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10. How to sanitize the unit with chlorine
bleach once a month to prevent bacteria
growing
• Empty the ice bin and water reservoir following
instructions in Section 2.
• To make sanitizing solution, mix 1 teaspoon of
5% food grade chlorine bleach with 100 fl oz
clean potable water.
• Fill the water reservoir with the sanitizing
solution to MAX WATER FILL.
• Plug the unit into power.
• Press and hold Clean button for 3 seconds to
start Cleaning mode for sanitizing process.
• Unplug the unit and then drain water following
instructions in Section 1 when the sanitizing
process is complete (the Cleaning LED goes off).
• Plug the unit into power.
• Fill the water reservoir with clean potable
water again.
• Press and hold Clean button for 3 seconds to
start Cleaning mode for rinse process.
• Press and hold Clean button again for 3
seconds in 5 minutes to stop rinsing.
• Drain water following instructions in Section 1.
• Repeat the rinse process 3 times until water is
clean and tasting good.
9. How to descale the unit with citric acid once
a month to prevent sediment building up
• Unplug unit
• Empty the ice bin and water reservoir following
instructions in Section 2.
• To make descaling solution, mix 15 teaspoons
of food grade citric acid powder with 100 fl oz
potable water.
• Fill the water reservoir with the descaling
solution to MAX WATER FILL.
• Plug the unit into power.
• Press and hold Clean button for 3 seconds to
start Cleaning mode for descaling process.
• Unplug the unite and drain water following
instructions in Section 1 when the descaling
process is complete (the Cleaning LED goes off).
• Plug the unit into power.
• Fill the water reservoir with clean potable
water again.
• Press and hold Clean button for 3 seconds to
start Cleaning mode for rinse process.
• Press and hold Clean button again for 3
seconds in 5 minutes to stop rinsing.
• Drain water following instructions in Section 1.
• Repeat the rinse process 3 times until water is
clean and tasting good.
