Perfect Glass Washing

Machine Inspection Steps:
At the beginning of the shift and throughout the shift,the following steps should be taken:

  • Inspect the spray jets on both the upper and lower washer arms. Jets need to be clear for proper washing to occur.  If a blockage of any jet is found, pull the spring loaded pull pins or loosen the thumb screws to remove the washer arm from the spray base.  Undo both end caps, poke the jet clear wit a toothpick or fork, then spray water down the length of the arm to flush any debris.  Again inspect the jets of the arm, if clear reinstall.
  • Insure that all spray base thumb screws, end caps, and the drain wing nut (if applicable) are finger tight. These items are supposed to be finger tight for ease of disassembly and during normal operation they will vibrate loose.
    • Loose end caps will result in water escaping out the end of the arm reducing cleaning efficiency, or the cap coming off and blowing water out the door seem.
    • Loose spray base thumb screws will cause the arm to wobble inside the machine this reduces cleaning efficiency and can result in the arm coming in contact with the pan of the machine and “clanging”.
    • Loose wing nuts will case the drain ball seal to be loose and the machine will lose water or not drain properly.
  • Inspect and clean the sump screen. All water filters through this screen, the rinse water is only as clean as the screen is.
  • Inspect and clean the scrap tray. If proper pre-rinsing of dishes is taking place this tray should have less than a cup of debris for a full day of washing.  The amount of debris is a good indicator of whether someone is pre-rinsing or if they are using the dishmachine as a garbage disposal.  Excessive debris going into the machine will affect cleaning efficiency and the life of the various machine parts.  A full tray will cause the draining water to pour out the front of the scrap box.
  • Check the chemical containers. Insure the proper tube is in the correct chemicals, Kleen Solutions Inc. color cods the tubing on the machine and dyes chemicals (red with red, blue with blue).  Be sure that there is enough chemical to complete the shift.  As a rule, all chemicals should be changed with a new container when there is 2 inches or less of chemicals left in the container.