How to sanitize your ice maker

Step-by-Step Guide for Hoshizaki IM Disinfection

Sanitization of Ice Makers is an important aspect of caring for your ice machines and making sure that the produced ice complies with the highest hygiene standards.

Follow these simple steps to sanitize your Hoshizaki IM like a Pro

What you need:

• Suitable container
• 5.25% sodium hypochlorite solution diluted with water.

Depending on your IM model, you will need a different dilution rate of 5.25% sodium hypochlorite solution

• IM-21-65: 15 ml of sodium hypochlorite solution diluted with 3.8 liters of water
• IM-100/130/160: 30 ml of sodium hypochlorite solution diluted with 7.6 liters of water
• IM-240: 44ml of sodium hypochlorite solution diluted with 11.4 liters of water
  Kay 5 Sanitizer, available from Hoshizaki

Sanitization of the Interior

Step 1: Shut off the water supply.

Step 2: Push “Reset”-Button to start the defrosting process.

Step 3: Please wait for the defrosting process to end.

Step 4: Start the cleaning cycle

Once the water pan starts to close, push the “DOWN”-Button or the “SERVICE 2”-Button for 5 seconds. The cleaning cycle starts. The water pan will now open and close again.

Step 5: As soon as the water pan is closed, please fill in the solution with the help of a funnel.

Step 6: Place the funnel in the water feed opening

…and fill in your sodium hypochlorite solution. The liquid will rapidly run through the inside of the machine, thoroughly disinfecting the inner parts.

Sanitization of Ice Bin
Step 7: Fill a Spray bottle with your diluted sodium hypochlorite solution.

Step 8: Thoroughly spray the inside of the bin with the solution and let it sit for 10 minutes.

Step 9: Push “Down”- Button or “Service 2”- Button to end the cleaning cycle.

Step 10: Open the water supply

Step 11: Thoroughly rinse and wipe the storage bin.

Step 12: REMOVE ALL ICE FROM THE STORAGE BIN AFTER FIRST CYCLE AND DISPOSE