The sanitizer typically used in food service kinda breaks down certain materials and leaves a sticky residue. It's possible it's that?

It’s a special rubber that is supposed to be sticky in order to keep things tighter since nothing on the blender is in a fixed/locked position. It says hand wash only because the longer you maintain the stickiness, the longer the blender will hold together.

make sure you’re wiping the blender itself down too!

i thought it was supposed to be sticky? to make sure the blender stays on

Don't put it back on unless it's completely dry. That'll help with that a lot, assuming everything is clean

It's supposed to be sticky ? Lol

The Vitamix Isolation Gasket for Quiet One has magnetic materials mixed in with the rubber (which is itself tacky) - this is also why the hood can sometimes be a little tricky to pull off - it’s also magnetic (if you open it up and then pull the hood towards you while holding down the edge closest to you, it should be a little easier to release). Try gently bringing the hood to the gasket and you’ll feel some of that magnetic pull (at least, if the gasket has been well-maintained). This is why you only hand-wash it, too.

[I salvaged one that was getting thrown out and just had to replace a few parts - learned a lil bit about them…]

https://primasupply.com/learn/video/overviews/video-overview-vitamix-quiet-one-counter-commercial-blender/33746

https://youtu.be/xvpXfV-w-Ho

They sometimes come super sticky. I don’t know what it is. Washing them usually helps but sometimes they just stay sticky.

Mine was always "tacky" and sometimes it needed to be peeled up from the blender, but never required a knife or anything. Just grabbed the corner, and peeled it up with some force.

Maybe just order a replacement blender gasket, probably the easiest.

WAIT!!! ur syrup set up is so beautiful !!! 😭

Let it air dry before you put it on. Thats very annoying. Also if it happens again the weak spot in the back in the middle of the rubber and the blender, just be careful not to use too much for or you'll punch your chin 😐

i think they get sticky from being run through the hobart they get partially melted on the outside surfaces from the hot water

It’s intentional. I opened a brand new blender and that part was hella sticky.

ours used to be like that, i have no idea why but its SOOO ANNOYING

I think it’s supposed to be KINDA sticky but not “I had to pry it off” sticky. They come sticky out of the package usually

it's supposed to be "sticky" so to speak

i also have a suspicion that they're magnetized somehow? could be wrong but when putting them onto the blender it seems like they're attracted to the machine in a magnet kinda way.

It is supposed to be sticky, it acts as connector for the shroud to the base as well as a sound and vibration absorber from the blender itself.

If you try putting the blender on the base without the rubber separator i believe the shroud gets stuck to the base. Been a while since i tested the last bit but thats what i remember at least.

Because it’s new it’s gonna be sticky just run it through the Hobart like twice and you should be fine

I think that’s the natural stickiness of the material. It’s sticky becauuuuse it’s not dirty.

Its fine, yes. Don't pry so hard, just pull up a corner and work from there, let it come up at it's own pace. It is supposed to be very secure so the blender shroud doesn't move or come off. Not that it would necessarily, it is heavy and I think magnetized, but it is for assurances. So basically, peel a corner and just pull steadily like you would a sticker or a bandage.

I suggest soap

Mines is sticky from milk and syrup

I would clean it with bleach, but I don’t really think I was supposed to do that.

I just replaced mine yesterday (Tarbucks) and was sticky right out of the package I think it’s holding it in place there’s some weird magnetic thing goin on there too

Cuz it’s coated in bacterial slime and you need to boil it or mike it. That kinda slime likes soap and water. Like throwing water or ice at a a blue slime

Weird question but is it only that piece that’s hand wash or the entirety of the blender including shroud, the other rubber piece, and that one?

You probably have at least one blender pitcher that is leaking through the bottom where the coupler is screwed in. Either broken or just loose.

i used to work at a barnes & noble starbucks and that part of our blenders was always sticky. now i do work at an actual starbucks, and out of the 2 stores i’ve worked at neither blender pieces are sticky. i think the only thing that sorta helped was actually putting them in the Hobart (i know it says “handwash only”) but my barnes & noble cafe wasn’t as strict and we did still handwash them, but then we would put it in the Hobart just in case

Mine’s never been soooooo sticky, but there’s a lot of sugar and milk going around behind a sbux counter so I’d guess that’s the reason

When ours gets sticky I soak it in blue sani for a while and then scrub it and throw it in Hobart.

It’s sticky from the beverage ingredients.

Lolz what? It’s sticky because it’s usually only cleaned once a day and it is surrounded by sticky sugary syrup? Syrup gets everywhere including on and around this piece. I’m so confused at the confusion on this post

Wtf just throw it away Lmfao it is not important and will not change the function of the blender shroud whatsoever. We always throw ours away 🤪 it’s just a useless extra piece to clean and for what lol

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