Fire Magic 3593 New Ice Maker - Manual (Page 16)

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OPERATION (cont.)
3. When the batch of ice has been fully formed, the ice will automatically be harvested to the ice
storage bin.
4. When the ice storage bin is full, the sheet of cubes does not fall completely and it holds the ice-full
probe open. The machine stops making ice automatically.
5. The unit will start making ice again after the ice cubes are removed. Then the ice-full probe swings
back to operating position.
IMPORTANT:
• Although the unit has been tested and cleaned at the factory, due to long-term transit and storage,
the fi rst batch of cubes must be discarded.
• Never turn the water supply tap off when the ice maker is working.
• Never touch the evaporator when the machine is running!
• Except to take ice from the unit, keep the door closed to reduce ice melting and insure proper ice
formation.
HOW THE MACHINE MAKES ICE
Turn the Power switch to the ON position. The Power indicator light will light and the machine will
automatically go into the ice-making stage.
There are two distinct cycles: freeze and harvest.
During the freeze cycle, water fl ows to the evaporator surface. In the harvest cycle, the ice is released.
A complete cycle can take 15 to 40 minutes, depending on temperature and operating conditions.
Freeze: During the freeze cycle the compressor is pumping refrigerant, the fan motor is blowing air,
and the water pump is circulating water. When the batch of ice has been fully formed, the ice maker
stops the freeze cycle and begins the harvest cycle.
Harvest: During the harvest cycle the compressor is still operating, but the water pump has stopped.
The hot gas valve opens, diverting hot refrigerant gas into the evaporator. The hot refrigerant gas warms
the evaporator, causing the cubes to slide, as a unit, off the evaporator and into the storage bin. The
freeze cycle will restart when all the cubes have been harvested.