Care And Cleaning - Back to Basics 5500 User Manual

Before using your Blender Solution
be sure to thoroughly wash the glass mixing jar, blender blade base, smoothie
blade base, dispensing valve, lid and stir stick. To prolong the life of your Blend-
er Solution 5000, do not wash plastic parts in the dishwasher. Open the
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dispensing valve while washing to rinse out the valve. After each use, unscrew
and disassemble the dispensing valve for cleaning (see instructions below).
If you experience any problem with your machine, unplug it immediately from
the electrical outlet, then contact Back to Basics
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CLEANING

CARE AND CLEANING

5000 for the first time and after each use,
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Lever
Cap
Spring
Stopper Pin
Stopper
Valve Body
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CLEANING DISPENSING
VALVE ASSEMBLY
To disassemble valve for cleaning:
1. Remove the valve from the
smoothie blade base by
unscrewing the entire valve
counter-clockwise .
2. Remove the cap from the valve
body by unscrewing it counter-
clockwise.
3. Squeeze cap and stopper
together and slide the lever off
the stopper pin.
4. Remove the spring.
5. Remove the stopper and stopper
pin by pulling the rubber rim of
the stopper. The stopper and
pin are tightly fitted and need not
be separated.
6. Clean all parts in warm soapy
water and reassemble in
the order shown.
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