5) Ice cubes form correctly but do
not unstick.
A) Faulty hot gas valve or wrongly
connected.
A) Verify and change if necessary.
B) Increase water pressure if possible.
(This can often be done by removing
flowmeter on faucet).
C) Fan pressure switch or
condensation
pressure switch
too low or faulty.
D) Faulty condensation water inlet valve
(water cooled machines without
pressure switch water valve)
E) Faulty water pressure switch valve or
too
open (water cooled machines
with
this valve)
E) Adjust, repair or replace.
F) Room or water temperature below
7ºC.
F) Increase the defrost time.
G) Faulty timer or micros.
G) Check and replace if necessary.
H) Production time too long. The cubes
have flash outside the mold.
H) Adjust by reducing time to the cycle
thermostat.
I) Dirty water inlet filters.
A) Blocked condenser or air access to
condenser.
A) Clean condenser; improve air circulation
by lifting machine from floor and moving
away from walls and hot air sources .
B) In water-cooled machines:
dirty condenser, badly adjusted
valve,
pressure switch t, faulty water inlet
valve or faulty pressostatic valve.
B) Clean condenser; check, adjust or
replace.
C) Faulty hot gas valve, doesn’t close
totally.
D) Faulty fan or pressure switch, faulty
inlet
cooling water valve.
D) Check fan and re-adjust pressure
switch t or
replace.
E) Refrigerant charge too high or too low.
F) Faulty water inlet valve: leaks and does
not close fully.
G) Inefficient compressor.
7) Ice cube are so large that they
stick together and form a plate of
ice
A) Start of cycle thermostat adjusted too
low or faulty.
B) Timer wheels do not run.
B) Tighten screws on timer.
D) Faulty micros on timer or wrongly
connected.
D) Verify connections and/or change.
8) Ice cubes are too large.
A) Cycle thermostat adjusted too high.
9) Ice cubes are not completely
finished.
A) Cycle thermostat adjusted too low.
B) Low refrigerant charge.
B) Add refrigerant until there is frost
formation 5 cm from the compressor at
the end of the cycle.
10) Ice cubes are empty, rough
edges and very white.
A) Insufficient water in water pan;
unprimed pump.
B) Obstructed spray nozzles.
C) The curtain strips does not fully close
and lose water.
C) Adjust the curtain strips or clean the
axle (it may has calcareous impurities
that avoid a smooth turn of the strips).
11) Machine doesn’t stop even when
bin is full.
A) Faulty bin thermostat or wrongly
adjusted.
12) Ice cubes melt in bin.
A) Obstruction in drains (inside the
machine or in premises).