in and prep table repair · Commercial fryer repair

Error codesImperial's ranges, fryers, broilers and ovens use knobs, thermostats and standing pilots and show no error codes; the fryer's hi-limit and the pilot safety simply shut off the gas, which you see as a pilot that is out.

Book with what the commercial appliance is doing and the model plate; the visit starts from the symptom.

The Imperial
lineup.

Imperial builds 2 of the 4 commercial appliance types this site covers. Which one decides how the visit is planned.

All commercial appliance types
Cold storage

Commercial cold storage

2 of the problems we see on Imperial come up on it Commercial cold storage repair Cooking equipment

Commercial cooking equipment

5 of the problems we see on Imperial come up on it Commercial cooking equipment repair

What is particular
to Imperial.

We work on Imperial IR and IHR ranges, IFS and IRF fryers and filter systems, griddles, charbroilers, broilers, cheesemelters and salamanders, PCVG and PCVE convection ovens, pasta cookers, wok ranges and Sizzle-N-Chill refrigerated bases. Most Imperial line equipment is knob and thermostat controlled with standing pilots.

Three build levels

Imperial sells the same equipment in Elements, Pro and Spec series, from a lighter build for independents to 14-gauge heavy duty for chains, hotels and institutions. The series tells us how the unit is built and which parts it takes.

Thermopile fryers need no power

Imperial IFS gas fryers light from a standing pilot that heats a thermopile, so they run without an electrical hookup. A pilot that will not stay lit is usually the thermopile, its connection or the pilot flame, and the fryer's hi-limit cuts the gas if the oil overheats.

Drafts put pilots out

Imperial warns that strong exhaust fans or air conditioning can pull a slight vacuum in the kitchen and upset pilots and burners. When pilots keep going out across the line, we check the room's air balance before replacing parts.

Cold under the heat

Sizzle-N-Chill refrigerated bases, self-contained or remote, sit under a hot cooking top. Their condensers breathe kitchen air full of grease, so coil cleaning matters more than on a reach-in across the room.

Parts

Thermostats, pilot safeties, thermopiles, burners and hi-limits are ordered by model and series from the data plate. Refrigerated base parts are separate from the cooking top and are matched to the base's own model number.

Repair or replace

Imperial ranges, fryers and broilers are heavy steel with replaceable valves, burners and thermostats, so repair is the normal answer. A fryer vat that leaks or a refrigerated base with a failed compressor on an old unit is where replacement is worth pricing.

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What we are
called out for.

On Imperial, most often commercial appliance error code on a combi, fryer, dish machine or laundry display.

All problems
Close view of the dark touch control panel on the front of a stainless combi oven in a commercial kitchen, one abstract amber warning indicator glowing among unlit icons, the steam-fogged glass door blurred beside it.

Commercial Appliance Error Code on a Combi, Fryer, Dish Machine or Laundry Display

8 causes, cheapest first

 Close view through the open lower door of a stainless commercial griddle, a small blue pilot flame barely visible at the tip of the pilot burner beside a copper thermocouple tube, grease-darkened steel around it.

Pilot Won't Stay Lit on a Fryer, Griddle or Steamer on the Line

6 causes, cheapest first

 An empty stainless restaurant cooking line after hours, every burner on the fryers and griddle dark and cold, a yellow gas shutoff handle on the pipe behind the line turned crosswise to closed, the back door of the commercial kitchen propped open to the night. Gas, fire, food at risk or water near power

Commercial Kitchen Gas Smell Along the Cooking Line: Clear the Room First

6 causes, cheapest first

 A stainless commercial fryer on a kitchen line with its oil sitting still and pale in the vat, two empty wire baskets hanging on the rack above, the burner sight opening at the front dark.

Commercial Fryer Not Heating or Slow to Recover Between Baskets

6 causes, cheapest first

 A stainless double-stack commercial convection oven with its top door open, a sheet pan of cookies pulled halfway out, browned dark at the back and pale toward the front, a second pan on the rack below.

Commercial Convection Oven Baking Unevenly Across the Racks

6 causes, cheapest first

 A stainless prep table with its insulated lid folded up, the top rail lined with pans heaped high with sliced tomatoes, shredded lettuce and cut onions, two empty slots in the rail with no pan, the kitchen line soft behind it.

Prep Table Running Warm in the Top Rail and the Base

6 causes, cheapest first

Not a
Imperial?

Imperial is one of 35 commercial appliance makes on this site. The other 34 each have a page of their own.

All 35 brands

Imperial commercial appliance repair,
where we come out.

9 metros, each with its own page.

All service areas

Tampa BayFL · 31 areas

OrlandoFL · 30 areas

Miami / South FloridaFL · 47 areas

New York MetroNY · 75 areas

HoustonTX · 36 areas

ChicagoIL · 50 areas

Los AngelesCA · 95 areas

San DiegoCA · 31 areas

San Francisco Bay AreaCA · 74 areas

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Questions about
Imperial commercial appliances.

Why do the pilots on our Imperial line keep going out?
Imperial points to strong exhaust fans or air conditioning pulling a vacuum in the kitchen. If several pilots go out together, the room's makeup air is worth checking before any parts.
How long do I hold the gas dial to light an Imperial fryer pilot?
Imperial's IFS manual says to hold the dial down for about 30 seconds or until the pilot stays lit. If it goes out on release, the thermopile or pilot needs attention.
Does an Imperial gas fryer need electricity?
The standard IFS gas fryer runs on a thermopile heated by its pilot, so it does not need a power hookup. Filter systems and some options do.
Do you service the cold drawers under an Imperial cooking line?
Yes. The Sizzle-N-Chill base is refrigeration equipment in its own right, and we check its coil, fans and door gaskets as well as the cooking top.

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