--- title: "Pitco Restaurant Equipment Repair" description: "Pitco commercial appliance repair. A Pitco visit begins only once the vat is cool enough to drain, since nobody on the crew should be reaching near hot oil." url: "https://commercialappliancerepair.center/brands/pitco/" --- # Pitco Restaurant Equipment Repair A Pitco visit begins only once the vat is cool enough to drain, since nobody on the crew should be reaching near hot oil. ## Pitco commercial appliances, specifically. Pitco Frialator of Concord, New Hampshire, a Middleby company, has built fryers since 1918 and also makes pasta cookers, rethermalizers and Crisp N' Hold stations. Most of our Pitco calls are tube-fired gas fryers in the Solstice and Solstice Supreme families, where a tripped safety switch or a probe message is behind most of the lost frying time. The Pitco lineup ### Builds 1 commercial appliance type Commercial cooking equipment ### Called out for Commercial Appliance Error Code on a Combi, Fryer, Dish Machine or Laundry Display and 5 more problems on Pitco ### Repairs we do 10 repairs, on any make Commercial appliance diagnostic visit · Walk-in cooler repair · Reach-in and prep table repair · Commercial fryer repair ### Error codes HEAT FAIL · IGNITION FAILURE · PROBE OPEN · SYSTEM FAILURE · Prob 10 Pitco codes with a page of their own ## The Pitco lineup. Pitco builds 1 of the 4 commercial appliance types this site covers. Which one decides how the visit is planned. [All commercial appliance types](https://commercialappliancerepair.center/types/) Cooking equipment ### Commercial cooking equipment **5** of the problems we see on Pitco come up on it Commercial cooking equipment repair ## What is particular to Pitco. We work on Solstice and Solstice Supreme gas fryers (SG, SSH and SSHLV), Solstice electric and reduced-oil-volume SELV fryers, economy and TorQ fryers, and Pitco pasta cookers, rethermalizers and Crisp N' Hold holding stations. Built-in filter systems and auto top off are covered on the same visit as the fryer. ### Sediment falls into a cool zone Pitco's original design runs heating tubes through the middle of the tank so crumbs sink below them into cooler oil instead of burning. Keeping that zone clean matters for oil life and for the probe readings above it. ### Burners that light and clean themselves Solstice Supreme fryers use matchless ignition and a self-cleaning burner system that fires a short cleaning pulse each time the fryer is turned on. A brief popping at startup is normal on those units; popping during cooking is not. ### Resets the kitchen can reach Pitco publishes quick guides that point owners to the red high limit button and the roll-out switch behind the fryer door. When a Heat Failure keeps returning after a reset, the switch is telling us something upstream is wrong. ### From millivolt to touchscreen Pitco controls range from a simple millivolt thermostat through digital and 12-button computer controls to the Infinity Touch and OneTouch screens. The control on the front decides which messages the fryer can show and how the drain interlock reports. Parts Temperature probes, high limits, roll-out switches, ignition modules, relay boards and drain switches are looked up by the numbers on the fryer's data plate before anything is ordered. Filter paper, O-rings and pump strainer parts are routine stock for the kitchen. Repair or replace A Pitco tank in good condition is worth repairing when an ignition part, probe, switch or controller fails. A cracked or leaking tank on an older fryer is the usual point where a new, more efficient fryer is worth comparing. Book your Pitco visit ## What we are called out for. On Pitco, most often commercial appliance error code on a combi, fryer, dish machine or laundry display. [All problems](https://commercialappliancerepair.center/problems/) Pitco error codes - [`HEAT FAIL` Ignition and gas](https://commercialappliancerepair.center/error-codes/pitco-heat-fail/) - [`IGNITION FAILURE` Ignition and gas](https://commercialappliancerepair.center/error-codes/pitco-ignition-failure/) - [`PROBE OPEN` Sensors and probes](https://commercialappliancerepair.center/error-codes/pitco-probe-open/) - [`SYSTEM FAILURE` Sensors and probes](https://commercialappliancerepair.center/error-codes/pitco-system-failure/) - [`Prob` Sensors and probes](https://commercialappliancerepair.center/error-codes/pitco-prob/) - [`Prob HI` Sensors and probes](https://commercialappliancerepair.center/error-codes/pitco-prob-hi/) [All Pitco codes](https://commercialappliancerepair.center/error-codes/#codes-pitco) ### Commercial Appliance Error Code on a Combi, Fryer, Dish Machine or Laundry Display 8 causes, cheapest first ### Commercial Fryer Not Heating or Slow to Recover Between Baskets 6 causes, cheapest first ### Pilot Won't Stay Lit on a Fryer, Griddle or Steamer on the Line 6 causes, cheapest first 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 ## Not a Pitco? 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Let the fryer cool, then press the red high limit reset button behind the gas valve inside the door, as Pitco's quick guide shows, and turn the controller off and on. If the message comes back, stop and book a visit. ### Why does my Pitco pop when it starts? Solstice Supreme fryers with self-cleaning burners fire a short cleaning pulse at every startup, and Pitco says the popping that comes with it is normal. Popping that carries on while cooking needs a technician. ### Why won't my Pitco heat with the drain closed? The drain interlock uses a switch on the drain valve. If the blue handle is not fully in, or the switch is out of adjustment, the fryer still thinks it is draining and will not heat. ### Does Pitco make more than fryers? Yes. Pitco also builds pasta cookers, rethermalizers, water cookers and Crisp N' Hold stations that keep fried food warm, and we service those alongside the fryers. --- **[Read on the site: Pitco Restaurant Equipment Repair](https://commercialappliancerepair.center/brands/pitco/)** **[Book a visit with CommercialApplianceRepair.center](https://commercialappliancerepair.center/schedule/)**