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3.9 CLEANING THE FREEZER PARTS
Place all loose parts in a pan or container and take to the
wash sink for cleaning. To clean freezer parts refer to the
following steps:
A. Place all parts in warm mild detergent water and clean
with brushes provided. Rinse all parts with clean hot
water.
CAUTION
DO NOT DAMAGE PARTS BY DROPPING OR
ROUGH HANDLING.
B. Wash the hopper and freezer barrel with warm deter-
gent water and brushes provided. (Fig. 24).
C. Clean the drip tray and insert with a soap solution.
Rinse with clean hot water.
3.10 SANITIZE FREEZER AND FREEZER PARTS
A. Use a sanitizing solution of 100 parts per million to
sanitize the parts before assembly.
B. Place all parts in the sanitizing solution, then remove
and let air dry.
C. Using this sanitizing solution and the large barrel
brush provided, sanitize the rear of the barrel by
dipping the brush in the sanitizing solution and
brushing.
3.11 ASSEMBLY OF FREEZER
To assemble the freezer parts, refer to the following steps:
NOTE
Petro-Gel sanitary lubricant or equivalent must be
used when lubrication of parts is specified.
NOTE
The United States Department of Agriculture and
the Food and Drug Administration require that lubri-
cants used on food processing equipment be certi-
fied for this use. Use lubricants only in accordance
with the manufacturer's instructions.
Figure 24. Cleaning Freezer Barrel
F. Remove the auger assembly from the freezer (Fig. 22).
Pull the auger out of the freezer barrel slowly. As the
auger is being pulled out, carefully remove each of the
plastic flights with springs.
Figure 22. Auger Shaft Removal
G. Keep the rear of the auger shaft tipped up once it is
clear of the freezer to avoid dropping rear seal.
H. Remove the rear seal.
I.
Wipe socket lubricant from the drive end (rear) of the
auger with a cloth or paper towel.
J.
Remove all "O" Rings from parts by first wiping off the
lubricant using a clean paper towel. Then squeeze the
"O" Ring upward with a dry cloth (Fig. 23). When a loop
is formed, roll out of the "O" Ring groove.
WARNING
DO NOT USE ANY TYPE OF SHARP OBJECT TO
REMOVE THE "O" RINGS.
Figure 23. Removing "O" Ring
