Start-Up Procedure - Ice-O-Matic Series 250 through 2306 Installation And Maintenance Manual

EF and EMF Series
Please Follow These Instructions Carefully
● Check the auger assembly to insure that it turns freely. Turning the
large pulley of the gear reducer should require only slight finger
pressure.
●Check that the condenser fan turns freely.
●Remove tape and packing from the float valve and reservoir
●Before turning the water supply on, check the low temperature safety
control for proper operation:
Turn the machine ON. There may be a compressor delay of 2
to 4 minutes. Allow the machine to operate for 3 to 7 minutes
after the compressor energizes. The safety control should
open and shut down the ice machine within this time period.
If the control does not open, rotate the adjustment screw
counter-clockwise until the control opens.
The safety control is located in the electrical control box and
the capillary tube is in the thermal well at the bottom of the
evaporator.
The Safety Control turns the machine off if the
evaporator temperature reaches approximately
30ْ F (-1C). The Safety Control can be adjusted by
turning the adjusting screw clockwise to lower the
cut-out temperature (colder) or counterclockwise to
raise the cut-out temperature (warmer).
● Check the water level in the water reservoir.
Turn the water to the ice machine on. If this is a water cooled
unit, insure that the water cooled condenser has an adequate
water supply.
Turn the ON/Off switch ON, with the machine running and
making ice, the water level in the reservoir should be even
Water
with the top of the insulation around the evaporator barrel.
Level
If the water level is too low or too high, the water level may be
adjusted lower or higher by adjusting the float mounting
bracket.
Loosen or remove the two (2) screws securing the float
bracket to the frame.
Raise or lower the float bracket so that the water level is even
with the top of the insulation surrounding the evaporator.
Resecure the float bracket by tightening the screws.
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Start-Up Procedure