Necta Colibri Espresso Installation, Use And Maintenance Manual

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9© by NECTA VENDING SOLUTIONS SpA 09-2003 228 00MAINTENANCE AND DISINFECTIONAccording to current safety and health rules and regula-tions, the operator of an automatic vending machine isresponsible for the hygiene and the maintenance of thefoodstuff circuits, to prevent formation of bacteria.At installation the hydraulic circuits and the parts incontact with foodstuff should be fully sanitised toremove any bacteria which might have formed duringstorage.It is advisable that specific sanitising agents (such aschlorine-based detergents or similar) are used for clean-ing also the surfaces which are not directly in contact withfoodstuff.Some parts of the machine can be damaged by strongdetergents.The manufacturer declines all responsibility for any dam-age to persons caused by non-compliance with currenthealth regulations.Before starting any maintenance operations requiringparts of the unit to be removed, the machine mustalways be switched off.SANITISING THE MIXERS ANDTHE FOODSTUFF CIRCUITSWhen installing the machine, and then at least once a weekor even more frequently according to the use of themachine and the quality of the inlet water, the mixers andthe dispensing conduits must be thoroughly sanitised(cleaned and disinfected), to guarantee proper hygiene ofthe dispensed products.The parts to be cleaned are as follows:- powder deposit drawers, mixer and instant drinkdispensing conduit;- coffee dispensing spout;- sugar chute;- dispensing compartment;- remove the powder and the water funnels, the feed-ers, the powder deposit drawers and the mixerwheels from the mixers (see Fig. 7);- in order to remove the impellers, block the disk fittedon the mixer shaft with a finger (see Fig. 8);- wash all parts with detergent being sure that allvisible residue and product layers are mechanicallyremoved, using a brush if necessary;Disinfection should be carried out using chlorine-baseddetergents.- soak all components for approx. 20 minutes in acontainer filled with the previously prepared chlorine-based detergent;- reinstall the feeders and the water funnels;- reinstall the powder deposit drawers and the powderfunnels after thoroughly drying them.After reinstalling all parts the following is howeverrequired:- add a few drops of the chlorine-based detergent in themixer;- using the mixer cleaning function with the doorclosed, thoroughly rinse all components to ensurethat all residue of the detergent solution is removed.Fig. 71 - Powder feeder2 - Powder funnel3 - Powder deposit drawer4 - Water funnel5 - Feeder6 - Mixer impellerFig. 8