Initial Start Up
After the final check list has been gone through,
the ice machine may be started up.
1. Open the water shut off valve and allow the
reservoir to fill with water. The ice machine will not
operate without 20 pounds of water pressure.
Note: The reservoir cannot be seen without
removing the hood and cover plate, do not
adjust float level unless the float does not shut
off or overflows out the drain.
2. Remove two screws and the right grill.
3. Locate the master switch and switch it to ON.
4. On air cooled models the fan motor will begin to
turn, and warm air will be discharged from the left
front of the ice machine.
On water cooled models warm water (about
110
o
F.) will begin to flow from the condenser drain.
5. The water temperature in the evaporator will
soon drop below freezing and ice will begin to flow
out of the chute. The first bits of ice will not be has
hard nor dry as it will after about 10 minutes of ice
production.
6. Allow the ice machine to operate for about 20
minutes. Then pour clean water into the bin to melt
the ice. This will flush out most manufacturing or
shipping materials that may have strayed into the
water/ice making system.
7. Check the operation of the bin thermostat by
placing ice over the sensing tube. A properly
operating bin thermostat will open when ice covers
the sensing tube. When the bin thermostat opens,
the compressor will stop, but the auger motor will
continue to operate, pushing out ice that has
formed in the evaporator.
The bin will fill with ice until the top of the ice pile
covers the bin thermostat sensing tube. At that
point the lower part of the ice pile will be very close
to the bottom edge of the door opening.
Note: The thermostat is adjustable to allow for
variations in altitude. Rotating the adjustment
knob counterclockwise will adjust the
thermostat to open and close at warmer
temperatures. Adjustment should not be
needed unless the altitude is greater than 2,000
ft.
After adjustment, place ice on the thermostat tube
to check that the machine shuts off at the new
setting.
8. Replace all the grill and close the bin door. The
ice machine is now ready for automatic operation.
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April 2010
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