Ice Machine Not Making Ice in Midstream

The usual causes are water supply isolated, low pressure or a failed inlet valve, float or water level control stuck, harvest control or thermostat failed, loss of refrigerant charge. Which one applies is settled on site by measurement, not guesswork.

Same-day 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.

Confirm water pressure and inlet valve operation; Check sump fills to the correct level; Read suction and discharge pressures; Verify harvest and bin controls; Test compressor electrically and for differential.

Water-cooled plant hides high head pressure until the condenser scales up, at which point output collapses quickly. On water-cooled ice machines in Midstream 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.