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INTRODUCTION
To the owner or user: The service manual
you are reading is intended to provide you,
and the maintenance or service technician,
with the information needed to install, start up,
clean, maintain, and service this ice system.
The FM1500R is a remote condenser modular
ice system that fits a variety of Scotsman ice
storage bins.
It features: front service for the freezer,
gearmotor, control box, water reservoir, and
bin control; stackable with kit KSTACK30; an
electronic circuit for monitoring ice and water
level; a thermostatic expansion valve; and
R-502 as the refrigerant.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
For the Installer
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Remote Condenser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
For the Plumber . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Final Check List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Component Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Maintenance & Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Removal and Replacement
Water Reservoir & Bin Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Bearing & Breaker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Auger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Gearmotor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Circuit Board Testing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Parts Lists and Wiring Diagrams are located in the center of this manual, printed on yellow
paper.
FM1500R
November, 1988
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