Cloudy or Hollow Ice Cubes in Ruimsig

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.

Priority attendance applies to this fault. West Rand attendance carries fuller van stock — inlet valves, pumps, thermostats and fan motors — because parts runs back to Johannesburg cost half a day. Call 069 268 0988 for the next available slot.

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.

The most common fault on undercounter machines is not a fault at all: enclosed cabinetry starving the condenser of air. On undercounter ice machines in Ruimsig we see this fault regularly, usually alongside overdue descaling.

Ice Machine Replacement normally resolves it. One to three days depending on access and configuration.

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.