Hi all, I'm new here but I am the lucky owner of one of Toad 059, and it's great! I haven't had a ton of time with it yet but the hype is real. Anyway I saw in the followup e-mail from Dan that there is a
Cleaning and Maintenance Guide at this URL -
Imgur- but I can't seem to access it, and get a 404. I'm guessing this shouldn't go in the dishwasher.
Anyway glad to see so many other Toads here and look forward to getting to know this work of art!
the link actually doesn't work.
you will find more info on the Nomad thread!
The most important thing to do occasionally is to clean the ring where the heater rests. It can oxidize and lead to a decrease in performance.
You remove the heater, wipe it down, especially where it contacts the unit ring. I think Dan was talking about using the clothes you're wearing.
Then you do the same at the level of the ring of the unit, essentially where the heating rests.
When I do this part of the cleaning, I clean the heater again with my t-shirt and insert the heater, holding it with the cloth... so as not to put human grease on it.
I believe there is a polishing pad in the accessory package. you can use that too, instead of your shirt, I think.
I also clean the metal part of the bottom plate from time to time.
I unscrew it (I take a picture before to see at what level it is screwed, and to be able to screw it back the same way) and I clean it with the polishing pad.
This is the part that seems to oxidize the most in my experience.
You could possibly clean the button as well, as well as the connections, but you have time... and for that, it would be better to have a tutorial, even if when you've done it once, it's very simple afterwards...
for the rest, the frequency
depends on your usage!
you can dip glass stems, glass marbles and metal screens in iso alcohol. you can dab with a cotton swab, the inside of the wooden stem with pure acetone.
ah, and you may have some crumbs sticking to the metal screen inside the unit. you can remove them with a brush, or a toothpick...
If you need pictures, don't hesitate to ask!