Noisy Ice Machine in Midstream Meadows

The usual causes are worn auger bearings or gearbox on flake and nugget plant, failing condenser fan motor or bearing, compressor mounts perished, water pump cavitating on low level. 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.

Isolate the noise by component while running; Check fan motor bearings and blade balance; Listen for auger and gearbox wear; Verify sump water level; Inspect mounts and fixings.

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 Meadows we see this fault regularly, usually alongside overdue descaling.

Ice Machine Descaling normally resolves it. Two to four hours per machine.

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.