Trimmer Cleaning & Maintenance

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Trimmer Cleaning & Maintenance
Trimmer Cleaning & Maintenance

For cleaning we recommend using a hot water pressure washer, no greater than 2000 PSI. Water from a house tap is sufficient.

Step 1: Remove the top from the main unit.
Step 2: Once the top is removed, pull the drum out carefully. This component needs to be gently wiped down with a cloth and warm water as pressure-washing will remove the valuable non-stick coating.
Step 3: Remove the bar and blade as well as the rubber strip located under the bed bar.
Step 4: With a knife, scrape the residue off the bed bar blade.
Step 5: Pressure wash the brush bar.
Step 6: Once the residue is cleaned off, spray your brush bar with cleaning product and place in a garbage bag and seal.
Step 7: Pressure wash the main unite. Ensure that you clean the reel blades thoroughly, including behind the shroud.
Step 8: Once the main unit is cleaned, spray the rubber trim, blade and bed bar. Then spray the parts and main unit with a cleaning product and seal overnight.
Step 9: Now you will need to pressure wash the skirt. Once cleaned, spray with your cleaning product and seal with a plastic bag again to allow it to sit overnight.
Step 10: After allowing your machine to soak overnight, unseal the bags and clean thoroughly with your pressure washer.
Step 11: Once the unit has dried, you need to pack the bearings with a grease gun.
Step 12: Once this is complete, put the unit back together

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GMP regulations address issues including record keeping, personnel qualifications, sanitation, cleanliness, equipment verification, process validation, and complaint handling. Most GMP requirements are very general and open-ended, allowing each manufacturer to decide individually how to best implement the necessary controls. This provides much flexibility, but also requires that the manufacturer interpret the requirements in a manner which makes sense for each individual business.

GMP is also sometimes referred to as “cGMP”. The “c” stands for “current,” reminding manufacturers that they must employ technologies and systems which are up-to-date in order to comply with the regulation.