Maintenance, Cleaning and Sanitizing
Cleaning Schedule:
•
Scrub the outside of the cabinet once a week
with soap and water.
•
Sanitize the bin interior once a month.
•
Clean the water system and air cooled
condenser a minimum of twice per year. If in
an area of high mineral concentration in the
water supply, clean water system 4 times a
year.
Inlet Water Valve Screens
If a restriction of incoming water is suspected,
there may be a strainer in the water line; the
strainer screen should be inspected for restricting
minerals. Water filters should be changed.
Air Cooled Condenser:
Shut the unit off.
The fins of the condenser will become fouled with
dirt, and must be cleaned. A vacuum cleaner with
a soft brush attachment will extract most loose
dust stuck to the surface of the condenser fins..
Ice Storage Bin
The interior liner of the bin is in contact with a food
product: ice. The storage bin must be cleaned
regularly to maintain a sanitary environment.
Once a week cleaning with soap and water, a hot
water rinse and an air dry is a basic procedure.
Every 30 days, the liner should be sanitized with a
commercial ice machine sanitizer, according to the
directions of the sanitizer, or with a solution of
household bleach and water:
1. Mix the bleach and water using the ratio of two
ounces of bleach to two gallons of water.
2. Wipe all interior surfaces of the ice storage bin
with the bleach and water.
3. Allow to air dry.
To Remove Scale:
1. Mix a cleaning solution of 4 ounces of Scotsman
Ice Machine Cleaner to 4 pints of warm
(95
0
F.-110
0
F.) water.
2. Using rubber gloves, dip a nylon scouring pad
into the cleaning solution and scrub the scale off
the liner.
3. After the scale has been removed, rinse all
surfaces inside the bin with clean, potable water.
Stainless Steel Bin Liner
The stainless steel liner of the bin will require
periodic cleaning. Chemicals in the water supply,
such as chlorine, cause brown stains to appear on
the surface of the stainless steel parts.
1. General Cleaning - staining is usually removed
by washing the parts with ordinary cleaning
powder such as Bon-Ami or Copper-Glo and
water. After cleaning, rinse with clear water.
2. Water treatment. The chlorine enters the
machine from the municipal water supply. It can be
removed from the water supply by using a
charcoal or activated carbon water filter to treat the
water to the ice machine. If staining is severe,
filters of this type are recommended.
Exterior Cabinet Cleaning:
The exterior cabinet may be cleaned by scrubbing
with soap and water. Do not use cleaners
containing petroleum products.
A nylon type brush may be used to scrub stubborn
deposits.
SLE400R
January 1995
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