Ice Maker User Manual

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Problem Probable Cause Test Procedure-Action
S lab will not release
during harves t due to
scale build up
Clean the evaporator
plate(s ee procedure on
page 8-1)
Defective or
disconnected hot gas
Test and repair or replace
Defective hot gas
valve
Test and repair or replace
Roomtemperature
over 100
°
F(38
°
C)
Customer instruction
S eeping water valve
Condenser is hot
Replace water valve
P artial refrigerant leak
or restriction (U
shaped slab)
C heck for lea k/re s triction
and repair or replace
defective component
Blocked condenser or
s talled fan motor
Clean condenser, repair
or replace motor
T ube not a tta ched to
outlet of recirculation
pump
R e a tta c h tube
Defective recirculating
pump
R epair or replace the
pump motor assembly
P artially blocked water
distributor
Clean distributor and
evaporator
Compressor is not
running
Test compressor, relay
and overload
Blocked condenser or
s talled fan motor
Clean condenser, repair
or replace motor
Unit is in the s tartup
mode
W ait 5 minutes and
recheck
Roomtemperature
below 55
°
F(13
°
C)
Bin thermistor has unit
shut o Customer
Instruction
S eeping water valve
Condenser is hot
Replace water valve
S low or defective drain
or drain pump causing
water to ba ck up into
the bin
R epair or replace drain
or drain pump
Will notmake ice
Water reservoir is
empty. Evaporator is
cold with 3/4" thick or
larger ice s lab
Will notmake ice
Water reservoir is full
Evaporator is cold
with
thin/partial/irregular
or no ice slab
Will notmake ice
Water reservoir is full
Evaporator is warm
P oor ice production