Foerster TAK5-CH1-25, Instruction Manual

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3.11.2 Filling the milk tank
3.12 Calibrating the feed components and the detergent
The feed components must be calibrated first in order to ensure
the correct mixing ratio. The detergent must be calibrated, too.
Caution : Make sure that no paper or other foreign material
may access the powder hopper. The dosing mechanism
may be damaged or the dosing accuracy may be impaired.
Caution : The milk must always be clean. Straw, hay and
other foreign material impair the functioning of the automat-
ic feeder.
Note : With cow and flaked milk use a slow-running interval
stirrer to avoid creaming of the milk. Continuously or fast
running stirrers lead to creaming.
Warning: Those animals being fed with too fat milk may
suffer from digestive troubles.
Cool the milk or preserve it with formic acid (20 - 30 ml of a
10 percent formic acid per liter of milk).
Caution : Do not use the automatic feeder to heat milk start-
ing to turn sour. The stainless steel coil of the heat ex-
changer might get clogged.