Eskimo Ice Installation & Operation Manual INSTALLATION PROCEDURES
L-3040 ENGLISH 7
INSTALLING ICE-DELIVERY HOSE
Planning the Route
The maximum length of the ice-delivery hose is 35 feet (10.6 m) under ideal conditions.
The best hose routing provides a level but slightly upward rise from the ice maker to the ice-storage box, with very few bends.
No bend should be tighter than a radius of 18" (458mm). Refer to Figure 4 below to see:
• Best Routing - A continuous uphill route of travel from the ice maker.
• Good Routing - A continuous route of travel from the ice maker, with only one high spot.
• Acceptable Routing - A route of travel from the ice maker which includes one low spot and two high spots.
Figure 4: Routing of Ice-Delivery Hose
Figure 5: Heat & Stretch
Auger End of Hose
Procedure
1. The hose delivery location should be as high as possible in the ice-
storage box and facilitate the best hose route from the auger (as described
above and shown in Figure 4).
2. Install the proper thru-hull in the ice-storage box using the supplied fitting. The
thru-hull must be large enough for the 3/4" (19.1mm) ice-delivery hose.
NOTE: In cases where the EI540D is replacing an existing older Eskimo Ice
system that used a larger fitting and hose, it might be possible to insert the
newer, smaller hose inside the existing hose and use the existing ice-
discharge thru-hull.
3. Insulate the full length of hose with 1-1/8" (29mm) ID, 3/4" (19mm) thick wall
insul-tube, minimum.
4. Double clamp thru-hull end so the hose will not get pulled out. In addition, PVC glue may also be used at the thru-hull
end.
5. The hose at the auger end must be stretched in order to fit over the auger spout: Heat 1.75” (45mm) of the hose end in
hot water (160°F / 71°C) or with a heat gun to soften, then stretch it by inserting and rotating pliers inside the tube. See
Figure 5, page 7.
Mount the ice-delivery
hose as high as possible
in the ice-storage box.
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