Post by finallyfarming on Sept 24, 2016 12:16:10 GMT -5
I have an old surge with the three foot milk hoses, designed to sit cow side. I started with the "1/2 cup of bleach to rinse and you are good to go" cleaning method which did not last long, thank goodness. I am now using commercial dairy detergent and commercial dairy acid. Everything seems clean and shiny all the time, but I haven't found a source that says how much of the chemicals to use with this set up. So this is what I do and please critique it. Always trying to up my game here!
Pre rinse with a bit of hot tap water and a kettle full of boiling water in a insulated thermos. swirl and dump.
Milk, then pour milk into a SS bucket for taking to kitchen
Suck up with lukewarm water , swirl and dump.
Suck up 1 gallon of hot tap water with 1 tablespoon dairy detergent, dump it back into the bucket and do it again. Swirl and dump.
Suck up 1 gallon of warm water with 1 tablespoon of dairy acid. The kind that turns pink when it comes in contact with bleach. Swirl and dump.
Take the rubber gasket out and clean with the leftover detergent then the acid.
Use a clean rag to wipe the gasket area with detergent then acid.
Put it all in a (non-working) fridge to drain upside down. (fridge is fly proof and insulated)
Pre-rinse right before next use.
I try to break it all down once a week to clean with soap and water and brushes.
The only weak part, providing I am using the chemicals right, is the air hose. Now that it is a bit cooler I am getting condensation in it which does not seem to drain out. Would getting a few more and just changing them out everyday so they have longer to dry keep it all clean enough?
Thanks for any input anyone has. Since the commercial cleaning chemicals are not designed for this system I have no idea if the amounts are right. Thanks!
Pre rinse with a bit of hot tap water and a kettle full of boiling water in a insulated thermos. swirl and dump.
Milk, then pour milk into a SS bucket for taking to kitchen
Suck up with lukewarm water , swirl and dump.
Suck up 1 gallon of hot tap water with 1 tablespoon dairy detergent, dump it back into the bucket and do it again. Swirl and dump.
Suck up 1 gallon of warm water with 1 tablespoon of dairy acid. The kind that turns pink when it comes in contact with bleach. Swirl and dump.
Take the rubber gasket out and clean with the leftover detergent then the acid.
Use a clean rag to wipe the gasket area with detergent then acid.
Put it all in a (non-working) fridge to drain upside down. (fridge is fly proof and insulated)
Pre-rinse right before next use.
I try to break it all down once a week to clean with soap and water and brushes.
The only weak part, providing I am using the chemicals right, is the air hose. Now that it is a bit cooler I am getting condensation in it which does not seem to drain out. Would getting a few more and just changing them out everyday so they have longer to dry keep it all clean enough?
Thanks for any input anyone has. Since the commercial cleaning chemicals are not designed for this system I have no idea if the amounts are right. Thanks!