Howe 2000-RLE - Ice Blade

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IceDeflector
TheIceDeflectorpreventsicefromdropping
intothewaterreturntrough.
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(1000‐RLE)
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AproperlyinstalledIceDeflectorshouldhave
thetopouteredgepositionedoutsideoftheice
dropzonetoensureallfallingicewillhittheIce
Deflector.
Thereshouldbeaminimum1/8”clearance
betweenthetopoftheIceDeflectorandthe
aluminumlipoftheBottomCasting
underthe
Evaporator.
Thereshouldalsobeaminimum1/8”cl earance 
betweentheouteredgeoftheIceDeflector
andtheBottomCasting.
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(2000‐RLE&3000‐RLE)
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The2000‐RLEand3000‐RLEalsofeature anIce
DeflectorScraper.Thisplasticarmclearsany
excessbuildupoficeontheIceDeflectorasit
passesbytheIceDeflectorScraper.
TheIceDeflectorshouldnevertouchtheIce
DeflectorScraperortheBottomCasting.
IceBlade
The
IceBladeshatterstheiceformedonthe
EvaporatorfreezingsurfaceastheMainShaft
rotates.
Iceharvestingproblemsareoftencausedby
improperrefrigerationsettings.Adjustingthe
IceBladeshouldbealastresortafterallother
meanshavebeenexpended.
Theclearancebetweentheoutermosttipofthe
Ice
BladeandtheEvaporatorfreezingsurface
mustbebetween0.004”and0.006”.
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Asetoffeelergaugesshouldbeusedto
determinethedistancebetweentheIceBlade
andtheEvaporator.
Alwayschecktheclearanc e ata minimumof6
pointsonthecircumferenceoftheEvaporator.