Restaurant fryer not heating
Gas fryers that won't light and electric fryers with a dead element or a contactor that won't pull in.
Columbia · Lexington, South Carolina
When a fryer goes down, the whole kitchen feels it.
Fryer Guys repairs commercial restaurant fryers in Columbia and Lexington, South Carolina. Gas and electric, floor and countertop, single and double vat — with factory-trained technicians and 25+ years in the fryer repair trade.
- Gas & electric fryers
- Diagnostic visit before work
- Upfront pricing
- Preventive maintenance plans
- Factory-trained technicians
- 25+ years in fryer repair
Hours
Mon–Sat 8:00am–6:00pm
Service area
Columbia, SC · Lexington, SC
Fryer repair near Columbia and Lexington
What your kitchen might be dealing with
These are the calls we get most from restaurants in the midlands. If your fryer is doing one of them, tell us which and we'll tell you what to expect.
Fryer won't hold temperature
Thermostats that have drifted, high-limits that keep tripping, and sensors sitting out of position.
Pilot won't stay lit
Worn thermocouples and thermopiles, weak igniters, and gas valves that don't stay open.
Fryer takes too long to recover
Scaled or failing heating elements, and vats that can't transfer heat the way they used to.
Electric fryer keeps tripping the breaker
Shorted elements, damaged terminals, and contactors drawing down the circuit on start-up.
Oil leaking under the vat
Pinhole leaks, weeping fittings, worn gaskets and drain valves that are losing oil overnight.
What we repair
Fryer problems we handle every week
Most fryers fail in the same handful of places. We come prepared for those, and we tell you what we found before any work begins.
No heat & slow recovery
Fryers that won't come up to temperature, take too long, or drop the moment food goes in.
Thermostat & high-limit work
Replacement thermostats, high-limit thermostats and sensors that have drifted or tripped.
Pilot, igniter & gas valve faults
Gas fryers with a pilot that won't stay lit, a weak igniter, or a valve that isn't opening.
Heating elements & contactors
Electric fryer repair for burned-out elements, stuck contactors, and tripped breakers.
Leaking vats & drain valves
Vat leaks, worn drain valves, damaged gaskets and fittings that are losing oil.
Filtering & preventive service
Boil-outs, oil filtering, and scheduled fryer maintenance that keeps units out of trouble.
Brands we service
Factory-trained on the fryers your kitchen runs
25+ years in commercial fryer repair, factory-trained across the major brands. If it fries, we work on it — including these manufacturers:
- Pitco Frialator
- Frymaster
- Vulcan
- Henny Penny
- Imperial
- Southbend
- Star / Star-Max
- Garland
- Anets
- Cecilware / Grindmaster-Cecilware
- American Range
- Adcraft
- Ultrafryer
- Don't see your brand? Call (803) 261-3580 and ask.
How a service call works
Three steps, no guessing
- 01
Tell us what it's doing
Call or send a service request. Describe the symptom, the fryer type, and your kitchen's location.
- 02
We talk it through with you
We walk through the likely cause over the phone and tell you what we'd need to bring before we travel.
- 03
We come to your kitchen
We arrive on the agreed visit, diagnose the fryer on site, and get it running or tell you what's next.
Where we work
Fryer repair built around the midlands
We focus on Columbia and Lexington so we can get to your kitchen without a long drive eating the day.
- Columbia
- West Columbia
- Cayce
- Lexington
- Chapin
- Irmo
- Blythewood
- Red Hill
- Seven Points
- Pelion
- Springfield
- Gadsden
Common questions
Before you call
- Do you work on both gas and electric fryers?
- Yes. Gas fryers with pilots, igniters and gas valves, and electric fryers with elements, contactors and thermostats.
- Which kitchens do you cover?
- Restaurants and commercial kitchens in Columbia, SC and Lexington, SC, plus the surrounding midlands towns.
- What fryers do you service?
- Most fryers found in commercial kitchens, including floor models, countertop units, single and double vats, and open-pot designs.
- How do I get a price?
- We talk through the symptom first, then confirm the cost of the visit before we head out. Nothing starts without you agreeing to it.
- Can you help us keep fryers from breaking?
- Yes. Filtering, boil-outs and periodic check-ups catch worn parts before they take a fryer out of service on a busy night.
- What if the fryer can't be repaired?
- We'll tell you straight. If replacement makes more sense than repair, we'll explain why and what to look for in a new unit.
Ready when you are
Tell us what the fryer is doing.
Send a service request or call the shop. We serve restaurants and commercial kitchens in Columbia, SC and Lexington, SC.