Sunninghill · Priority attendance
Cloudy or Hollow Ice Cubes in Sunninghill
Cloudy or Hollow Ice Cubes in Sunninghill, 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 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. 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
- Sunninghill, 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 Sunninghill
Plant
Machine types affected in Sunninghill
- Cube Ice Machines Sunninghill
- Flake Ice Machines Sunninghill
- Nugget Ice Machines Sunninghill
- Tube Ice Machines Sunninghill
- Block Ice Machines Sunninghill
- Gourmet & Ball Ice Machines Sunninghill
- Undercounter Ice Machines Sunninghill
- Modular Ice Machines & Bins Sunninghill
- Water-Cooled Ice Machines Sunninghill
- Remote Condenser Ice Machines Sunninghill
Fault library
Other faults in Sunninghill
- Ice Machine Not Making Ice Sunninghill
- Ice Machine Not Harvesting Sunninghill
- Ice Machine Low Output Sunninghill
- Ice Machine Leaking Water Sunninghill
- Noisy Ice Machine Sunninghill
- Ice Machine Freezing Up Sunninghill
- Ice Machine Tripping the Breaker Sunninghill
- Ice With Off Taste or Smell Sunninghill
- Ice Machine Overflowing Sunninghill
- Small or Partial Cubes Sunninghill
- Long Freeze Cycles Sunninghill
- Ice Machine Compressor Failure Sunninghill
- Ice Machine Refrigerant Leak Sunninghill
- Flake Machine Auger or Gearbox Failure Sunninghill
- Ice Melting in the Bin Sunninghill
Coverage
Nearby areas
- Cloudy or Hollow Ice Cubes Orchards
- Cloudy or Hollow Ice Cubes Northcliff Ridge
- 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
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 Sunninghill?
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 gourmet & ball ice machines?
Clarity is a water-quality outcome, so filtration and regular descaling matter more on gourmet plant than on any other type. On gourmet & ball ice machines in Sunninghill 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 Sunninghill
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