First make sure there is no milk in the vat! Open taps and remove door seal Turn off water going into tub Push CIP button on vat controller (may need to push again if tub doesn't empty out) Fill tub with hot water from the smaller hot water cylinder On Monday and Thursday or if the tanker is coming every second day follow the steps in blue Put 2 sachets of alkali into the tub Connect the water recycling pipe to the bottom of the vat Push the CIP button, wait for the pipe to get hot before recycling the water Push the CIP button again, once this wash has finished remove the recycling pipe and push the CIP button again to remove any water left in tub Fill Tub with cold water Put 250mls of acid into tub and push CIP button Leave to drain then put door seal back in, shut door and set taps at front and back of vat ready for milking
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