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Water System

The water system provides the fresh water necessary for ice production and recycling this water as ice

is produced. The water system also flushes away rejected minerals and contaminates, circulates

cleaning solution during the CLEAN CYCLE and provides a means of drainage.

The hardness of the water supplied to the ice maker will affect the quality of the ice produced and may

also affect the operation of the water system. (See Chart in Section Five, TROUBLESHOOTING and

DIAGNOSTICS, page 16.)

A water softener or polyphosphate feeder will not cure all the problems associated with hard water, but

they can be used to reduce scale buildup in the ice maker. NOTE: Some polyphosphate feeders will

cause a slime buildup in the water system when the water supply has a low mineral content.

DISTRIBUTOR

EVAPORATOR

FREEZING PLATE

CUTTING GRID

WATER

RECIRCULATING

PUMP

OUTLET TUBE

WATER

RECIRCULATING

PUMP

DRAIN

OVERFLOW

TUBE

BIN

RESERVOIR PAN

WATER INLET

TUBE

(From Cold

Water Supply)

WATER INLET

VALVE

(flow rate:

.31 gpm)

FROM WATER

SUPPLY

TO BIN

DRAIN

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