What would a Manitowoc indigo IY0304a-261 usually run at for all t1,t2,t3, and t4?

[olivero]

No problem.

 

It’s very simple stuff, the manual tells you how to do most of it. Otherwise most of it is just simple thinking and you’ll figure it out. Most stuff has screws on it made for you to remove without tools, so they intend for the user to be able to do a lot.

[fixbear]

It’s not the sanitizer that is the big thing here.  It’s the ice machine cleaner. Using the wrong one will etch the plates and shorten the life of the machine, cause harvest problems, and sensor problems.

[fixbear]

Sodium Hypocrite (bleach) is sold at a max of 12% solution.  Over that it becomes a dangerous gassing chemical.  Often used in commercial pool chlorination and water systems. Liquid chlorine has no smell.  When you smell chlorine,  Your actually smelling halides from the chlorine breaking down organic materials.  However many household bleaches have a fragrance added that also will leave a taste in water. It’s common practice to cut the concentration down to a low enough level to prevent irritation and increase safety for those exposed to it.  The lower the concentration, the longer it has to be applied. That is why one normally air dries the sanitized surface and applies as low a concentration as possible.

 

It is also a corrosive. especially to aluminum interiors of prep tables and coolers.  Don’t think if a little is good, a lot is better..

[fixbear]

Their is one thing we never mentioned in this thread. And it pertains to all ice cubers.  That’s the spray bar at the top of the evaporator.  If there is any thing like minerals or foreign particles in the orifices or built up on the lip it will alter the water flow and create havoc with both ice making and thickness sensor.  After cleaning one should always check that the flow is even and undisturbed over the ice plate. 

[olivero]

True, 

 

Doing the descaling cycle will help get rid of that as well though, following the manual it tells you how to remove it, clean it and install it so it’s all part of the user’s cleaning cycle.

[fixbear]

I’ve found sponge pieces, plastic, hair insects, and even thread in them. Mostly just fungus and mineral chunks.

[olivero]

I think if you want to discover a new life form, leave an ice machine uncleaned in a kitchen environment for a couple of years. 

 

Sometimes, I can’t even guess what it is.