Sanitation and Maintenance
Schedule:
An ice system represents a sizable investment of time and money in any company’s business. In order to
receive the best return on that investment, periodic maintenance is required.
It is the user’s responsibility to see that the machine is properly maintained. Maintenance and Cleaning
should be done a minimum of twice per year, and more if the ice machine is operating in a dusty area.
Monthly:
Unlock sink and remove it. Then pull out the removable upper drain chute. Clean out any debris that may
have accumulated in it.
Check the lower drain pan for debris, remove any and pour one quart of an approved sanitizing solution
into the drain pan. Flush with warm water.
Return the upper drain pan and sink to their original positions.
Ice Machine: Follow the instructions in the ice machine service manual.
Dispenser: The only maintenance required is the periodic cleaning of the drain pans, screens and
sanitizing the bin.
Sanitizing
1. Vend all ice out of the machine.
2. Remove the ice machine’s front panel and
switch it to OFF.
Note: This would be a convenient time to clean
and sanitize the ice machine.
3. Disconnect electrical power to the dispenser
and ice machine.
4. Remove the sink and hopper assembly by
unlocking it at the base.
5. Remove two screws at the back connecting the
ice machine to the dispenser.
6. Push the ice machine back 5 ½ “
7. Reach in the hopper and locate the nut holding
the rotor to its drive shaft. Unscrew the nut and
remove the metal parts.
8. Push the rotor back off its drive shaft. Pull the
rotor out of the dispenser.
9. Mix a cleaning solution of 8 ounces of Scotsman
Ice Machine Cleaner and 3 quarts of warm (95oF
to 115
o
F.) potable water.
10. Scrub the interior of the dispenser’s hopper
and the rotor with the cleaning solution.
11. Scrub the metal parts removed in step 7 with
the cleaning solution.
12. Scrub the inside of the ice chute with a clean
cloth and the cleaning solution.
13. Mix two gallons of approved sanitizing solution,
one possible solution is one ounce of household
bleach to two gallons of warm (95
o
F to 115
o
F.)
potable water.
14. Thoroughly wash the inside of the dispenser’s
hopper, including the shaft and all sides of the rotor
with the sanitizing solution.
15. Thoroughly wash the inside of the ice chute with
the sanitizing solution.
16. Thoroughly wash the metal parts and the nut
removed in step 6 with the sanitizing solution.
17. Reassemble rotor to shaft, return metal parts to
rotor and secure with nut.
18. Return the ice machine, all panels, covers and
the sink assembly to their original positions.
19. Resecure the ice machine to the dispenser.
20. Reconnect power and switch the ice machine
on.
HD356
June 1998
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