- The aim of these procedures is that accidents are prevented & the equipment is safeguarded
and that nobody sustains injury whilst working with it.
- The groups equipment should be used in accordance with these procedures and before
using it members will be trained in its safe usage.
- A group of experienced members will be appointed trainers by the executive committee to
carry out the necessary training and to give clearance for suitable members to use the
equipment. The Booking Secretary will list these members.
- Training will consist of attendance at practical sessions where the equipment is in actual use
and where the member will be mentored in using the equipment, organising his/her helpers
and ensuring that risk is minimised to users and bystanders.
- The chair will be responsible that risk assessments have been completed and available to all
trainers and users.
- Only an approved engineer will service or repair the equipment.
The trailer and load weigh approximately 550 kilos. The towing vehicle must be heavier than this
weight. Ensure load is correctly distributed with a slight positive nose weight. Maximum speed of 60
mph on the motorways/ dual carriageways, otherwise 50 mph. The breakaway cable and electrics
must always be coupled, and the latter tested. After ball has seated correctly, fully windup the
jockey wheel. When the equipment is not in use it will be kept in secure locked premises (insurance
requirement).
- The trailer must be located on a flat area and wheels chocked.
- Access required to power 230 Volt AC single phase mains, and water.
- Power must be protected by a RCD. Do not touch with wet hands.
- Layout all equipment in a working order.
- Ensure that the cables are marked with fluorescent tape and are located to avoid people
tripping on them.
- Switch off machine when not in use.
- Ensure all equipment is clean.
- We recommend that you wear gloves and rubber apron. Place wooden rack centrally
on press tray.
- Place frame on rack and cloth diagonally across it.
- Fill cloth with pomace (chopped apples) and fold cloth corners to the centre.
- Remove frame, place another rack on top and repeat process.
- Ensure stack is level and vertical.
- Complete with nine cloths and slide trolley over press piston.
- Close bypass valve and piston will begin to rise.
- Do not allow the edge of the tray to rise above maximum mark on the press frame.
- Once the ‘cheese’ has been pressed, slowly open bypass valve and the piston will
sink.
- Always use the press with a full ‘cheese’ of nine cloths/stroke racks; at the end of
pressing you may have to fill out with previously packed chopped apples or spacer
board.
- Switch off motor when piston has sunk. Never restart with the press under load.
- Most common cause of malfunction and low pressure is air in the system -with the
pump running and bypass valve open, undo the pressure valve nut about three turns
and as soon as you hear a knocking sound, tighten the nut once more.
- Do not adjust red pressure relief valve.
- After use, washed the machine in accordance with instructions given under Covid
Cleaning instructions. The press cloths can be machine washed at 40 degrees Celsius
do not spin dry or tumble dry only drip dry the cloths.
- The press, mill and sacks of apples are heavy and there is risk of injury
associated with lifting them.
- Equipment falls over and hurts someone.
- Take care when lifting.
- Get help from others if necessary.
- Use a good lifting method, straight back, bend knees using legs. Ensure
that the mill and press are set up on solid ground and are stable.
- Equipment may be dirty.
- Apples may be dirty, contain rotten fruit and/ or may have been picked
up off ground that is contaminated with animal faeces.
- Juice bottles may be recycled and not clean.
- The press’s spindle is oily and cross contamination with fruit pulp can
occur.
There is a risk with all of the above that bacteria etc are passed to people.
- Wash all equipment Using procedures set out in covid cleaning
documents. If necessary, sterilise, rinse and dry.
- Wash fruit in clean water, changing it regularly.
- Inspect and discard any rotten or contaminated fruit.
- Where clean and sterilise disposable rubber / latex gloves when
handling fruit, pulp or juice.
- Take care that the person operating the mill does not contaminate
the Pope with oily hands.
- Use only new bottles for storing juice or thoroughly wash and sterilise
all recycled bottles and tops.
Inform people that the juice is unpasteurised and should be refrigerated and
consumed within four days.
- Do not use rotten fruit and wash any that is dirty. Use clean juice bottles.
- The machine is not suitable for use by young children.
- Do not lift machine with hopper removed, risk of injury from exposed blades.
- To move, ‘walk’ the machine or put one hand around the hopper and outer hand under the
motor housing.
- Do not spray water into the motor housing.
- Milk is for use with apples and pears, not suitable for fruit with stones.
- Machine to be placed upon clean, level surface.
- Connect power and place food grade bucket/bin under discharge chute.
- Switch on green button.
- Wait until the motor is running at full speed before introducing any fruit and do not turn off
the motor until all fruit has been discharged.
- Do not attempt to start motor with fruit in the mill.
- Pour fruit into the hopper, a little at a time, taking care not to overload.
- Wash the mill immediately after use before fruit pulp has dried. Use low pressure hose to
run water down the inside of the hopper with the mill running. This will discharge the bulk of
the residual pulp. Turn off mill and disconnect from power supply. Undo the three hopper
retaining catches and lift off the hopper.
- Warning this will expose very sharp mill blades. With hose running at a trickle and nylon
kitchen dish brush cleaned the blade assembly and inside the mill chamber.
- Avoid water running into the small hole in the motor housing that gives access to the cut-off
switch. After cleaning replace hopper etc.
- Electric shock.
- Trip hazard from cable.
- Do not touch electrical fittings with wet hands.
- Use an RCD device.
- Do not get electrical components, (motor, switchbox, cable, plug, etc) wet when washing the
equipment.
- Arrange equipment to avoid people tripping over the electrical cable.
- Physical injury /cuts /amputation.
- Ensure that the hopper is bolted onto the mill before connecting to the electricity supply.
- Ensure that the electricity supply is disconnected before removing hopper for the clearing of
a jam or cleaning.
- Do not overload the hopper with apples. Do not put your hands down the hopper. Use the
plastic pole to push apples down.
- Ensure that the mill is supervised during the operation.
- The thermostat on the pasteuriser is a guide to the temperature
only, therefore use the supply thermometer to cheque the
settings on the machine.
- Stand the pasteuriser on level surface.
- Unwind the power lead and connect fire the RCD to supply.
- Part fill with water before switching on.
- Use juice from the clean apples and leave overnight to settle in
an airtight container.
- Fill glass screw cap bottles, leaving an air gap for expansion
when heated.
- Place bottles on top of the grid in the tank and loosely cap all
but the middle bottles (use this for the thermometer to check
the temperatures).
- Raise water level to within an inch or two of the top of the
bottle. Temperature should be 75 degrees centigrade for 25
minutes.
- When pre-set temperature has been reached, the timer will
start and once the set time has elapsed the light will go out.
- Use lined rubber gloves when removing bottles from the
pasteuriser, cap bottles tightly and then invert to bring the hot
juice into contact with the inside of the cap and place on the
side to cool.
- Once called, bottles can be stored upright in a cool dark place
the juice will remain in good condition for 18 months or more.
- The next batch of bottles can be placed directly into hot water
and the timer reset.
- After use, turn thermostat to zero and wash inside of the tank
with clean water. Do not use abrasive cleaners.
- Do not immerse appliance in water. Keep the base of the
appliance, the cable and plug dry at all times.
- This appliance is not suitable for use by children.
- There should be a head of two to three feet above the top of the filler.
- Adjust the back-support bar to fit the size of the bottle.
- Adjust the bottle rest up or down to achieve the position, airhole exposed.
- Test the filler with water, checked level of bottle fill and adjust as necessary.
- Immediately after use, always rinse the filler with plenty of water and wash in sterilising
solution and final clean water rinse.
- Used machine in well-lit area and place on level, flat surface.
- Eye protection should be worn whilst operating machinery and wear rubber apron.
- Use clean water off main supply with three to four bar pressure.
- Position sink over suitable drain to collect waste water.
- Invert 2 bottles over nozzles, press down momentarily.
- Check equipment before and after use.