Speaking of Ice machines

[Scott]

In my quest to continue to keep our ice machine running. I have
spoken on several occaisions with U-line.

The last time the machine decided not to work properly I removed the
ice mold itself. Man was I suprised! What a mess. Now you should know
the mold had been replaced only three years ago. The problem was that
the "fingers" had come out of the bearing in the back and caused the
machine to "stick" in the heat cycle to remove the ice. So I removed
the entire unit..man was there lets just call it "stuff" in the mold.

Apparently, the mold is made from a cast metal and covered by a green
rubber/silicone stuff. This covering was pulling away from the cast
and causing some "stuff" to form while the machine was not used.
Lemme tell ya..I would never use ice from this thing. I called U-line
and asked about it and was told that what is happening the standing
water is causing the coating to pull away from the metal.
Hmmm..really? What they said was to try and empty the water before
letting it sit for any period of time. Hmmm again..what did they say
and how am I gonna do that?

So.. I went to the local bldg supply and got a 1/4 turn on off valve
and now what we do is on our way home I shut the water off to the
machine. I continues to run until allll the water/ice is gone from
the mold. We then shut the machine down upon arriving home and open
the door, and place some towels inside to soak up the water then wipe
it down. This is while we unpack the coach. I hope this works..PLEASE
do not look at the mold if you do not want to see the enviornment in
which your ice machine is holding water...yuck...

Hope this helps

Scott B
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