Cleaning And Disinfection Procedure Before Use - Cornelius LOOP STYLE XL CC Manual

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7.2 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 sealings, 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 cannot 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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Depending on the type of equipment you may have CO
of low CO or low water supply cut the 24V power supply to the valves.
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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.
Cornelius Deutschland GmbH
Document no: TD1009600EN
Version A, 24.09.2019, Index 0
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