 Ice Machine Preventative Maintenance
Many times, maintenance of a commercial ice machine in a restaurant or other business is overlooked. There are some procedures that can keep your ice machine functioning for much longer than when left alone.
Replace water filters every six months.
Water filters are important to extending the life of your machine and should be replaced every six months. The water filter performs the following three tasks:
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Removes sediment from the water, keeping ice clean and clear in appearance.
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Inhibits scale, which can build up in the machine over time and drastically reduce ice production.
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Removes odor and bad taste, keeping customers happy
Although the filter may not appear to be blocked with sediment after six months, the scale inhibitor and carbon elements (which prevent odor and bad taste) are usually depleted and no longer effective.
Stay on top of brown slime
Sometimes ice machines can develop a brown slime which develops from all types of yeast, such as: airborne yeast, beer, brewing yeast, and baking yeast. Simply scrubbing away the slim won't solve the problem. Commercial sanitizers kill yeast. Your ice machine should be thoroughly sanitized every three months.
By taking the time every three months to have your ice machine professionally cleaned, your filters changed, you can greatly increase the life of your machine and drastically decrease the cost of owning an ice machine over time.
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