Speaking of Ice machines

[Jeff Miller]

Don't use anti-freeze in the icemaker.

- Jeff Miller
in Holland, MI


--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Scott"
wrote:
>
> 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
> 86FC35
> SC
>