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‘No-Snow’ Tool
In the production of cotton candy, “snow” includes flakes, flecks, small filaments
and sugar dust that are all too small to be collected in the normal winding
process of producing a cotton candy serving.
There are four situations when “snow” will be emitted from the head:
At the very beginning of operation.
During the end of production.
When there there is not enough flossugar remaining.
If the coil and sidewall are overheated.
In both the beginning and ending of operation, snow is produced as the heating
element crosses the temperature threshold at which it can evenly and uniformly
melt the flossugar in the head into quality candy floss.
The same is true when there is not enough flossugar left in the head, because
the remaining sugar will not be evenly distributed and this will cause some of
the material to overheat. Keeping the floss head at least 1/3 full at all times will
prevent this from occurring.
Finally, if the coil and sidewall become extremely overheated then burnt sugar
flecks and dust will be produced instead. Paying attention to Voltage regulation
and not excessively preheating the coil during cold startup will ensure this does
not happen.
Regardless of the cause, you can prevent the distribution of snow (which can
create a mess) by placing the ‘No-Snow’ tool (26) over the spinning head,
where it will capture the snow as it is ejected.
However, you should not leave the ‘No-Snow’ tool in place for long periods of
time as it will eventually become filled with floss which will then collect on the
spinning head itself.
To help prevent this, the inside of the “No Snow” tool should be wiped off in
