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CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE
CLEANING THE RESERVOIR & IRRIGATION SYSTEM
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Make sure cabinet is connected to city drain and water
. If you are not hooked up to a drain and city water
you will need to manually drain and fill the cabinet; if this is the case, connect the drain fitting to a hose that
runs to a drain or sink. Do not activate the DRAIN function until you have a place to drain the water with a
hose to a sink or drain, observing all municipal codes. Used water from the GardenChef is not potable.
2. Remove the bottom drawer(s)
3. From the HOME screen, press SETUP
4. In the SETUP screen, press SET RESERVOIR
5. Press DRAIN. The next screen that appears will ask if you are sure. Double check that the cabinet is hooked
up to a drain. Otherwise it will drain onto your floor! If you are not sure, press no and double check. If you
are sure, press YES.
6. The cabinet will start to drain the reservoir. This may take up to 30 minutes. Once the reservoir has been
drained, wipe off any dirt with a clean rag.
7. Add your preferred cleaning solution (i.e. hydrogen peroxide mixture) into the reservoir. Follow the guidelines
on the label of the agent. The capacity of each model is: GC42 & GC12: 22 gallons; GC41: 11 gallons.
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concentration should be 5 tsp per one gallon of water.
8. From the HOME screen, press SET RESERVOIR, then FILL. Filling should take approximately 30 minutes.
9. When the reservoir has refilled, from the HOME screen press, ZONE 1 and then WATER NOW so that the
cleaning solution flows through the GardenChef’s piping system to ZONE 1
10. Repeat step 10 for each zone
11. Once the zones and reservoir are cleaned, from the HOME screen, press SETUP, SET RESERVOIR, then
RECYCLE. This will drain the reservoir of the cleaning solution and then refill it with fresh water for your next
growing cycle.
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