Section 4 Maintenance
Part Number 020003315 1/11 4-3
Preventive Maintenance
Preventative maintenance is a vital part of keeping your 
dispenser in top condition. Following the guidelines 
below will assist you in continued trouble-free operation 
of your unit. 
1. Conduct daily maintenance of the machine.
2. Perform monthly maintenance of the machine.
3. Perform periodic maintenance and sanitizing of 
beverage system.
4. Do not overfill the dispenser bin with ice.
5. Do not allow the dispenser to sit for prolonged 
periods of non use with ice in the bin.
6. Most ice dispenser service problems are caused by 
low usage of the ice dispenser.
7. Do not allow ice to remain in the bin more than a day 
in order to prevent ice from freezing together and/or 
stagnant ice.
Possible excess ice storage reasons:
• Storage capacity exceeds daily requirements.
• Low demand during the off season.
• Dispenser oversized with future growth in mind.
Lower ice storage to meet one day’s needs. If you 
manually fill ice, fill only with the appropriate amount of 
ice. Fill the dispenser with fresh ice each morning. Do 
not fill the dispenser at night just before shut down. Ice 
cubes can freeze together if not dispensed.
Contact MBE at 1-800-367-4233 for more information 
about our ProActive Maintenance Program.
Disassembly
DISASSEMBLY FOR CLEANING AND 
MAINTENANCE
NOTE: Sanitize the ice dispenser at Initial Start-up in 
addition to monthly sanitizing. You will need a slotted 
screwdriver in order to disassemble. 
Disassemble parts in the following order:
A. Merchandiser
B. Ice chute
C. Hitch Clip Pin
D. Agitator
E. Paddle wheel
F. Bin liner
G. Paddle wheel area
Beverage/Ice Dispenser
Accessing a Dispenser Bin Top Mounted with a 
Manitowoc ice machine:
1. Remove the front panel of the ice machine.
2. Remove the ice deflection baffle. This will give you 
access to the dispenser bin.
3. If the Manitowoc ice machine is operating, wait for 
the sheet of ice to fall into the dispenser bin.
When the ice sheet falls into the dispenser bin, 
immediately place toggle switch of the ice machine to 
the OFF position. If the Manitowoc ice machine is NOT 
operating, place the toggle switch of the ice machine to 
the OFF position.
4. On models without a top mounted ice machine, 
remove the plastic lid from the top of the dispenser.
5. Remove all ice from the dispenser.
6. Disconnect electrical power to the dispenser.
7. Remove agitator arm and paddlewheel pin.
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G
F
E
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