1HF85CF

Overview

The Hobart 1HF85CF is a stand alone electric fryer built as a free-standing floor model with a full pot. Hobart catalogued the unit under model number ML-136819, and its replacement parts documentation was issued as Form 43259 in January 2013, © Hobart, from the company's address at 701 S. Ridge Avenue, Troy, Ohio 45374-0001. Dealer listings describe it as a 21" wide fryer with a stainless steel cabinet and a stainless steel fry tank measuring 19½" x 18", holding 85 pounds of shortening.

Listings for the family appear as the 1HF85CF-1-SBL and the 1HF85CF-2-SBL, where SBL denotes the single basket lift the model carries. Dealer pages for these builds are now marked "no longer for sale," which reflects the model's age; units today typically change hands on the used market and are kept in service with replacement parts. A 20-page instruction manual for the 1HF85CF is archived on a public manual library (ManualsBase) in multiple languages, and PartHubz provides the Hobart replacement parts catalog for this model and supplies its parts.

Key Features

• 85 lb full pot: an 85-pound shortening capacity in a stainless steel fry tank measuring 19½" x 18".
• Stainless steel cabinet and tank: both the cabinet and the fry tank are stainless steel.
• Compact 21" floor-model footprint: free-standing, so it sits anywhere along a cook line without a matching base.
• Programmable compensating computer control with melt cycles: listings describe completely programmable computer controls, with compensation and melt cycles in the control package.
• Single automatic basket lift: the SBL configuration raises and lowers the basket automatically through the cook cycle.
• Filtration hardware on board: the parts catalog carries a Filter Assembly section and a full oil return circuit, plus a dedicated filter relay in the power supply box.
• Multiple voltage builds: element assemblies were produced for 208 V, 240 V and 480 V service.
• USB connection at the control: the control panel parts list includes a USB cap (00-959000-00002), pointing to a USB port on the controller.

Specifications

• Model: Hobart 1HF85CF stand alone fryer, model ML-136819
• Type: electric, free-standing floor model, full pot
• Width: 21"
• Cabinet: stainless steel
• Fry tank: stainless steel, 19½" x 18"
• Shortening capacity: 85 lb
• Basket lift: single, automatic (SBL)
• Controls: programmable compensating computer control with melt cycles
• Element assemblies: 00-421892-000G1 (208 V), 00-421892-000G3 (240 V), 00-421892-000G4 (480 V) — 2 per fryer, listed in the catalog at "12000 kW" (12,000 W) each
• Contactors: 00-411497-000C5, 3-pole, 40 amp, 230 V (4 per fryer); 00-411497-000C3, 3-pole, 40 amp, 120 V (4 per fryer); suppliers list the C5 as a 30/40 amp, 208/240 volt contactor
• Control transformers: 00-411500-00012 (120 VAC, 28 V, 40 VA); 00-411500-00013 (200-240 VAC, 28 V, 20 VA)
• Fuses: FE-019-40, 15 amp, 300 V (2), in FE-023-55 holders
• Relays: 00-428864-00001 relay (filter); 00-416535-00004 switch-relay, 24 V
• Temperature sensing: 00-422737-00001 thermistor probe; 00-416782-00001 hi-limit bracket; 00-419592-00001 thermistor probe clip
• Oil return valves: 00-428691-00002 solenoid valve (120 V); 00-428691-00003 solenoid valve (208 V); 00-418786-00001 check valve
• Oil return plumbing: ½" pipes (2", 1-1/8" and 3-1/2" lengths), ½" x 90° street elbows, ½" tee, 12" and 19" flex tubes (00-426602-00001 / 00-426602-00004), oil suction receptacle 00-426567-00003
• Basket lift drive: 00-418156-00001 gear motor (115 V, 60 Hz); 00-418156-00002 gear motor (230 V, 50/60 Hz); cam switch block 00-418159-00001; microswitch 00-411496-000F3; bearing support assembly 00-422247-000G1; motor plate 00-418123-000G1; top wrap 00-422018-00001
• Tank service tools: clean-out rod 00-409300-00005; fryer cleaning brush 00-421756-00001
• Control panel / enclosure: USB cap 00-959000-00002; temperature board plate 00-497096-00002; power supply box 00-497095-00002; terminal barrier 00-414208-00002; grounding lug with set screw 00-417856-00001
• Cross-referenced part: 3-pole terminal block, Hobart numbers 00-410472-00008 / 410472-00008 / 410472-8, listed by suppliers as fitting the 1HF85CF
• Documentation: parts catalog Form 43259 (January 2013); 20-page instruction manual

Operation

The 1HF85CF runs from a programmable compensating computer control. Operators program cook times and temperatures into the controller; the "compensating" designation refers to the control adjusting heat output as product is loaded, so recovery stays consistent from batch to batch. The melt cycle function brings solid shortening up to frying temperature gradually, which matters in kitchens that fry in solid shortening rather than liquid oil.

Heat is delivered by two element assemblies switched through four 3-pole, 40 amp contactors. The control circuit runs at low voltage — 28 V transformers (fed from either 120 VAC or 200-240 VAC depending on the build) drive a 24 V relay switch, and two 15 amp, 300 V fuses protect the circuit. A thermistor probe reads oil temperature, with the hi-limit hardware carried on its bracket as the safety backstop.

The single automatic basket lift lowers the basket into the oil at the start of a programmed cycle and raises it at the end, so timing does not depend on an operator watching the clock. The gear motor that drives the lift was supplied in 115 V, 60 Hz and 230 V, 50/60 Hz versions, with a cam switch block and microswitch handling lift positioning.

Cleaning & Maintenance

The catalog lists a clean-out rod (00-409300-00005) and a fryer cleaning brush (00-421756-00001) — the rod clears the drain path and the brush scrubs the tank during cleaning sessions.

Filtration is handled on board: oil moves through the oil return circuit — ½" piping with street elbows and a tee, a check valve, solenoid valves (120 V on one build, 208 V on another), 12" and 19" flex tubes and an oil suction receptacle — past the filter assembly hardware, with a dedicated relay (filter) in the power supply box. Worn solenoid valves, cracked flex tubes or a failed check valve show up as slow or incomplete filtering, so those are the pieces to inspect first when filter flow drops.

Wear items the catalog makes available include the fuses and fuse holders, the contactors, the thermistor probe, the element assemblies and the lift's gear motor and microswitch. The catalog does not publish service intervals; the 20-page instruction manual archived on ManualsBase covers the model's operating and cleaning procedures.

Replacement Parts Reference

PartHubz supplies parts for the 1HF85CF from Hobart's replacement parts catalog, Form 43259 (January 2013). The main groups:

Power Supply Box (ILLUS. PL-60009)

• 00-497095-00002 — power supply box
• 00-428864-00001 — relay (filter)
• FE-019-40 — fuse, 15 amp, 300 V (2); FE-023-55 — fuse holder (2)
• 00-414208-00002 — terminal barrier; 00-417856-00001 — grounding lug with set screw
• 00-411500-00012 — transformer, 120 VAC, 28 V, 40 VA; 00-411500-00013 — transformer, 200-240 VAC, 28 V, 20 VA
• 00-411497-000C5 — contactor, 3-pole, 40 amp, 230 V (4); 00-411497-000C3 — contactor, 3-pole, 40 amp, 120 V (4)
• 00-416535-00004 — switch-relay, 24 V; 00-497096-00002 — temperature board plate; 00-427759-00001 — control component (part name truncated in the catalog text)

Heating Element Assembly (ILLUS. PL-60012)

• 00-421892-000G1 / 000G3 / 000G4 — element assemblies, 208 V / 240 V / 480 V, 2 per fryer
• 00-422737-00001 — thermistor probe; 00-419592-00001 — thermistor probe clip
• 00-416782-00001 — hi-limit bracket; 00-422380-00001 — rear lower element clamp; 00-422381-000G1 — top element assembly clamp (4)
• 00-422415-000G1 — wire chase assembly

Tank, Drain and Oil Return

• 00-409300-00005 — clean-out rod; 00-421756-00001 — fryer cleaning brush
• 00-428691-00002 / 00003 — solenoid valves, 120 V / 208 V; 00-418786-00001 — check valve
• FP-035-95, FP-035-91, FP-059-18 — ½" pipes; FP-013-17 — street elbows; FP-019-25 — tee
• 00-426602-00001 / 00004 — flex tubes, 12" and 19"; 00-426567-00003 — oil suction receptacle

Basket Lift and Filter Hardware

• 00-418156-00001 / 00002 — gear motors, 115 V 60 Hz / 230 V 50/60 Hz
• 00-418159-00001 — cam switch block; 00-411496-000F3 — microswitch
• 00-422247-000G1 — bearing support assembly; 00-418123-000G1 — motor plate; 00-422018-00001 — top wrap
• SC-101-06 / SC-086-06 — shoulder screws; 00-078752-00012 — cable clamp

Control Panel

• 00-959000-00002 — USB cap
• Fastener set: 4-40 hex nuts, #4 lockwashers, 4-40 x ½" screws

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