Hobart FT1000 - Manual Deliming Procedure

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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
delimingthemachine.
1. PowermachineOFF.
2. Drainalltanksandremoveallfoodsoilsbycleaningthescrapbasketsandstrainer
pans.Flushinteriorofmachinewithahose.
3. Disable the detergent feeder chemical system according to the chemical
manufacturer’srecommendation.Thiswillpreventtheadditionofdetergentduring
thedelimingoperation.
4. Closealltankdrainsandre-installthestrainerpansandscrapbaskets.
5. PowerthemachineONallowingittollwithfreshwater.
6. RefertothePROGRAMMINGsectionofthismanualandadjusttheAUTOTIMEOUT
timeto30minutesbyenteringtheMANAGERPROGRAMMING.Thiswillallowthe
unittorunfor30minutesforthedelimecyclewithoutshuttingoff.NotetheAUTO
TIMEOUT setting before adjusting to 30 minutes.
7. Oncethellcyclehascompleted,openthedoorsandpourtherequiredamountof
delimerineachtankaccordingtothechemicalmanufacturer’sinstructionsfollowing
theirrecommendationsforpersonalprotectiveequipment(PPE).
8. Closethedoorsandstartthemachineallowingthepumpstorunfor30minutesat
normaloperatingtemperatures.
9. Afterthe30minuteshaselapsedandthemachinehastimedout,openthedoors
andinspecttheinteriorforanyremaininglimescaleresidue.Iflimescaleremains,
closethedoorsandrunthemachineforalongerperiodoftime.Dependingonthe
timebetweendelimingcyclesandthewaterhardness,themachinemayneedto
runlongerand/oradjusttheamountofdelimerbeingused.
10. PowermachineOFFanddrainalltanks.
11. Thoroughlyspraytheinsideoftheunitushingtheremainingdelimersolutiondown
the drain.
12. ClosealltankdrainsandpowerthemachineONallowingittollwithfreshwater.
13. RefertothePROGRAMMINGsectionofthismanualandadjusttheAUTOTIMEOUT
timebacktotheoriginalsetting asnotedinStep6byenteringtheMANAGER
PROGRAMMING.
14. Oncethellcyclehascompleted,startthemachineandrunthepumpsforafew
minutestoushanyremainingdelimerfromthesystem.
15. PowermachineOFFanddrainalltanks.
16. Following the chemical manufacturer’s recommendation, enable the detergent
feederchemicalsystem.
17. Theunitisnowreadyfornormaloperation.
Certain areas of the machine,suchastheloading,nalrinse,andunloadingsections,
maystillshowsignsofscaleresidueastheseareasarenotsubjectedtotherecirculated
washcontainingthedelimingsolution.Theseareaswillneedtobecleaned/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.