Cleaning And Sanitising - Borotto REAL Series Instruction Manual

15 - Cleaning and sanitising

PREMISE: In terms of temperature and humidity, the environmental conditions created inside the machine in order
to guarantee the best results during the incubation and hatching phases are also ideal to develop harmful bacteria,
such as: Salmonella, Campylobacter, Staphylococcus, Legionella, Escherichia coli, etc.
The resulting bacterial cross-contamination of embryos and early mortality of the chicks are among the main
causes of poor hatching results.
Below is the correct procedure to follow to clean and sanitise the incubator perfectly in order to prevent harmful
proliferation of bacteria and to decrease the death rate of chicks in the hatching stage.
Cleaning, sanitising and maintenance operations must be performed with appliance off, unplugged and after a
sufficient time to allow hot parts to cool down.
The heating element must be kept clean from dust and any dirt.
Cleaning incubator bottom: at the end of the cycle thoroughly wash the bottom of the incubator with a water
softener to remove any scaling left during water evaporation (do not use steel wool or scrapers to remove the
scale), rinse thoroughly with water to remove all water softener residues before moving to the sanitising stage in
order to avoid chemical reactions.
Sanitising incubator bottom: disinfect it with bleach or other similar disinfectant products (the ones used for
laundry are fine), then pour about half a glass at the bottom of the incubator with a little water, shake the incubator
so that the liquid covers every part of the base including the walls, then rinse as well as possible.
MANDATORY: TO SANITISE THE INCUBATOR BASE ONLY USE BLEACH OR DISINFENTAT BASED ON WATER! IT IS
FORBIDDEN TO USE ALCOHOL OR OTHER CHEMICALS.
If you disinfect the inside of the incubator with alcohol or other chemical detergents, when the incubator is used
again the residual chemical particles will affect the embryos leading death during hatching.
Do not remove the automatic egg turner from the incubator.
Incubator cover plate cleaning: accurately clean the outside of the cover plate with a soft cloth moistened with
alcohol.
Blow the inside of the cover plate with compressed air to remove the down lost by chicks during hatching.
NOTE: SANITISING MUST BE PERFORMED BEFORE INCUBATING
STORAGE: perfectly dry the inside of the incubator, operating it dry for 2/3 hours.
Store the incubator in a dry and clean place, away from shocks and changes in temperature.
Do not place any objects on top of the incubator.
No electrical maintenance is to be performed by the user.
16 - Problems that may occurr during use
PROBLEM
The product or its
accessory does not
switch on
Required
temperature is not
reached
An accessory does
not work
POSSIBLE CAUSE
Disconnected cable
Damaged cable
Other
Unsuitable room temperature
Thermostat does not work
Resistor does not heat
Damaged product parts that cause heat
dispersal
Disconnected cable
Damaged cable or component
Other
SUGGESTION
Connect the cable
Request technical support for the repair
Request technical support
Move to another room
Request technical support
Request technical support
Request technical support
Connect the cable
Request technical support for the repair
Request technical support
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