Storing Ice - Vogt TUBE-ICE 03TB Service Manual

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INSTALLING YOUR TUBE-ICE
Storing Ice. When storing ice in a bin, make sure the bin control sensors are mounted in the bin
properly. Dual ice machines require a storage bin with a divider and must have two bin controls.
A machine making one type of ice will not have a bin divider and will require only one bin control. If
the machine is making cylinder ice, the sensor should be mounted on the right side of the bin. If
making crushed ice, the sensor should be mounted on the left side of the bin.
Ice Bin Capacity. Crushed or cylinder ice weighs approximately 35 pounds per cubic ft. (35 lb/ft
As ice drops into a bin, it will pile up and slope naturally at about a 45° angle. This natural slope
should be taken into account when locating the bin thermostat bulb (or other bin level control) and
when calculating the normal bin capacity. If the ice is spread out by hand in the bin for maximum
storage capacity, make sure a hazard is not created by allowing ice to back up into the chute and
jamming the cutter. Always allow enough room below the chute for at least one harvest (cylinder
ice = 62 lbs. / cycle , crushed ice = 48 lbs. / cycle).
If a two-way defector is installed below the ice chute, care should be taken to make sure it is located
directly in the center of the stream of ice as it falls to give even distribution of the ice.
When ice bin thermostats are NOT used. With the selector switch set on either "Auto" or "Cyl" ice,
the machine will produce cylinder ice only. If the switch is changed to "Cru" while the unit is
producing cylinder ice, after the first 5 minutes of a cycle, it will complete the freeze and harvest of
cylinder ice before changing to the production of crushed ice. The next cycle will produce crushed ice.
With the switch set on "Cru" the machine will produce crushed ice. If the switch is changed to "Both
Auto" or "Cyl" within the first 5 minutes of a cycle, the unit will revert immediately to the production
of cylinder ice.
If an alternate bin level control is used, it must be located in a position to stop the machine prior to ice
backing up into the ice chute and jamming cutter.
Single Ice Type.
No Divider in bin (cylinder or crushed ice). With the selector switch on "Ice", the machine will
produce either cylinder or crushed ice. The machine will contain only one freezer pressure switch (FPS)
and one bin Control (BC), and two selector switches (SS1 (Ice/Clean) & SS2 (On/Off), the reversing
relay (R) is not included. The machine will also be supplied with an ice chute without an ice deflector
door assembly.
Dual Ice Type (crushed and cylinder).
Divider in bin (cylinder and crushed ice separately stored). With the selector switch on "Auto", the
machine will automatically produce cylinder ice until the cylinder-ice bin is filled. This action will
open the cylinder ice thermostat switch in the cylinder ice bin and will automatically change the
machine over to crushed ice production--provided the crushed bin is not full. When the crushed ice bin
is filled, its thermostat switch opens and stops the machine upon completion of the harvest cycle.
With the selector switch set on "Cru", the machine will produce crushed ice until the bin is filled and
the thermostat switch opens. It will then shut down at the completion of the thawing period. If the
switch is changed to "Auto" or "Cyl" within five minutes of the machine starting crushed ice freeze, it
will not switch immediately to the production of cylinder ice.
The machine will never stop by action of the bin thermostat during any freezing operation. It will
always complete the evacuation and discharge of all the ice and completion of a cycle regardless of the
causes which open either thermostat switch.
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