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Cleaning a slush machine between flavours without long downtime

Old flavour residue ruins the next batch. A drain–rinse–sanitise sequence protects taste and limits downtime.

Cleaning a slush machine between flavours without long downtime

Why a rinse alone fails

Sugar and acids cling to walls and the auger. A quick rinse clears the obvious; sanitiser breaks bacteria and flavour ghosts.

Practical sequence

  1. Fully drain at close or before a flavour change.
  2. Warm-water rinse with the agitator running per the manual.
  3. Use a food-safe cleaner/sanitiser, then rinse until the smell is gone.
  4. Dry removable parts before reassembly.

Multi-tank = continuous sales

Clean one tank while others keep selling — a direct ops benefit of choosing the right tank count.

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