I have two batches fermented with my pair of CF10s that I bought recently. First one is empty and needs to get cleaned out (fermented a best bitter in it). Second will be empty before EOD Saturday.
For cleaning these, I plan to run some rinse water through a CIP ball first. Mostly to get the stuff that's easy to come off. I'll be using the water feed from the furnace room since it's a higher pressure than the hose bib on the back of the house (also closer). Once I'm satisfied with that (this will take place in the driveway), I plan to run warm PBW through it to clean more, via a sump pump I have outfitted with a 1-1/2" TC fitting. I have a section of reinforced tubing that will connect to the CIP ball in the lid of the fermenter.
I bought the jackets for the fermenters at purchase time. Since then I've made a "hat" for the one that's currently carbonating from 1/4" neoprene and will be making one for the other CF10 before it gets filled again. I've already sent a message off to Spike suggesting they offer such an item since it's a significant help when cold crashing the beer inside. I might add some additional panels to the hat (more 1/4" neoprene) to increase it's insulation factor.
I have two CIP balls setup for use with TC fittings currently (both connected to the item to be cleaned and what's going to go through it). One from Spike and the other from MoreBeer. The Spike one is longer and will work with the flow of March/Chugger pumps. The MoreBeer one will not, needing more pressure/flow rate to spin. The sump pump I bought will spin both of them easily.
I ended up going with Spike units partially because I also have all Spike+ kettles. That decision was made due to recalling when Spike was just starting out in 2011 and posting about things here (I remembered). Then it was due to things I didn't like about other manufacturers products that Spike did in a way I DID like. Top that off with the level of customer support they offer (top shelf) and I'm a very happy person. Well, with their products at least.
Everything I have from Spike is current generation products (as of today at least). I had zero troubles using the racking arm, carbonation attachment, and even dumping the yeast through the bottom port. I did get a 1-1/2" TC to corny keg base fitting (from Brewers Hardware) that I put a liquid post on for getting the finished beer into keg and can. Made things very easy. That went onto the racking arm valve.
One thing that I should mention is the way you attach the glycol chiller to the chill coils changes between temperature ranges you want to maintain. Which port you use flips between looking to stay above ~40F or go below 40F. I didn't realize that until I did some looking and found the info. Things went a lot better for the chill to carbonate process once I did that. With how warm that room is right now, though, it's having some trouble keeping it at my target temperature. I'm hoping that once the heat wave breaks it will be easier. Especially since I didn't have an issue with the other conical doing this. The room is 10F warmer right now than it was for that carbonate session. Either way, the beer is getting carbonated IN fermenter which is shortening the process (or steps I need to take) to get finished beer into glass.