Plant wash am

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Plant wash am

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<p>After milking hang up cups-remember to lock down the latch</p>

After milking hang up cups-remember to lock down the latch

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<p>Once all cups are on to the jetters and locked down stop the platform at bale 54 at cups on</p>

Once all cups are on to the jetters and locked down stop the platform at bale 54 at cups on

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<p>Hold pump out receiver button Untill milk pump has pumped all milk</p><p></p><p>Then push Milk recovery</p><p></p><p>Then turn the button circled in red to wash</p>

Hold pump out receiver button Untill milk pump has pumped all milk

Then push Milk recovery

Then turn the button circled in red to wash

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Turn off cooler tap

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<p>Close the vat</p><p>Open the drain pipe </p>

Close the vat

Open the drain pipe

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<p>Hook up wash line and open</p><p>cold water will start going to “rinse” the plant</p>

Hook up wash line and open

cold water will start going to “rinse” the plant

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<p>Open this tap here under filter sock while cold water is going through </p>

Open this tap here under filter sock while cold water is going through

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<p>Once cold water has all gone through. Turn off this tap</p>

Once cold water has all gone through. Turn off this tap

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<p>Fill tub with hot water from “cups” cylinder </p>

Fill tub with hot water from “cups” cylinder

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<p>Take out filter sock and put on a new one - old one into bin</p><p>then put back together and close the bottom tap</p>

Take out filter sock and put on a new one - old one into bin

then put back together and close the bottom tap

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<p>Open this tap about half way to suck hot water into plant</p>

Open this tap about half way to suck hot water into plant

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<p>Out by the vat where you close and open it there is a heat sticker - wait for this to get to 70 degrees </p>

Out by the vat where you close and open it there is a heat sticker - wait for this to get to 70 degrees

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<p>Once at 70 degrees </p><p>Open the recycle tap - green</p><p>Close the drain tap - red</p><p>this makes hot water go back around and enter the wash tub</p><p>We want the hot water to circulate around the cups for around 5mins </p>

Once at 70 degrees

Open the recycle tap - green

Close the drain tap - red

this makes hot water go back around and enter the wash tub

We want the hot water to circulate around the cups for around 5mins

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<p>You can now open this tap wide open </p>

You can now open this tap wide open

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<p>Add your chemical to the hot water</p>

Add your chemical to the hot water

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<p>Make sure the hot water cylinder is closed so that it can fill back up</p>

Make sure the hot water cylinder is closed so that it can fill back up

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Let the hot wash recycle for 5mins

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<p>Now we will “dump” the hot water by closing the recycle- red </p><p>And open the drain - green</p>

Now we will “dump” the hot water by closing the recycle- red

And open the drain - green

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<p>You can save this hot water for cleaning calf gear - just be careful it will still be very hot</p>

You can save this hot water for cleaning calf gear - just be careful it will still be very hot

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<p>Once all the hot water has gone out of plant you can turn off this tap</p>

Once all the hot water has gone out of plant you can turn off this tap

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<p>Fill tub with cold water for a rinse - once fill turn off</p>

Fill tub with cold water for a rinse - once fill turn off

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<p>Run a tub of cold water through the plant</p>

Run a tub of cold water through the plant

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<p>Open tap below filter sock</p>

Open tap below filter sock

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<p>Once cold water has gone through turn off and disconnect </p>

Once cold water has gone through turn off and disconnect

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<p>Put bung back in</p>

Put bung back in

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<p>Pump out receiver</p><p>Then flick switch back to “milk” </p>

Pump out receiver

Then flick switch back to “milk”

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<p>Turn to “off” to turn off cowshed</p>

Turn to “off” to turn off cowshed

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<p>Open tap at bottom of filter to let water drain out</p>

Open tap at bottom of filter to let water drain out

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<p>If tanker is due that day you will need to leave the tub full of cold water so they can do a rinse of vat on pick up</p><p>Turn off lights</p>

If tanker is due that day you will need to leave the tub full of cold water so they can do a rinse of vat on pick up

Turn off lights

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<p>Turn off yard flood lights </p>

Turn off yard flood lights

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<p>Take down cups and flick switch down</p>

Take down cups and flick switch down