Post by Claire on Jan 15, 2007 11:07:24 GMT -5
Here is the entire milker just after coming inside from milking the cow.
First I take off the top.
I disconnect the air hose and milk hose from the lid, take off the lid's seal, and put everything in the laundry tub.
I run hot water through the teat cups so they, the claw, and the milk hose are rinsed out. Then I put a drip of mild dish soap into each teat cup and run hot water through each until it comes out clean.
The whole top part of the milker is then put into the milk cupboard to air dry until the next milking.
Next I set up my milk containers to filter and pour the milk. I use heavy cheesecloth (like the picture) or linen hand towels and rubberband them to the top of the container and then pour from the milk bucket.
Now that the milk bucket is empty I put it in the laundry tub and clean the outside. Then I rinse out the inside with hot water and dump it out.
I put a small amout of dish soap in the bucket and scrub the inside with a scrub brush used only for that purpose.
The bucket is dumped, rinsed, and propped up in the milk cupboard to air dry until the next milking. I rinse out the scrub brush and put it in the cupboard to dry, too.
Now I have a clean milker ready to be put back together for the next milking.
Here are the brushes and tools I have to clean it. On the left is a brush made to go into the teat cups all the way down to the ends where they connect to the claw (take the cup end off the claw first). In the middle is the tool needed to pop the glass out of the claw. And finally is my brush to scrub the inside of the bucket. I do a deep cleaning (take the whole machine apart, scrub everything well, and replace the hoses) 2-3 times a year.
First I take off the top.
I disconnect the air hose and milk hose from the lid, take off the lid's seal, and put everything in the laundry tub.
I run hot water through the teat cups so they, the claw, and the milk hose are rinsed out. Then I put a drip of mild dish soap into each teat cup and run hot water through each until it comes out clean.
The whole top part of the milker is then put into the milk cupboard to air dry until the next milking.
Next I set up my milk containers to filter and pour the milk. I use heavy cheesecloth (like the picture) or linen hand towels and rubberband them to the top of the container and then pour from the milk bucket.
Now that the milk bucket is empty I put it in the laundry tub and clean the outside. Then I rinse out the inside with hot water and dump it out.
I put a small amout of dish soap in the bucket and scrub the inside with a scrub brush used only for that purpose.
The bucket is dumped, rinsed, and propped up in the milk cupboard to air dry until the next milking. I rinse out the scrub brush and put it in the cupboard to dry, too.
Now I have a clean milker ready to be put back together for the next milking.
Here are the brushes and tools I have to clean it. On the left is a brush made to go into the teat cups all the way down to the ends where they connect to the claw (take the cup end off the claw first). In the middle is the tool needed to pop the glass out of the claw. And finally is my brush to scrub the inside of the bucket. I do a deep cleaning (take the whole machine apart, scrub everything well, and replace the hoses) 2-3 times a year.