How to start the ice season with top-fit machines

A successful start to the ice cream season begins with careful maintenance and cleaning of your ice cream machines, soft ice cream machines and pasteurizers. The Carpigiani Care Kits ensure that you have all the important wear parts to hand, while the cleaning agents in the Krä Professional Cleaning series have been specially developed to meet the highest hygiene standards. This keeps your machines efficient and hygienically perfect.

1. focus on critical wear parts

Soft ice cream machines: Checking gears and agitators

In soft ice cream machines, the gears in the pumps and the agitators are the most heavily stressed parts. These components are crucial for the optimum performance of your machine:

• Gear wheels: Make sure that the gears are firmly seated and show no cracks or signs of wear.
• Agitators: Make sure that the agitators run without play in the freezing cylinder.

Tip: Although gear wheels and agitators are among the more expensive spare parts, they are essential for maximum machine performance. Replace them in good time if necessary!

Ice machines: Keep an eye on scrapers

In ice cream machines, the scrapers on the agitator are particularly subject to wear. They should be checked regularly and replaced when worn to ensure optimum performance:

• Worn scrapers impair the ice quality, increase energy consumption and can damage the freezing cylinder.
• Timely replacement maintains the efficiency of the machine and avoids expensive repairs.

Tip: Only use the original scraper from the manufacturer are specially developed for the requirements of your ice cream machine and guarantee maximum performance.

2. hygienic cleaning with the Krä Professional Cleaning series

In addition to maintenance, thorough cleaning of your machines is essential to ensure hygiene safety. Our products from the Krä Professional Cleaning series are specially developed for cleaning and disinfecting ice machine technology:

KRÄ Disinfectant cleaner

For effective effective cleaning and disinfection in just one step:

• Broad spectrum of activity against germs and maximum hygiene safety.
• Economical to use due to concentrate and precise dosing thanks to special bottle with measuring unit.
• Very good material compatibilityso that your machines remain optimally protected.

Tip: The KRÄ disinfectant cleaner is ideal for the regular complete cleaning of your machines - perfect before the start of the season!

KRÄ Rapid disinfection

For quick disinfection in betweenespecially in high-traffic areas such as the dispenser:

• Works immediately and does not require wiping (alcohol-based disinfection).
• Easy to use thanks to spray bottle and precise dosage.
• Suitable for all alcohol-resistant surfaces with short exposure times.

Tip: Use the quick disinfection during the current season to quickly and easily keep the dispensing device or other contact surfaces hygienic.

3. maintenance steps for a successful start to the season

Checking and replacing wearing parts:

• Gear wheels and agitators (soft ice cream machines): Check for tight fit and wear. Replace worn parts in good time to avoid loss of performance.
• Scraper (ice machines): Check for wear and replace them regularly to ensure consistently high ice quality and prevent damage to the freezing cylinder.
• Seals and other wearing parts: These parts are included in the Carpigiani Care Kit and should be replaced regularly, or at the latest when material fatigue occurs.

Cleaning and disinfection:

• Dismantle the machine, clean all parts with the KRÄ disinfectant cleaner and disinfect them thoroughly.
• For quick cleaning in between, especially during the season, use the KRÄ quick disinfection.

Mechanics and cooling:

• Clean the condenser of dust and limescale deposits to optimize the cooling capacity.
• Grease moving parts and check the tension of the drive belts.

Test run:

Test the machines with a short trial run. This will ensure that all components function smoothly and the product quality is right.

4. why care kits and Krä cleaning agents are indispensable

The combination of high-quality original spare partsthe Carpigiani Care Kits and the efficient cleaning agents of the Krä Professional Cleaning Series guaranteed:

• Maximum hygiene safety: With products such as KRÄ Disinfectant Cleaner and Quick Disinfectant, your machine remains hygienically perfect.
• Optimum performance: Regular maintenance and replacement of key components such as gears, agitators and scrapers ensure maximum efficiency.
• Save time: With Care Kits and cleaning agents, you have everything you need to hand - perfectly matched to your machines.

Conclusion: the perfect way to start the season

With the Carpigiani Care Kits and the Krä Professional Cleaning series you are well prepared for the start of the ice cream season. Ensure high product quality, a long service life for your machines and hygienic safety at a professional level.

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