CLEA NIN G AND PREV EN TIVE MAI NT ENANCE
PROTECTING STAINLESS STEEL SU RFACES | |
It is impor tant to guard ag ains t | |
corrosion in | th e c are of st ainless |
steel su rfaces. H arsh, | |
corrosive, o r in approp riate | |
chemica ls c an c omple tely | |
destroy th e pr otective s urface | |
layer o f sta inle ss stee l. Ab rasive pa ds, s teel wool, | |
or m etal implement s w ill ab rade surfac es causing | |
damage t o th is protec tive c oating and will | |
eventu ally re sult in a reas of c orrosion. Eve n wate r, | |
partic ularly h ard w ater that co ntains high to | |
moderate conce ntra tions of ch loride, will cause | |
oxidatio n an d p itting that result | in rust and |
corrosio n. I n a ddition, ma ny a cidic foo ds s pilled and le ft to re main on me tal surfaces are contrib utin g fa ctors tha t will c orrode sur faces .
Proper cleaning agents , mat eri als, and
met hods are vit al t o m ainta ining the appearance and life of th is ap plia nce. Sp illed f ood s shou ld be remov ed an d th e a rea wip ed as soon as possi ble but at the ve ry least, a mi nimum of once a day. Always t horou ghly rins e s urfac es after u sing a clean ing age nt an d wipe s tanding wate r as qui ckly as pos sible af ter rinsing.
CLEA NING AGENTS
Use non- abrasive cleaning products designed for use on stainles s st eel su rfaces . Cleaning agents mus t be chloride- free co mpounds an d mu st not contain quaternary salts. Never use hy drochlor ic acid (muriatic acid) on s tainless steel surface s. Alw ays use t he pr oper cleaning agent at th e man ufact urer's recommended strength. Contact your loc al c leanin g supplier for product recommendat ions.
CLEA NING MATERIALS
The c leaning function can
usua lly be accom plished with th e p roper c leaning
agen t a nd a sof t, cl ean cloth . W hen more aggressi ve m eth ods must b e
employed, use a non- abra sive sco uring p ad on di fficult a reas
and make cert ain to s crub w ith the 
visible gr ain of surface m eta l to avoid s urface
scr atche s. N ever use wi re br ushes , met al scouring pads, or scr apers to re mov e food r esidue.
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