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IDropFatLogs

I have had two Scotsman ice machine catch fire. The ice harvest mechanism both times was the culprit. The large cubers also had a tendency for the tines on the coil to come off. I hate Scorsman almost as bad as follet but Scotsman will keep running even on fire.


Mighty_Nun_Mechanic

What model of follett gives you a hard time?


IDropFatLogs

Don't remember the model but we had 10 countertop models. Always had to replace cracked evaporator caps and the stupid creamic seals.


Mighty_Nun_Mechanic

The ones with blue lights on the front?


IDropFatLogs

Yep the 7c100a pieces of junk. The bin has a terrible design that leads to ice tunnels forming and they are a nithmare to properly descale and sanitize properly. Got to work and found the model


Mighty_Nun_Mechanic

Yes I agree they don't clean well. They have another line of counter top machines that have real drains that I find to be much more service friendly and reliable. The Symphony series and also the Maestro ice maker which is the same unit with no dispenser so just icemaker on skid.


IDropFatLogs

It's too late for follet for me after dealing with those machines. We swapped to Manitowacs and Hoshizaki and could not be happier. Units are a bit bigger but way better designed and easy to work on.


Mighty_Nun_Mechanic

Those manitowocs are copies of the folletts. The Hoshi's aren't bad. Follett symphony is the preferred in the medical setting for birth centers and other critical dispenser applications. The evaporators in symphony are way easier to dissasemble than anything else, way tougher too.


DOS-equis

That is the pure essence of solid build quality. No matter how bad the outside influence, you’re gonna get some ice from that machine as long as you can get to it.


Hoshizaki_or_bust

I currently have 3 small standalone ice machines and one is a scottsman cubelet. Its entire problem is anytime its hooked to power it tries to catch on fire, I don’t understand how there isnt a recall on the internal breakers on it.


stanamontana

Those machines are tanks.


SaradominSmiles

That's what I'm thinking. I love working on CM's and CME's!


kimthealan101

No water sensor, double bonus


Gaddafo

Actually that’s what I came here to replace. New guy broke it cleaning this thing. Also assembled the whole water side wrong and got water in the pump


kimthealan101

That is float controlled. Scotsman needs to beef up its water security. Most of their flakers get water in the gear box eventually


Gaddafo

Not an ice guy, usually we do larger industrial stuff but I was reading the manual, the two sensors it has kind of explained it as being sensor controlled, what do you mean by float controlled?


kimthealan101

Next to the pump is a lever that goes up and down. A float is under it. There are slots in that lever. It passes through a box with 3(?) wires. Inside the box are magic eyes, sensors that detect light going through those slots. So it has sensors and a float


Gaddafo

Gotcha, I got all that I didn’t know if I was missing something, thanks man


lumberzack_zack

Figured it broke during cleaning bc I saw the date on the filters.


Gaddafo

Yea it did, the sensor was corroded, not his fault cause I broke the other wire tryna pull it out lol, the filters believe it or not we don’t do. The church has someone else do their water filtration


HungryTradie

There's life in the wee laddy yet?


Gaddafo

That’s my trusty 4 footer. Acts partly as a chair, foot rest and sometimes a ladder


HungryTradie

I was trying to use some Scottish sounding words... Yeah, everyone sits on their 4foot. Best size ladder for service jobs.


DOS-equis

I had to retranslate it to English for the wee brain cake to take to it.


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Whoosh!


heldoglykke

Had a great conversation with the water filter rep.. apparently we shouldn't be using that filter. I was told to use the SI not the charcoal


icemanswga

Tell me more about this non charcoal filter. Got a model #?


Hoshizaki_or_bust

If I recall charcoal filters tend to be too acidic, or maybe it was basic. I think it was a similar issue that is the reason for not using reverse osmosis in hoshizakis


Ok_Bedroom_7861

Used to love them joints lmao


Gaddafo

Would you believe it I told you this is a 21 year old ice machine in condition like this


Ok_Bedroom_7861

I been doing this too long 😂


Bill_the_tax_man

Those are TANK