--- title: "Henny Penny E-26: heat stuck on in an electric pressure fryer" description: "What E-26 means on Henny Penny E-26: heat stuck on in an electric pressure fryers, what to check before booking, and when it is not a failure at all." url: "https://commercialappliancerepair.center/error-codes/henny-penny-e-26/" --- # Henny Penny E-26: heat stuck on in an electric pressure fryer On the electric PFE models the control watches element current. ## What E-26 actually means. On the electric PFE models the control watches element current. If current flows while heat should be off, a contactor or the board is stuck, and the fryer shows E-26. Henny Penny warns it can appear even with the power switch off, so the switch alone may not stop the heat. Henny Penny commercial appliance display What to do when E-26 shows on the commercial appliance ### Kind of code Controls and power The controller itself is reporting trouble, or the supply behind it is: a display with dead segments, a keypad that stopped responding after steam or degreaser got behind it, relays that stick, stored recipes or cycles that vanished overnight, a blown control fuse, or one leg of a three-phase feed missing so half the heat or the pump is gone. A full power cycle at the breaker, done as the manual describes, clears a passing glitch; a code that returns, a scorched smell or any sign of moisture behind the panel means the breaker stays off, and that is a visit. ### Usually leads to Commercial controls and board repair Controllers, touch panels, relays, contactors and interlocks tested, and replaced only when the evidence says so. ### Shows up as Commercial Appliance Error Code on a Combi, Fryer, Dish Machine or Laundry Display A commercial appliance error code appears as letters or numbers on a combi, fryer, reach-in controller, dish machine or laundry machine display, or as a flashing light or an alarm tone. ### Make Henny Penny Henny Penny equipment gets its visit once the unit is cool, any oil is down and the crew has logged the last load. ### Source Henny Penny FM05-011R operator manual, PFE 500 / PFE 561 / PFG 600 pressure fryers (C1000 and C8000 controls) Henny Penny PFE 500 and PFE 561 electric pressure fryers with the C1000 or C8000 control (operator manual FM05-011R); electric models only. ## Before you book, in this order. Each step comes from Henny Penny's own guidance for E-26 on its commercial appliances. Follow it to the end: the last card says whether this is a visit. 01 Unplug the fryer or switch off its circuit breaker from a dry panel; the power switch alone may not stop the elements. 02 Keep watch on the oil and keep the Class K extinguisher at hand until it cools; if there is smoke or flame, use the suppression system and call 911. 03 Book a visit so the contactors and the control board can be checked before the fryer is used again. ### Still there? It usually turns into [commercial controls and board repair](https://commercialappliancerepair.center/services/commercial-controls-and-board-repair/). Book with the code and the model number. ### What not to do E-26 is heat locked on, which is more serious than current reading high (E-25) or low (E-27). It is not an oil overheat reading, though it can lead to one. ## What you may notice with it. The commercial appliance problems E-26 tends to arrive with. Answer these at the commercial appliance before anyone is booked. [All problems](https://commercialappliancerepair.center/problems/) Before you call ### [Commercial Appliance Error Code on a Combi, Fryer, Dish Machine or Laundry Display](https://commercialappliancerepair.center/problems/commercial-error-code/) [All 8 causes, cheapest first](https://commercialappliancerepair.center/problems/commercial-error-code/) It also comes with - [**Commercial Fryer Fire or Grease Flare Under the Hood**](https://commercialappliancerepair.center/problems/commercial-fryer-fire/) - [**Restaurant Equipment Burning Smell: Scorched Oil, Hot Wiring or Lint**](https://commercialappliancerepair.center/problems/commercial-burning-smell/) Problem ### Commercial Appliance Error Code on a Combi, Fryer, Dish Machine or Laundry Display 8 causes, cheapest first Where E-26 usually leads ## Commercial controls and board repair. **Controller, touch panel, probe or sensor, relay, contactor, power supply, door switch or interlock, tested before anything is changed · moderate.** Book a visit [What the job involves](https://commercialappliancerepair.center/services/commercial-controls-and-board-repair/) ## Henny Penny commercial appliances. Henny Penny equipment gets its visit once the unit is cool, any oil is down and the crew has logged the last load. 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Unplug the fryer or switch off its circuit breaker from a dry panel; the power switch alone may not stop the elements. If it comes back, it needs a visit. ### Why does a Henny Penny show E-26 with the switch off? A contactor that has welded closed feeds the elements directly, bypassing the switch. That is why Henny Penny says to unplug it or turn off the breaker. ### Is E-26 an emergency on a Henny Penny? Treat it as one. Heat that cannot be switched off can drive the oil toward its smoke point, so cut the power at the breaker and watch the vat. ### What gets replaced after E-26? Usually a contactor, sometimes the control board. A technician checks both before the fryer goes back into service. --- **[Read on the site: Henny Penny E-26: heat stuck on in an electric pressure fryer](https://commercialappliancerepair.center/error-codes/henny-penny-e-26/)** **[Book a visit with CommercialApplianceRepair.center](https://commercialappliancerepair.center/schedule/)**