INITIAL START UP
1. Remove screws and the front panel.
2. Open the water shut off valve.
3. Observe that the water flows into the water
reservoir, fills up the water inlet tube to the
evaporator, the float moves up with the water level,
and the float shuts off the water flow, about
3
⁄
8
"
below the molded horizontal line on the water
reservoir.
4. Switch on the electrical power to the unit.
5. Switch the master switch to ON.
6. After a few minutes of operation: water should
begin to flow from the reservoir to the evaporator;
the air cooled condenser should begin to
discharge warm air, or the water cooled condenser
should beginning to discharge warm water; and
the unit should begin to drop ice into the storage
bin.
7. Let the unit operate for 15-30 minutes, checking
for water leaks, or excessive noise from vibrating
components.
8. Block off the ice discharge tube, and check if the
bin thermostat shuts off the machine. After it shuts
off the compressor, the auger motor should run for
a few minutes more. Allow the ice in the tube to fall
away, and check that the compressor restarts.
9. Explain the operation and maintenance
requirements to the user, inform the user of the
telephone number of the service agency servicing
the machine, and give the user the service manual.
Adjustment
Altitude (ft.
above seal level)
Amount of
adjustment from
factory setting
Range
Screw CW
2,000
35
o
4,000
90
o
6,000
145
o
8,000
190
o
Note: For High Altitude Installations an Altitude
Adjustment May Be Required:
(11-0354-01, 20 Ranco brand bin thermostats only)
MFE400
May 1994
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