Ice With Off Taste or Smell in Midstream

The usual causes are biofilm in sump, chute or bin, stale ice sitting too long in storage, carbon filter past its throughput, nearby stored food or chemicals in the bin area. Which one applies is settled on site by measurement, not guesswork.

Priority attendance applies to this fault. Midrand and Centurion sit on the route between the Johannesburg and Pretoria runs, so attendance windows here are usually the shortest available. Call 069 268 0988 for the next available slot.

Full hygiene inspection of the ice path; Sanitise and discard the first batch; Change water filtration; Review bin usage and stock rotation; Check drain trapping.

Block plant is the slowest ice to make and the slowest to melt, which is why it survives in transport and fishing duty. On block ice machines in Midstream we see this fault regularly, usually alongside overdue descaling.

Ice Machine Maintenance Contracts normally resolves it. Standard visits are two to four hours per machine on a fixed schedule.

Sometimes — where the fault is a water-side problem the machine can often be run on reduced output until parts arrive. Where a compressor or leak is involved we advise buying in bagged ice while the repair is completed.