Aga Ranges ACIM-15 - Manual (Page 7)

Water Supply
This ice machine must be connected to a potable,
active cold water supply line delivering water
pressure at a minimum of 20 psi and maximum of
120 psi.
• Water connection is made through a right angle
garden hose fitting supplied with ice machine.
See garden hose fitting for detailed instruction
sheet. Do not use any thread sealers.
• A water filter can be used with this unit. A quality
filter can help remove particles as well as remove
taste and odors from water.
• Do not use a “reverse osmosis” filtering device.
• Softened water is not recommended. This will
produce soft, cloudy ice cubes that will stick
together.
• De-ionized water is not recommended. This
water will not form solid ice cubes.
• A water specialist can recommend proper water
treatment.
• After installation of water line, turn on water and
check for any leaks. Additional tightening may be
needed.
• Allow for extra water line for built-in installations
for easy removal of unit and to help prevent the
water line from kinking.
Operation
Your ice machine is unique in forming ice. It uses
fractional freezing to form a slab of ice that is clear
and has less mineral content than the water it is
produced from. This is accomplished by running
water over the cold evaporator plate which gradu-
ally freezes the water to produce the ice slab.
Mineral deposits are left in the reservoir.
When the ice slab reaches the correct thickness
determined by the temperature of the evaporator
plate, the electronic control switches to the har-
vest cycle to harvest the ice. During the harvest
cycle, the ice slab falls from the evaporator to the
ice grid cutter. Here, the ice slab is cut into 3/4"
squares by the grid cutter's heated wires. During
the harvest cycle, the drain valve will remain open
for 45 seconds to drain the reservoir of remaining
deposits. After that, the water valve open will open
for 2 minutes providing 2 quarts of water to the
reservoir for the next ice production cycle.
The ice machine will keep producing ice until the
ice machine's bin is full and will restart automati-
cally when ice needs to be replenished in the bin.
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WAT E R S U P P LY