Message 8593 of 39188 in General Discussion

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> And don't forget the drains!
> 
> We had several hoses coming from the spill trays that would wind down 
> and empty into the floor drain. So far so good.
> After an unspecified period of time, they seemed to back up a little, 
> and not drain so good.
> One day I got the thought to direct a blast of post-mix into the top, 
> in case there was some kind of blockage...
>  
> After a bit of spray, and wedging the nozzle into the hole etc 
> (somewhat unsanitary I figured out later) I produced a 
> 3 METER long, 3 cm THICK SNAKE OF YEAST SLIME oozing out the far 
> end!
> This was so solid I could pick it up as wave it at the other tenders 
> (it was clean-up time, customers were gone - just as well.
> 
> Anyway, it figures that the drain pipe is even more susceptible to 
> tainted growths, and what with the warmth from the back of the 
> fridges, and the contaminated, high-sugar diet, it flourished.
> 
> So yes, cleaning the drains that way got added to the list of weekly 
> duties.
> IF you have never done this, what you may uncover the first time will 
> shock you.
> 
> .dan.

MMMmmmmmmmmm...yeast slime....