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CLEANING & SANITIZING TEA BREWERS & CONTAINERS
Regular cleaning of your tea containers will maintain the highest quality iced tea your equipment is capable of producing. Proper cleaning is essential in preserving the appearance of the brewer and tea container.
I. Tum off the tea brewer at the ON/OFF button on the front control panel.
2. Wipe exterior surfaces with a damp cloth, removing spills and debris.
3. Slide the brewcone out and clean it. Wash the brewcone and wire brew basket,
if applicable.
Use a soft bristled brush for hard to clean areas. Wash both parts with a detergent solution. The brewcone and wire basket may be run through a dishwasher.
4. With the brewcone removed, wipe down the sprayhead area of the brewer with a mild detergent solution.
5. Drain the tea container.
6. Wash the container and top cover. Use a detergent solution and a soft bristled brush to clean inside the container.
a. Wipe the exterior surfaces with a sponge and a mild detergent solution. b. Dry the surface with a clean, soft cloth.
7. Remove the faucet from the container. Release it from the shank by turning the wing nut clockwise.
8. Clean the faucet assembly.
a. Remove the handle assembly by
unscrewing the bonnet. The bonnet
should be removable by hand.
b. Clean the faucet shank with a
gage glass brush ( circular bristle) soaked in the detergent solution. Run the brush back and forth through the shank.
c. Using the same brush clean inside the faucet body spout.
d. Clean the faucet cap and silicone seat cup.
9. Rinse the faucet parts to remove all detergent used in cleaning.
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After the rinse, place all the cleaned parts into a sink to be sanitized.
a. Mix a commercial sanitizing solution such as Sanitabs. Other sanitizing
solutions: Chlorine (50 ppm). Iodine (14 ppm). Quaternary ammonium compound
(100 ppm). The sanitizing solution must be warm (75°F.).
b. Submerge all parts the in sanitizing solution.
c. Allow the parts to soak for at least one minute.
11. Remove the parts that are sanitized and air dry.
12. After cleaning, sanitizing and drying, assemble the parts that were removed.
13. Tum on the brewer at the control panel.
Wilbur Curtis Company, Inc. / 6913 Acco Street / Montebello CA 90640 800.421.6150 / 323.837.2300 / Tech Support: 800.995.0417
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