FB: Purging and Priming
Training :: Frozen Beverage :: Purging and Priming
Purge and Prime Guidelines
Priming your machine is crucial to the machine's operation. Not following these directions will result in damage to the machine and its components.
If you have not already disassembled, cleaned, and reassembled the machine, please do so before continuing with the instructions below.
Frozen Beverage Purge and Prime Guide (Without an Air Tube)
1. Start with a
clean, lubricated machine.
2. Pour no-rinse food-grade sanitizer into the hopper and put it in wash mode for 5-10 minutes (2 gallons
per hopper).
3. Empty the sanitizer
and switch the machine off.
4. Pour in about a
gallon of product.
5. Purge the rest of
the sanitizer by pulling on the dispensing handle until a solid flow of product
runs through. Release the dispensing handle.
6. Pour in the rest
of your product.
7. Unscrew the
priming plug. Notice the product in the cylinder will begin to rise. You want
to screw the priming plug back in when the product rises to the Prime Line (the
molding line on the dispensing door).
8. Put the unit into
freeze mode. In 8-10 minutes, it will be set to your set viscosity.
*Not allowing the product to fill to the prime line before freezing can lead to freeze-up and motor overloads.
Frozen Beverage with Air Tube Purge and Prime Guide
1. Start with a
clean, lubricated machine with the air tube removed.
2. Pour no-rinse food-grade sanitizer into the hopper and put it in wash mode for 5-10 minutes (2 gallons
per hopper). Dunk the air tube into the sanitizer water in the hopper. (Do not touch the hopper agitator with the
air tube)
3. Empty the sanitizer
and switch the machine off.
4. Pour in about a
gallon of product.
5. Purge the rest of
the sanitizer by pulling on the dispensing handle until a solid flow of product
runs through. Release the dispensing handle.
6. Pour in the rest
of your product.
7. Unscrew the
priming plug. Notice the product in the cylinder will begin to rise. You want
to screw the priming plug back in when the product rises to the Prime Line (the
molding line on the dispensing door).
8. Install the metal
air tube back into the bottom of the hopper ensuring the end with one hole is
sticking up and out of your product.
9. Put the unit into
freeze mode. In 8-10 minutes, it will be set to your set viscosity.
*Not allowing the product to fill to the prime line before freezing can lead to freeze-up and motor overloads.
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