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Deliming (Manual process for machines not equipped with Auto Delime)
For machines not equipped with Auto Delime, follow these steps for manually
delimingthemachine.
1. PowermachineOFF.
2. Drainalltanksandremoveallfoodsoilsbycleaningthescrapbasketsandstrainer
pans.Flushinteriorofmachinewithahose.
3. Disable the detergent feeder chemical system according to the chemical
manufacturer’srecommendation.Thiswillpreventtheadditionofdetergentduring
thedelimingoperation.
4. Closealltankdrainsandre-installthestrainerpansandscrapbaskets.
5. PowerthemachineONallowingittollwithfreshwater.
6. RefertothePROGRAMMINGsectionofthismanualandadjusttheAUTOTIMEOUT
timeto30minutesbyenteringtheMANAGERPROGRAMMING.Thiswillallowthe
unittorunfor30minutesforthedelimecyclewithoutshuttingoff.NotetheAUTO
TIMEOUT setting before adjusting to 30 minutes.
7. Oncethellcyclehascompleted,openthedoorsandpourtherequiredamountof
delimerineachtankaccordingtothechemicalmanufacturer’sinstructionsfollowing
theirrecommendationsforpersonalprotectiveequipment(PPE).
8. Closethedoorsandstartthemachineallowingthepumpstorunfor30minutesat
normaloperatingtemperatures.
9. Afterthe30minuteshaselapsedandthemachinehastimedout,openthedoors
andinspecttheinteriorforanyremaininglimescaleresidue.Iflimescaleremains,
closethedoorsandrunthemachineforalongerperiodoftime.Dependingonthe
timebetweendelimingcyclesandthewaterhardness,themachinemayneedto
runlongerand/oradjusttheamountofdelimerbeingused.
10. PowermachineOFFanddrainalltanks.
11. Thoroughlyspraytheinsideoftheunitushingtheremainingdelimersolutiondown
the drain.
12. ClosealltankdrainsandpowerthemachineONallowingittollwithfreshwater.
13. RefertothePROGRAMMINGsectionofthismanualandadjusttheAUTOTIMEOUT
timebacktotheoriginalsetting asnotedinStep6byenteringtheMANAGER
PROGRAMMING.
14. Oncethellcyclehascompleted,startthemachineandrunthepumpsforafew
minutestoushanyremainingdelimerfromthesystem.
15. PowermachineOFFanddrainalltanks.
16. Following the chemical manufacturer’s recommendation, enable the detergent
feederchemicalsystem.
17. Theunitisnowreadyfornormaloperation.
Certain areas of the machine,suchastheloading,nalrinse,andunloadingsections,
maystillshowsignsofscaleresidueastheseareasarenotsubjectedtotherecirculated
washcontainingthedelimingsolution.Theseareaswillneedtobecleaned/delimed
manually as instructed below. DO NOT spray or wipe the deliming solution on
exterior surfaces of the dish machine as this could cause corrosion. If delimer
solution is accidentally contacted with the exterior of the machine, ush with
water and wipe. Always wear proper personal protective equipment (PPE) when
using delimer following chemical manufacturer’s recommendations.