C0322 through C1030
Air and Water Cooled User Manual
November 2012
Page 8
Water
The quality of the water supplied to the ice machine
will have an impact on the time between cleanings
and ultimately on the life of the product. Water can
contain impurities either in suspension or in solution.
Suspended solids can be filtered out. In solution
or dissolved solids cannot be filtered, they must be
diluted or treated. Water filters are recommended
to remove suspended solids. Some filters have
treatment in them for suspended solids. Check with a
water treatment service for a recommendation.
RO Water
This machine can be supplied with Reverse Osmosis
water, but the water conductivity must be no less than
10 microSiemens/cm.
Potential for Airborne Contamination
Installing an ice machine near a source of yeast
or similar material can result in the need for more
frequent sanitation cleanings due to the tendency of
these materials to contaminate the machine.
Most water filters remove chlorine from the water
supply to the machine which contributes to this
situation. Testing has shown that using a filter that
does not remove chlorine, such as the Scotsman
Aqua Patrol, will greatly improve this situation, while
the ice making process itself will remove the chlorine
from the ice, resulting in no taste or odor impact.
Additionally, devices intended to enhance ice machine
sanitation, such as the Scotsman Aqua Bullet, can
be placed in the machine to keep it cleaner between
manual cleanings
Water purge
Cube ice machines use more water than what ends
up in the bin as ice. While most water is used during
ice making, a portion is designed to be drained out
every cycle to reduce the amount of hard water scale
in the machine. That’s known as water purge, and
an effective purge can increase the time between
needed water system cleaning. In addition, this
product has the capability to automatically vary the
amount of water purged based on the purity of the
water supplied to it. The water purge rate can also be
set manually. Adjustments of purge due to local water
conditions are not covered by warranty.
