Cleaning The Freezer Parts; Sanitize Freezer And Freezer Parts; Assembly Of Freezer; Auger Shaft Removal - Stoelting OPTIMA 212 Owner's Manual

E. Remove the auger assembly from the freezer (Fig.18).
Keep the rear of the auger shaft tipped up once it is
clear of the freezer to avoid dropping rear seal.
Figure 18. Auger Shaft Removal
F. Remove scaper blades and the rear seal assembly.
G. Wipe socket lubricant from the drive end (rear) of the
auger with a cloth or paper towel.
H. Remove all "O" Rings from parts by first wiping off the
lubricant using a clean paper towel. Then squeeze the
"O" Ring upward with a dry cloth (Fig. 19). When a loop
is formed, roll out of the "O" Ring groove.
WARNING
DO NOT USE ANY TYPE OF SHARP OBJECT TO
REMOVE THE "O" RINGS.
Figure 19. Removing "O" Ring

3.9 CLEANING THE FREEZER PARTS

Place all loose parts in a pan or container and take to the
wash sink for cleaning. To clean freezer parts refer to the
following steps:
A. Place all parts in warm (120°F) mild detergent (Joy or
equivalent) water and clean with brushes provided.
Rinse all parts with clean hot (135°F) water.
DO NOT DAMAGE PARTS BY DROPPING OR
ROUGH HANDLING.
Figure 20. Cleaning Freezer Barrel
B. Wash the hopper and freezer barrel with warm (120°F)
detergent (Joy or equivalent) water and brushes
provided. (Fig. 20).
C. Clean the drip tray and insert with a detergent (Joy or
equivalent) solution. Rinse with clean hot (135°F)
water.

3.10 SANITIZE FREEZER AND FREEZER PARTS

A. Use a sanitizing solution of 100 parts per million to
sanitize the parts before assembly.
B. Place all parts in the sanitizing solution, then remove
and let air dry.
C. Using this sanitizing solution and the large barrel
brush provided, sanitize the rear of the barrel by
dipping the brush in the sanitizing solution and
brushing.

3.11 ASSEMBLY OF FREEZER

To assemble the freezer parts, refer to the following steps:
Petro-Gel sanitary lubricant or equivalent must be
used when lubrication of parts is specified.
The United States Department of Agriculture and
the Food and Drug Administration require that lubri-
cants used on food processing equipment be certi-
fied for this use. Use lubricants only in accordance
with the manufacturer's instructions.
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