Sanitation and Cleaning
It is the User’s responsibility to keep the ice machine and ice storage bin in a sanitary condition.
Without human intervention, sanitation will not be maintained. Ice machines also require occasional
cleaning of their water systems with a specifically designed chemical. This chemical dissolves mineral
build up that forms during the ice making process.
Sanitize the ice storage bin as frequently as local health codes require, and every time the ice machine
is cleaned and sanitized.
The ice machine’s water system should be cleaned and sanitized a minimum of twice per year.
In Place Cleaning of the Ice Machine Water
System:
1. Remove all ice from the bin.
2. Remove the front panel.
3. Push and release the Harvest button (this releases
any ice that may be on the evaporators and warms
them up).
4. Wait for the machine to finish the Harvest cycle
(the machine will stop).
5. Remove the the evaporator cover, the cube
deflector, the cascading shield and the ice sensors.
Place the cascading shield and the cube deflector in
a separate container. Place the ice sensors in the
reservoir, but be sure that the ends of the connecting
wires are not in the water.
6. Push and release the Clean button. The Clean
indicator light will be blinking, and the pump will
restart.
7. Pour 24 ounces of Scotsman Ice Machine Cleaner
into the reservoir water. Return the evaporator cover
to its normal position.
8. Mix a solution of 8 ounces of Scotsman ice
machine cleaner and 1 gallon of warm (95-115
o
F.)
water. Use the solution to scrub the cascading shield
and cube deflector in the separate container.
9. After the ice machine cleaner has circulated for 10
minutes, push and release the Clean button. This
starts the rinsing process. The Clean indicator light
will be ON. Note: The rinse process flushes any
residual cleaner out of the ice machine’s water
system.
10. Continue the rinsing process for 20 minutes, then
push the off button to switch the machine off.
11. Go to the next step to sanitize the machine or go
to step 19 to finish the cleaning process.
12. Mix 2 gallons of Sanitizer solution. Follow local
codes for Sanitizer.
Note: A possible sanitizing solution may be made by
mixing 1 ounce of liquid household bleach with 2
gallons of warm (95-115
o
F.) potable water.
13. Push and release the Clean button again.
14. Pour 24 ounces of Sanitizer solution into the
reservoir water.
15. After the solution has circulated for 10 minutes
push and release the Clean button. This starts the
rinse process. Sanitize the ice storage bin while
waiting.
16. Continue the rinsing process for 20 minutes, then
push the off button to switch the machine off.
17. Remove the evaporator cover and spray or wash
all interior surfaces of the freezing compartment
including the evaporator cover with sanitizer solution.
18. Thoroughly immerse the cascading shield and
cube deflector in the sanitizing solution.
19. Return the ice sensors, cascading shield and
cube deflector to their original positions.
20. Return the evaporator cover to its original
position. Push and release the Freeze button.
21. Return the front panel to its normal position and
secure it to the machine with the original screws.
CME1056
May 2000
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Scotsman Ice Machine
Cleaner contains acids.
Acids may cause burns.
If concentrated cleaner
comes in contact with skin,
flush with water. If
swallowed, do NOT induce
vomiting. Give large
amounts of water or Milk.
Call Physician
immediately. Keep out of
the reach of children.
