Automated Beverage System
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McDonald’s Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
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Q
UARTERLY
S
ANITATION
OF
P
OST
-M
IX
S
YRUP
S
YSTEM
IMPORTANT: Only qualified Service Personnel should perform the sanitizing procedure on
the post-mix syrup systems.
The post-mix syrup systems should be sanitized every 90 days using a non-scented household
liquid bleach containing a 5.25% sodium hypochlorite concentration. Proceed as follows to
sanitize the post-mix syrup systems.
1. Disconnect syrup supplies from the syrup systems.
2. Rinse the quick disconnects (syrup tank systems) or bag-in-box connectors (syrup bag-in-box
systems) in warm, potable water.
S
TEP
1: W
ASH
THE
S
YRUP
S
YSTEMS
3. Using a clean syrup tank (syrup tank system) or a five gallon container (bag-in-box system),
prepare a full tank or container of liquid dishwasher detergent by using 70
o
F (21
o
C) to 100
o
F
(38
o
C) potable water and 5 oz.(15 ml) of liquid dishwasher detergent to one gallon of potable
water.Stir detergent solution to thoroughly mix the solution.
4. Syrup
Tank
Systems.
A. Observe and note CO
2
pressure setting on the syrup tank’s CO
2
regulator, then re-adjust the
CO
2
regulator to 60 to 80 PSI. Pressurize the syrup tank, that contains the detergent solution
to 60 to 80 PSI.
B. Connect the pressurized (60 to 80 PSI) detergent solution tank into one of the syrup systems.
5. Bag-In- Box Syrup Systems.
A. Install the bag valves, cut from empty bag-in-box syrup containers, on the end of syrup
container’s syrup outlet tube connectors.
B. Place syrup outlet tube, with bag valve on end, into container of detergent solution.
WARNING: To avoid possible personal injury or property damage, do not attempt
to remove the syrup tank cover until CO
2
pressure has been released from the
Quarterly Cleaning/Sanitation Procedures