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Equipment Safety

4.25

Cleaning the Ice Cream Machine

EXPLAIN TO THE TEAM:

The Manual brush clean is to be completed every 14 days; this is signified by the counter, counting down. Before cleaning commences team member must wash their hands using anti-bacterial soap Draining 1. With a bucket beneath the door spout(s), open the draw valve. 2. Touch the WASH and PUMP symbols. 3. Drain the product from the freezing cylinder and the mix hopper. 4. When the flow of product stops, touch the WASH and PUMP symbols, cancelling the WASH and PUMP modes. 5. Close the draw valve and discard the mix. 6. Remove the locking clip; mix feed tube, pump clip and the assembled air/mix pump. Rinsing 1. Pour two gallons (7.6 litres) of cool, clean water into the mix hopper. 2. With the white hopper brush, scrub the mix hopper, mix level sensing probe and the outside of the agitator drive shaft housing. 3. Using the double ended brush, brush clean the mix inlet hole. 4. With a mix pail beneath the door spout, (s) open the draw valve and touch the WASH symbol. 5. Drain all the rinse water from the door spout. Close the draw valve and touch the WASH symbol, cancelling the WASH mode. 6. Repeat this procedure using clean, warm water, until the water being discharged is clear. Hopper cleaning 1. Prepare an approved 100 PPM cleaning solution (examples: 2-1/2 gal. [9.5 litres] of Kay-5R or 2 gal. [7.6 litres] of Stera-SheenR). USE WARM WATER AND FOLLOW THE MANUFACTURER'S SPECIFICATIONS. 2. Pour the solution into the hopper and allow it to flow into the freezing cylinder. 3. Using the white hopper brush, clean the mix hopper, mix level sensing probes and the outside of the agitator drive shaft housing. 4. Using the double ended brush, clean the mix inlet hole. (Note: Do not brush clean the mix inlet hole while the machine is in the wash mode 5. Touch the WASH symbol. This will cause the cleaning solution in the freezing cylinder to come in contact with all areas of the freezing cylinder. 6. Place an empty pail beneath the door spout(s). 7. Open the draw valve on the freezer door and draw off all the solution. 8. Once the cleaning solution stops flowing from the door spout, close the draw valve and touch the WASH symbol, cancelling the WASH mode. Disassembly Note: Failure to remove the parts specified below for brush cleaning and lubrication will result in damage to the machine. These parts must be removed every 14 days or the machine will lock out and will not operate. 1. MAKE SURE THE POWER SWITCH IS IN THE “OFF” POSITION! Failure to follow this instruction may result in severe personal injury from hazardous moving parts. 2. Remove the hand screws, freezer door, beater and scraper blades, and drive shaft with drive shaft seal from the freezing cylinder. 3. Remove the scraper blade clips from the scraper blades. 4. Remove the drive shaft seal from the drive shaft. 5. From the pump cylinder, remove the retaining pin, mix inlet adaptor, valve cap, pump gasket, and the piston. 6. Remove the o-ring from the piston and valve cap.

Safety Assurance March 2016

Equipment Safety 4.25