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Running the automatic feeder
Check the powder discharge opening for foreign objects and only use the supplied scraper
to remove them. Foreign objects can damage the mixer, the heat exchanger and the auto-
matic feeder. Foreign objects that enter the feed can injure your calves. (See chapter
Cleaning the powder discharge opening, page
).
Check the powder discharge opening for milk deposits and only use the supplied scraper
to remove them. (See chapter
Cleaning the powder discharge opening, page
Milk deposits can cause the milk powder to be incorrectly dispensed. As a result, your
calves could receive insufficient concentration of feed and would not be supplied with any
or enough food. This can lead to malnutrition, which can cause impaired growth and devel-
opment, increased susceptibility to illness or even the death of your calves.
6.7.2
Weekly care and maintenance tasks
Check the effectiveness of your cleaning circuits by performing a weekly sponge cleaning of
the heat exchanger. (See chapter
Cleaning the heat exchanger manually with a
6.7.3
Care and maintenance tasks every 4 month
To ensure that your automatic feeder can mix the individual liquid and powder feed compo-
nents (water, milk and milk substitute (MP) in the proper ratio, it must be recalibrated no later
than every 4 months or after each new delivery of milk substitute. If you have not concluded a
maintenance agreement for this service, you must recalibrate the feeder yourself. This is the
only way to ensure that your calves receive a sufficient amount of properly mixed feed.
If you do not recalibrate your automatic feeder on a regular basis, your calves will
receive insufficient or improperly mixed feed. This will cause malnutrition. Malnutrition can
cause impaired growth and development, increased susceptibility to illness or even the death
of your calves.
The first calibration is performed by your service technician during the initial startup process.
You must manually recalibrate powder and liquid feed and cleaning agents because the actual
quantity will deviate from the set quantity for various reasons, such as fluctuations in water
pressure.
Calibration consists of multiple steps:
•
The volume of liquid components (water, milk and detergent) is determined.
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