Irene · Priority attendance
Cloudy or Hollow Ice Cubes in Irene
Cloudy or Hollow Ice Cubes in Irene, Midrand & Centurion. Cubes are white, soft, hollow or misshapen.
Urgency for this fault is normally priority. Midrand and Centurion sit on the route between the Johannesburg and Pretoria runs, so attendance windows here are usually the shortest available.
The installed base here runs from single undercounter bar machines through to modular hotel plant and flake counters, so the first job is establishing exactly what is installed and how hard it is worked. Where a site is on borehole or stored water, hardness and sediment shorten descaling intervals sharply, which is why we take a hardness reading before setting a maintenance schedule.
We diagnose in order of likelihood rather than replacing parts speculatively: descale water circuit and inspect spray bars, then measure pump flow and current, then check purge cycle operation.
- Area
- Irene, Midrand & Centurion
- Urgency
- Priority
- Call
- 069 268 0988
What we check first
Likely causes
- Scale in the sump, pump and spray bars
- Blocked spray bar holes reducing water distribution
- Water circuit not purging dissolved solids
- Weak water pump flow
- Hard or untreated water supply
How it is tested
Diagnostic sequence
- Descale water circuit and inspect spray bars
- Measure pump flow and current
- Check purge cycle operation
- Test water hardness
- Compare cube weight before and after descale
Plant
Machine types affected in Irene
Fault library
Other faults in Irene
- Ice Machine Not Making Ice Irene
- Ice Machine Not Harvesting Irene
- Ice Machine Low Output Irene
- Ice Machine Leaking Water Irene
- Noisy Ice Machine Irene
- Ice Machine Freezing Up Irene
- Ice Machine Tripping the Breaker Irene
- Ice With Off Taste or Smell Irene
- Ice Machine Overflowing Irene
- Small or Partial Cubes Irene
- Long Freeze Cycles Irene
- Ice Machine Compressor Failure Irene
- Ice Machine Refrigerant Leak Irene
- Flake Machine Auger or Gearbox Failure Irene
- Ice Melting in the Bin Irene
Coverage
Nearby areas
- Cloudy or Hollow Ice Cubes Beaulieu
- Cloudy or Hollow Ice Cubes Beaulieu Estate
- Cloudy or Hollow Ice Cubes Noordwyk
- Cloudy or Hollow Ice Cubes Noordwyk Ext
- Cloudy or Hollow Ice Cubes Crowthorne
- Cloudy or Hollow Ice Cubes Crowthorne AH
- Cloudy or Hollow Ice Cubes Glenferness
- Cloudy or Hollow Ice Cubes Glenferness AH
- Cloudy or Hollow Ice Cubes Halfway Gardens
- Cloudy or Hollow Ice Cubes Halfway House
- Cloudy or Hollow Ice Cubes Midstream Estate
- Cloudy or Hollow Ice Cubes Midstream Ridge
FAQs
Frequently asked questions
What causes cloudy or hollow ice cubes?
The usual causes are scale in the sump, pump and spray bars, blocked spray bar holes reducing water distribution, water circuit not purging dissolved solids, weak water pump flow. Which one applies is settled on site by measurement, not guesswork.
How quickly can you attend in Irene?
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.
How is it diagnosed?
Descale water circuit and inspect spray bars; Measure pump flow and current; Check purge cycle operation; Test water hardness; Compare cube weight before and after descale.
Is this common on modular ice machines & bins?
Bin insulation and gasket condition decide how much of the night's production survives to breakfast service. On modular ice machines & bins in Irene we see this fault regularly, usually alongside overdue descaling.
Which service will fix it?
Emergency Ice Machine Repairs normally resolves it. Same-day where an attendance slot is available, otherwise first slot the following morning.
Can we keep operating in the meantime?
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.
Cloudy or Hollow Ice Cubes in Irene
Gas boiler servicing and heat pump maintenance often combined in one visit.