Radiokop · Priority attendance
Cloudy or Hollow Ice Cubes in Radiokop
Cloudy or Hollow Ice Cubes in Radiokop, Johannesburg. Cubes are white, soft, hollow or misshapen.
Urgency for this fault is normally priority. Call-outs are run from the central Johannesburg base, which keeps attendance windows short for kitchens in the northern and central suburbs.
The ice plant here is mostly estate clubhouses, guest houses, small restaurants and private bars, so the work is weighted towards undercounter and small modular machines. Water in this part of Gauteng is moderately hard, so scale on evaporator plates, spray bars and float valves is the single most common reason output drifts below the plate rating.
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
- Radiokop, Johannesburg
- 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
Repair route
Repair services in Radiokop
Plant
Machine types affected in Radiokop
- Cube Ice Machines Radiokop
- Flake Ice Machines Radiokop
- Nugget Ice Machines Radiokop
- Tube Ice Machines Radiokop
- Block Ice Machines Radiokop
- Gourmet & Ball Ice Machines Radiokop
- Undercounter Ice Machines Radiokop
- Modular Ice Machines & Bins Radiokop
- Water-Cooled Ice Machines Radiokop
- Remote Condenser Ice Machines Radiokop
Fault library
Other faults in Radiokop
- Ice Machine Not Making Ice Radiokop
- Ice Machine Not Harvesting Radiokop
- Ice Machine Low Output Radiokop
- Ice Machine Leaking Water Radiokop
- Noisy Ice Machine Radiokop
- Ice Machine Freezing Up Radiokop
- Ice Machine Tripping the Breaker Radiokop
- Ice With Off Taste or Smell Radiokop
- Ice Machine Overflowing Radiokop
- Small or Partial Cubes Radiokop
- Long Freeze Cycles Radiokop
- Ice Machine Compressor Failure Radiokop
- Ice Machine Refrigerant Leak Radiokop
- Flake Machine Auger or Gearbox Failure Radiokop
- Ice Melting in the Bin Radiokop
Coverage
Nearby areas
- Cloudy or Hollow Ice Cubes Northcliff Ext
- Cloudy or Hollow Ice Cubes Blackheath
- Cloudy or Hollow Ice Cubes Blackheath Ext
- Cloudy or Hollow Ice Cubes Franklin Roosevelt Park
- Cloudy or Hollow Ice Cubes Fairland
- Cloudy or Hollow Ice Cubes Fairland Ext
- Cloudy or Hollow Ice Cubes Randpark
- Cloudy or Hollow Ice Cubes Randpark Ridge
- Cloudy or Hollow Ice Cubes Randpark Ext
- Cloudy or Hollow Ice Cubes Randpark Golf Estate
- Cloudy or Hollow Ice Cubes Boskruin
- Cloudy or Hollow Ice Cubes Boskruin Ext
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 Radiokop?
Priority attendance applies to this fault. Call-outs are run from the central Johannesburg base, which keeps attendance windows short for kitchens in the northern and central suburbs. 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 cube ice machines?
Cube clarity is the fastest indicator of scale: cloudy, hollow cubes mean the water circuit needs descaling before anything else is investigated. On cube ice machines in Radiokop we see this fault regularly, usually alongside overdue descaling.
Which service will fix it?
Ice Machine Sanitising & Hygiene normally resolves it. Two to three hours per machine.
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 Radiokop
Radiokop falls inside our core northern-suburb route, so response is normally same-day for loss-of-hot-water call-outs.