Hoshizaki ice machine repair?

A few simple things to check is the condenser for dust. Blow it out. If their is a water filter going into the unit change it. Get some ice machine cleaner and follow directions. Do these things before calling anyone out.

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Check condenser coil which is the coil on back with fins, sometimes with metal.mesh filter. If dirty or clogged up clean filter, blow out with air or brush and rinse out, careful not to bend fins. Sounds like issue to me. Unless the dump valve may be leaking by

Do you hear the machine cycling like normal but just not dropping? Could be the hot gas solenoid. If you never hear it trying to drop that could be anything from a dirty condenser to dirty plates to bad ice thickness control. Run some ice machine cleaner through it and blow the condenser out.


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Replacing TXV

The defrost cycle is a set time. I would suggest cleaning the evaporator so it has less chance to hang up in the trays.

Check the water filters first. Then check the condenser coils for dust and dirt. Determine which way the air goes thru the condenser coils and check on the side the air goes into. There are coil cleaning sprays that work good. If it is still slow, it may need gas. That will require a service call from a technician.

Most likely(50% of the times) Your Ice machine need a real cleaning. not just run clean cycle with ice machine cleaner. every 6 month call HVAC-R guys - machine will last half time longer if u schedule proper maintenance with them. I have seen It all: people try to call "friend", or someone who "knows" how this machines work. Real clean would take up to 3 hours for people who know what they doing. Here is one of my videos, when 3 beeps - long freeze cycle is not common and all others would offer You to get a new Ice Machine. Bill to the owner was 950$, New Machine 3450$ plus labour to install 600$.

My ice machine Hoshizaki km-500 mah is cycling to fast. Causing poor production of ice it's real small and it doesn't produce enough ice aswell. Wha seems to be the problem.

i suspect a defective liquid line or pump down seleonid coil. just make sure you hear the "click" when it starts up if not the selenoid coils could be defective. also verify that the condenser fan is running,because if not you are short-cycling on high head pressure. please contact if you need any additional info

check condenser condition can be dirty, cleaning the coils with coil cleaner for ice machines(i suggest you take all the ice out of bin first) i'd go with that first. check if it works for you.