Sanitation and Cleaning
It is the User’s responsibility to keep the ice machine and ice storage bin in a sanitary condition. Without
human intervention, sanitation will not be maintained. Ice machines also require occasional cleaning of
their water systems with a specifically designed chemical. This chemical dissolves mineral build up that
forms during the ice making process.
Sanitize the ice storage bin as frequently as local health codes require, and every time the ice machine
is cleaned and sanitized.
The ice machine’s water system should be cleaned and sanitized a minimum of twice per year.
In Place Cleaning of the Ice Machine Water
System:
1. Remove all ice from the bin.
2. Remove the front panels.
3. Push and release the Harvest button (this
releases any ice that may be on the evaporators and
warms them up).
4. Wait for the machine to finish the Harvest cycle
(the machine will stop).
5. Remove the the insulated plastic evaporator
cover, the two inner splash panels (part number
02-3680-01 and the one above it), both cube
deflectors, and the ice sensors. Place the splash
panels and the cube deflectors in a separate
container. Place the ice sensors in the reservoir, but
be sure that the ends of the connecting wires are not
in the water.
6. Push and release the Clean button. The Clean
indicator light will be blinking, and the pump will
restart.
7. Pour 24 ounces of Scotsman Ice Machine Cleaner
into the reservoir water. Return the evaporator cover
to its normal position.
8. Mix a solution of 8 ounces of Scotsman ice
machine cleaner and 1 gallon of warm (95-115
o
F.)
water. Use the solution to scrub the splash panels
and cube deflectors in the separate container.
9. After the ice machine cleaner has circulated for 10
minutes, push and release the Clean button. This
starts the rinsing process. The Clean indicator light
will be ON. Note: The rinse process flushes any
residual cleaner out of the ice machine’s water
system.
10. Continue the rinsing process for 20 minutes, then
push the off button to switch the machine off.
11. Go to the next step to sanitize the machine or go
to step 19 to finish the cleaning process.
12. Mix 2 gallons of Sanitizer solution. Follow local
codes for Sanitizer.
Note: A possible sanitizing solution may be made by
mixing 1 ounce of liquid household bleach with 2
gallons of warm (95-115
o
F.) potable water.
13. Push and release the Clean button again.
14. Pour 24 ounces of Sanitizer solution into the
reservoir water.
15. After the solution has circulated for 10 minutes
push and release the Clean button. This starts the
rinse process. Sanitize the ice storage bin while
waiting.
16. Continue the rinsing process for 20 minutes, then
push the off button to switch the machine off.
17. Remove the evaporator cover and spray or wash
all interior surfaces of the freezing compartment
including the evaporator cover with sanitizer solution.
18. Thoroughly immerse the splash panels and cube
deflectors in the sanitizing solution.
19. Return the ice sensors, splash panels and cube
deflectors to their original positions.
20. Return the evaporator cover to its original position.
Push and release the Freeze button.
21. Return the front panels to their normal positions
and secure them to the machine with the original
screws.
Scotsman Ice Machine
Cleaner contains acids.
Acids may cause burns.
If concentrated cleaner
comes in contact with
skin, flush with water.
If swallowed, do NOT
induce vomiting. Give
large amounts of water or
Milk. Call Physician
immediately. Keep out of
the reach of children.
CME2006R
July 1998
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