When Your Defrost Cycle Doesn't Work; what happens when your defrost cycle doesn't work? The nature of cooling air is dehumidification even a sweating glass of tea on the table dripping water all over the table finish and garnering a request from the Lady of the House to use a coaster or if its in…
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Proper Defrost of Compressors
Proper defrost is very much necessary for long system life. if the system freezes over then liquid refrigerant makes its way back to the compressor eventually taking out the compressor. Age has no priority here, a new comp will be destroyed as easily as an older one.
Ice Machine Cleaning Schedule
Ice Machine Cleaning Schedule; Most manufacturers recommend at least once a year descaling and sanitizing. However; that is based upon ideal water conditions. If you do not have adequate water filtration to remove calcium and other contamination the machine will begin to show signs of production loss within the first month. If left unattended for…
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Routine Checks to Protect Refrigerant Lines
Routine Checks to Protect Refrigerant Lines is very important. Lack of insulation and covering leads to efficiency loss and damaged pipes. A compressed line lowers pressure on compressor side and raises pressure on equipment side causing warmer temperatures in the space and warmer product temps. The unit now has to work harder to maintain the…
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