Cleaning And Disinfection Procedure Before Use - Cornelius Energize Series Operating Instructions Manual

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Cleaning and Disinfection Procedure before use

In order to achieve a proper hygienic performance of the dispense equipment, it is crucial to run the initial and recurring
sanitization procedure (intervals according to DIN 6650-6) on all product and water lines of the system.
Attention ! : Cleaning / sanitizing agents are harmful and may cause severe health injuries ! During the work with any
agents make sure to always wear proper clothing (gloves, safety goggles, etc.). Special attention must be
taken during the flushing of the agent at the dispense valves. It must be made sure, that no operator uses
the dispense equipment during sanitation (e.g. use clear signs on the valves, etc) !
Take care of an adequate behaviour towards hygiene while working on the equipment (e.g. disinfecting hands prior to
work, etc) in order to professionally deal with the matter. The unit should be cleaned / sanitized starting as close as
possible from the mains water connection (wall outlet), to make sure that also the tubing is being treated.
Remark -> Water filters :
In case the system is equipped with a water filter, the filter cartridge needs to be removed before doing the cleaning /
sanitization and replaced by a blind plug that allows bypassing the filter. Do not use any empty service filter cartridges
to flush the sanitizing agent into the system, as this will not allow a proper and consistent level of sanitizing agent in the
unit.
In addition, the high levels of agent passing through the dispenser when using such cartridges may damage components
such as sealing, O-rings, etc. in the dispenser.
Remark -> Carbonator- / Circulation pumps
With units such as Triton, Apexx and Energize the carbonator- and soda circulation pumps must be turned off during
the cleaning / sanitization process (otherwise foaming issues will occur).
Remark -> Stillwater lines inside the cooler
In case your equipment has still water lines, it must be made sure that these are also being cleaned / sanitized.
In case your equipment currently does not use Stillwater, the line must be equipped with a stopcock to manually drain
sanitizing agent from this tube.
In case the Stillwater line is in general not being used on the cooler, it is recommended to disconnect this line as close
as possible from the water cycle and close the water line with a blind plug (this avoids areas within the circuit which
might not be sufficiently flushed).
Remark -> Electrical post-mix valves, which can not be manually operated
These type of taps must be operated electrically. When doing this, it needs to be considered that on some dispense
equipment the 24V electrical power supply to the valves is cut, when the empty electrode in the carbonator bowl is
reached. In that case the empty sensing must be bypassed, by e.g. short circuiting all connectors on the plug of the level
probe connection.
Remark -> CO - or Water pressure sensors on the dispense equipment
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In order to still be able to operate the system during the sanitization process, it is required to short circuit such sensors
(make sure to put them back into operation after service).
Remark -> Post-mix valve blocks
It is recommended to clean / sanitize the valve blocks separately. Especially valve blocks with an integrated stop cock
(e.g. Lancer block) need special care, as the gap in the stop cock allows bacteria to collect, which might not be
sufficiently treated with the sanitizing agent.
In case the dispenser is out of operation (without cooling) for more than 10 days, it is necessary to run the cleaning- and
sanitization procedure prior to putting the unit back into operation.
Should it be necessary, to open a once sanitized system again (e.g. to install a new water filter) all
opened connections must be disinfected with a sanitization spray prior to reconnecting.
- or water pressure sensors installed, which will in case of low
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