VOGT ICE TUBE-ICE P-24A, Service Manual

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P24A & P34A Service Manual
INTRODUCTION
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1. Introduction
Vogt Ice, L.L.C.
A Brief History Of Our Company.
Vogt Ice, L.L.C. (formerly Henry Vogt Machine Co.) was
founded as a small machine shop in Louisville, Kentucky in 1880. Today, it is one of the world’s
leading producers of ice-making equipment.
In 1938, Vogt built the first Tube-Ice
®
machine and revolutionized the ice-making industry. Our first
“sized-ice” machine quickly replaced the old can-ice plants, which required hard labor and large
amounts of floor space for freezing, cutting, and crushing ice by hand.
Vogt Energy-Saving Tube-Ice Machines Are Cost Effective.
Today, Vogt Tube-Ice ® machines
enjoy a well-earned reputation as the most energy efficient, dependable ice-making equipment in the
world.
Using as little as one-half to one-third the energy required by competitors’ ice makers, Tube-Ice
®
machines produce the same amount of ice--in restaurants, sports arenas, packing plants, and
wholesale operations around the globe--at great savings.
In addition, Tube-Ice
® machines are renowned for their long life, giving many customers more than
35 years of dependable service.
Ask someone who owns one
.
Preview.
All the skill in engineering and fabrication that we’ve learned in over a century of
experience is reflected in every Tube-Ice
®
machine. Since Vogt introduced Tube-Ice
®
machines in
1938, the process of making Tube-Ice ® ice has been widely recognized as the most economical
means of production. The machine’s economic and reliable operation has been proven over and over
again, in a network of varied types of installations throughout the world.
Furnished with your machine is the Certificate Of Test--the report of operating data that is a record
of the unit’s satisfactory operation at our factory test floor. It is evidence of our desire to deliver to
you “the finest ice-making unit ever made.”
This manual is designed to assist you in the installation, start-up, and maintenance of your unit.
Your Tube-Ice
® machine will give you a lifetime of service provided you install, maintain, and
service it properly.
Please read your manual carefully before attempting installation, operation, or servicing of this
professionally designed piece of equipment. Also, make sure the Warranty Registration/Start-up
Report is completed and returned.
If you have additional questions, please call your distributor. Also, feel free to phone the factory
direct at
(502) 635-3000
.