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  1. 07-09-2012, 08:58 PM #1
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    First Ice-O-Matic experience today.

    Worked on my first Ice-O-Matic today and in a nutshell "seriously?" Compared to a Manitowoc or a Hoshizaki those are some pretty dumb machines. It was frozen up pretty bad. I called the senior tech to ask how harvest was triggered and a quick run down of the controls. I got the ice off and put my gauges on. Surprising the charge was good but the coating on the evap was done and was coming off everywhere. I purged the sump like 10 times but it kept pulling more and more of the evap coating off.

    It made ice, but would not drop. I remember being told about the pushrod. Well, the whole pushrod assembly had fallen off, the bolts rusted through. I really didn't care for that coating always coming off and that **** was going to be in peoples drinks. I called my boss and told him the machine needed to be replaced and didn't feel comfortable fixing something that could endanger people so I didn't fix it.
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  2. 07-09-2012, 09:40 PM #2
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    They are pretty dumb machines.
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  3. 07-09-2012, 09:46 PM #3
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    I'm not a fan. I'm a mani & hosh kinda guy

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  4. 07-09-2012, 10:04 PM #4
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    Looked at one Saturday were the whole plate looked copper Also one of the dividers was pushing out The customer wants to know if I will replace the evaporator
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  5. 07-09-2012, 11:04 PM #5
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  6. 07-09-2012, 11:06 PM #6
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    Quote Originally Posted by 2sac View Post
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    X2 or is it 3 ?
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    Quote Originally Posted by VTP99 View Post
    X2 or is it 3 ?
    I think it was the GCS series. Biggest piece of crap ever. ICE series a little better. The only thing IOM ever did right is the anti microbial plastic
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  8. 07-09-2012, 11:19 PM #8
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    Quote Originally Posted by 2sac View Post
    The only thing IOM ever did right is the anti microbial plastic
    Tell me more. First time I heard of this.
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  9. 07-09-2012, 11:23 PM #9
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    Quote Originally Posted by VTP99 View Post
    Tell me more. First time I heard of this.
    Yeah? The plastic that inhibits mold growth. They use it on the water troughs and water curtains.
    Still crap though...
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  10. 07-09-2012, 11:43 PM #10
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    Quote Originally Posted by VTP99 View Post
    Tell me more. First time I heard of this.
    http://www.agion-tech.com/
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  11. 07-09-2012, 11:48 PM #11
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    Quote Originally Posted by craig1 View Post
    http://www.agion-tech.com/
    Thanks for the link craig1. It says it has silver in it. Sounds expensive
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  12. 07-10-2012, 12:13 AM #12
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    Quote Originally Posted by VTP99 View Post
    Thanks for the link craig1. It says it has silver in it. Sounds expensive
    http://millikenchemical.com/pages/pr...n/default.aspx used in Manitowoc and Scotsman sells their machines with AgIon in them, labeled as AquaArmor

    Hoshizaki adverties their use of H-guard plus, but I cannot find any references as to what it is outside of it being advertised in their products
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