Ice-Making System Cleaning - EdgeStar IB450SSP Owner's Manual

Ice-making System Cleaning

Caution:
• Many ice machine cleaners contain acids.
• DO NOT use or mix with any other solvent-based cleaner products.
• Use rubber gloves to protect your hands.
• Carefully read all safety instructions printed on the container of the ice machine cleaner.
• Discard the first batch of ice produced after cleaning
Minerals that are removed from water during the freezing cycle will eventually form a hard scaly
deposit in the water system. Cleaning the system regularly helps remove the mineral scale buildup.
How often you need to clean the system depends upon how hard your water is or how effective your
filtration may be. With hard water of 15 to 20 grains/gallon (4 to 5 grains/liter), you may need to
clean the system as often as every 6 months.
1. Make sure that all the ice is off of the evaporator. If ice is being made, wait for cycle completion,
then press the machine's ON/OFF switch on the control panel.
2. Remove all ice from the storage bin.
3. Keep the ice maker connected to the water supply, Pour 200g of Nickel-Safe Ice Maker Cleaner
Solution into the water trough. After about 5 minutes, press the ON/OFF button and the CLEAN
button, initiating the wash cycle. The machine will run the Automatic Clean Mode.
4. Allow 30 minutes for proper cleaning. After cleaning, press the ON/OFF button again. Drain off
the waste water to some container by drain pipe in the left of the water trough.
5. Repeat steps 3 and 4 (without Ice Maker Cleaning Solution) to rinse the ice making system 3
times.
▪ Note: The use of the Ice Maker Cleaner Solution in the water bin during the rinse is not
needed.
6. Prepare a sanitizing solution made of a mild detergent and hot water (95º F to 115º F). Wipe the
entire bin inside and out.
7. Fill a spray bottle with the sanitizing solution and spray all corners and edges, making sure to
cover all surfaces with the solution.
8. Allow the solution to be in contact for at least 3 minutes, then dry all surfaces.
9. Repeat step 5 to rinse the ice making system one more time.
10. Turn the unit on by pressing the ON/OFF button on the control panel. The machine will return to
the regular ice making mode. Discard the first batch of ice.
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