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[Jeff Sparagana]

Used my Enolmatic for the first time today. Bottled 32 cases of Washington State Syrah in less then 2 hours. Love the way the machine worked, fast and very effiicent. Did not even have it turned up past half-way. Once you have finished bottling do you disconnect the hoses or leave them intact.

I am concerned about the hoses losing their seal. I noticed in some previous threads that some use hose clamps but did not notice if they disconnect? I ran sulfited clear water through the system to clean it out. Just not sure about disconnecting the hoses for the intake, vacuum tube etc.

[Calamity Cellars]

Same answer as your flextank cleaning question. Mix up some OxyClean in warm water and run it through the machine and then repeat with clean water to rinse out the cleaner.

[Jeff Sparagana]

Where would I fine oxyclean?

[D&S]

You can get oxyclean almost everywhere now; grocery stores, Walmart, Target, etc. It's usually with the laundry detergent.

If you don't have oxyclean, you can run a dilute citric/SO2 solution through it followed by clean water to rinse. Do disconnct your hoses. You don't want any moisture trapped or you'll get mold.

[Jeff Sparagana]

Do you use hose clamps? Thanks for the info

[D&S]

I haven't had to use hose clamps yet on my enolmatic, but I use them regularly with my Shurflo pump.

[Calamity Cellars]

Where would I fine oxyclean?

Like D&S said, just about anywhere. Make sure you get the unscented version which isn't in every store.

[Jeff Sparagana]

Do you Also use a brush?

[Calamity Cellars]

When I finish bottling with my enolmatic I immediately flush the system with warm/hot water. This removes 99+% of the wine. Later during cleanup I use a warm water & oxyclean solution and run several bottles worth through. Then I run several bottles worth of clean water to rinse out the oxyclean. Then I put it away until next time. Before I use it I pull off all of the hoses (no clamps on mine at all....since it is a vacuum based system leaks are unlikely and are very evident in the form of air bubbles in the lines.) and clean & sanitize before using. The pre bottling clean and sanitizing consists of another oxyclean wash and then a mild SO2 water rinse.

[S Hofner]

When I finish bottling with my enolmatic I immediately flush the system with warm/hot water. This removes 99+% of the wine. Later during cleanup I use a warm water & oxyclean solution and run several bottles worth through. Then I run several bottles worth of clean water to rinse out the oxyclean. Then I put it away until next time. Before I use it I pull off all of the hoses (no clamps on mine at all....since it is a vacuum based system leaks are unlikely and are very evident in the form of air bubbles in the lines.) and clean & sanitize before using. The pre bottling clean and sanitizing consists of another oxyclean wash and then a mild SO2 water rinse.

This is almost exactly how I clean mine as well. The hardest, and most important, thing to clean is the nozzle. If you use this method. Make sure you leave the "Full" bottle connected for a little while before you pull them off and put in another empty. This helps to make sure the suction side of the nozzle, i.e. going to the overflow container, gets cleaned by pulling cleaning solution into the overflow.

[Jeff Sparagana]

Many thanks for the guidance

[Jeff Sparagana]

Is OXI Clean max force Ok. Is a laundry stain fighter? Do seem to be scented

[Jeff Sparagana]

Does not seem to be scented

[Jeff Sparagana]

Thanks just used the OXI clean on the Flextank and most of the stain came out immediately. The Enolmatic cleaned up beautifully.

[running wolf]

I also use oxy clean to clean my Enomatic. Since I am also filtering I first empty out any existing wine. Then I flush the system out with clean water. Next I run about 1/2 gallon of oxy clean though it and let it sit for about 20 minutes with the filter in it. Then I again flush the system out with fresh water and tare it apart to dry. The filter goes into a special pvc capsule I made with a meta/citric solution. I've been using the same filters for over a year and over 1000 bottles. I run a meta/citric solution through it before bottling and sanitize the nozzle with a spray bottle of alcohol (same for my floor corkers) as it is not corrosive and I can get it in tighter places. I store all my hoses in an enclosed bucket with an open bottle of kmeta solution to keep them sanitized.