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Big Tanks Require Big Cleaning Muscle

Ken Putnam, Director of Cellar Operations at a winery in California, was using non-Gamajet rotary impingement machines to cle

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By: TOM BRANNA

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The largest tanks at the winery range in capacity from 65,000-650,000 gallons and can be up to 43’ in diameter. Cleaning requires removal of tartrate buildup, wine concentrate, and polyphenolic residue.

 

Lack of value, affordability, and performance were the main issues Ken was experiencing with the inferior rotary impingement machines. Fed up with constant maintenance and time-consuming rewashes of approximately 200 tanks, he decided to purchase a Gamajet machine.

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