How To Repair Ice Machine Not Making Ice

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  • How to repair a ice machine not making ice. The best way to fix it is to know what the proper order of events are. Once you test to see where the ice machine is failing to properly make ice you simply check the normal common problems like; dirty condenser coil, dirty ice machine, poor water quality and restricted water filter, dirty sensors, a refrigerant leak and electrical failures.
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Комментарии • 116

  • @HughesManHVAC
    @HughesManHVAC 4 года назад +7

    Looks like that reference book has a lot of good info! Wish I had an opportunity to work on more ice machines! Good stuff Rick!

    • @HVACRSurvival
      @HVACRSurvival  4 года назад +5

      No you don't, I thought that also until I got stuck doing one after another. 😏

    • @johnfultz7303
      @johnfultz7303 3 года назад +3

      Wish I could get a book like that one ! Could you tell me where to find etc.?

    • @HVACRSurvival
      @HVACRSurvival  3 года назад +4

      Sign up for Manitowoc training.

  • @OcRefrig
    @OcRefrig 3 года назад +2

    Good Video ! Maybe Board is not Grounded or Dirty Ground. Loose wire where wires enter machine. loose wire nut.

  • @boardbusterz9675
    @boardbusterz9675 Год назад +2

    board busterz repairs the manitowoc control boards. Takes us 1 day and it's a much cheaper option. Keep us in mind!

  • @rickycunningham6368
    @rickycunningham6368 4 года назад +6

    Sounds like a relay sticking with the addition of a glitch in the programming of the board, for it to throw off binary something glitches bad , great video I love your stuff, you and Chris from HVACR videos make some really good content

    • @HVACRSurvival
      @HVACRSurvival  3 года назад +2

      Thanks man 👍👍I really appreciate your compliment 🤜🤛

  • @garywarren5800
    @garywarren5800 3 года назад +2

    Haha , I was going to ask how many Manitowoks were 410A and as I was writing it you said"Lets put this on the right refrigerant..." haha , love your videos !

    • @HVACRSurvival
      @HVACRSurvival  2 года назад +1

      Yep, I'm definitely not flawless🤫

    • @garywarren5800
      @garywarren5800 2 года назад +1

      @@HVACRSurvival but I like your style my friend!

    • @HVACRSurvival
      @HVACRSurvival  2 года назад

      Well thank you, I appreciate your kind words and for viewing my videos.

    • @davejohnsonnola7908
      @davejohnsonnola7908 Год назад +1

      Some newer ones are 410

  • @TheLenaweeTrekker
    @TheLenaweeTrekker 4 года назад +3

    I had one acting up about a year ago after a different company changed the board. When I checked to see what software it was running, all I got was gibberish. So I shut the power off and restarted the unit, and I still had gibberish for software. I also found no model or serial numbers on the board.
    I had to manually enter the M&S#s and update the software and then had no more problems. Makes you yearn for the old B series😉

    • @HVACRSurvival
      @HVACRSurvival  3 года назад

      I like to check programming anytime I get weird problems.

    • @donwhite6713
      @donwhite6713 2 года назад +1

      How do you update the software on the control board?

    • @HVACRSurvival
      @HVACRSurvival  2 года назад

      Usb stick and down load from the factory site

    • @donwhite6713
      @donwhite6713 2 года назад +1

      @@HVACRSurvival Thanks! found great info on the factory website

  • @ares3914
    @ares3914 2 года назад +1

    Kinda packed? Holy crap that was packed. Dirty condenser. That board had issues. I wonder if the that condenser fan motor Isnt working as well from the dirty condenser coil.

  • @donwhite6713
    @donwhite6713 2 года назад +1

    Has it happened again? I have a machine with a new board (less than 1 year) that does the same thing. It says it's freezing but the compressor is off and the water system is on. It makes good ice until it randomly glitches.

  • @johnathandobler9678
    @johnathandobler9678 4 года назад +4

    The relays the boards go wacky all the time. Especially on self contained

    • @throttlebottle5906
      @throttlebottle5906 4 года назад +2

      relays, made of the finest ROHS and new prone to fail contact materials! ( chinesium)

  • @daviddouglass5838
    @daviddouglass5838 4 месяца назад +1

    Where do you get those books?

    • @HVACRSurvival
      @HVACRSurvival  4 месяца назад

      From the Manitowoc school. They have them at different supply houses go online and look and see where one is near you.

  • @abelurrutia1192
    @abelurrutia1192 4 года назад +1

    Great Job. I charge like that sometimes, too. When I want in running at 100%, I pull the charge and recharge it. You got to do what you got to do.

  • @MrTk3435
    @MrTk3435 3 года назад +2

    Hi, my compressor is running fine ?? Because the water is running but it’s not making ice. It is cooling inside the bin. Any troubleshooting tips? My tech guy came by and measure the pressure and recommended replacing compressor ? We can’t afford that right now. Last time I did cleaning and reset then it worked. Summer time maybe ? I will be grateful. Thank you 😊🥳😘😁🍉🍉

    • @HVACRSurvival
      @HVACRSurvival  3 года назад +1

      Most problems are water-related, make sure your water filter is clean and got at least 20 to 30 lb of pressure and make sure your coils are clean and that you ran cleaner through the machine the way it's describes. After that it's hard to say without seeing it.

    • @MrTk3435
      @MrTk3435 3 года назад +1

      @@HVACRSurvival Thank you so much! After cleaning. I can make a video and send to you? 😃 Can hot weather made it this way?

    • @HVACRSurvival
      @HVACRSurvival  3 года назад

      @@MrTk3435 If the system has issues like dirty condenser coils, low on refrigerant etc the hot weather can make it worse.

  • @lindagarcia-santiago6435
    @lindagarcia-santiago6435 3 месяца назад +1

    my machine at work doesn't make ice it's rare, it beeps we check everything and can't find the problem.

    • @HVACRSurvival
      @HVACRSurvival  3 месяца назад

      If it beeps it’s likely not a Manitowoc.

  • @JoseRamos-cp5ll
    @JoseRamos-cp5ll 4 года назад +2

    What is all these fancy electronics in a simple ice-maker, I remember working on Monitowoc ice makers in a Hotel, things were simple, limit switches and one small harvest board. matter of
    fact that ice maker probably still works.

  • @raviyadav8743
    @raviyadav8743 2 года назад +1

    What is the reason blue LCD screen of Manitowoc Indigo series ice machine ?

    • @HVACRSurvival
      @HVACRSurvival  2 года назад

      I don't understand? Blue background makes it is easy to read?

  • @RoadBlockNYC
    @RoadBlockNYC 4 года назад +1

    Those board always give problem had a problem like that in Barnes and noble band new board install 2 days later recall had to reorder board manufacturer defect

    • @HVACRSurvival
      @HVACRSurvival  4 года назад

      Sounds great ☹️👎👎. Thanks 4 watching!

  • @davejohnsonnola2758
    @davejohnsonnola2758 3 года назад +2

    Guess I would first question why a board was replaced before routine basic condenser and machine cleanings were done?

    • @davejohnsonnola2758
      @davejohnsonnola2758 3 года назад +1

      I know you walked into this after the fact, so not trying to knock you down, just my first impression seeing this vid for the first time and being a bit distracted at that.

    • @HVACRSurvival
      @HVACRSurvival  3 года назад +1

      @@davejohnsonnola2758 I can't go into all those details without creating drama... And that can cause problems

    • @davejohnsonnola2758
      @davejohnsonnola2758 3 года назад +1

      @@HVACRSurvival its all good,... rhetorical questions anyway so long after the fact. Thanks for sharing what you can and do.

    • @davejohnsonnola2758
      @davejohnsonnola2758 3 года назад +1

      Have learned a lot from you and Chris S...as well as Manitowoc annual training which I missed this year's Zoom version, but since I don't have that much time at my facility to dive into the ones we have was just dropping in to try and pick up a tidbit.

    • @HVACRSurvival
      @HVACRSurvival  3 года назад

      @@davejohnsonnola2758 That's awesome Dave, I really appreciate you mentioning that👍👍

  • @pepsicolachao4537
    @pepsicolachao4537 3 года назад +1

    Wow! So many problems!

  • @tessiehuskey1
    @tessiehuskey1 3 года назад +1

    On a CME250AE-1A what would cause the water valve not to get power to it.I measured the resistance across the terminals and got .612 kohm is this normal? after I removed it from the ice maker

    • @HVACRSurvival
      @HVACRSurvival  3 года назад

      612 ohms sounds possibly normal? I don't have their charts in front of me. It could be as low as 30ohms?. I would put it in test mode and verify you've got the rated voltage going to the solenoid.

  • @SeanMackBuffaloStyle
    @SeanMackBuffaloStyle 4 года назад +4

    So the other tech installed the board on a Friday......and didn't check anything else....ask him for a copy of his work order with all the pressures and times for 3 cycles....

    • @HVACRSurvival
      @HVACRSurvival  4 года назад +2

      In a perfect world lol. I did call him and he said everything worked fine at that time. What's interesting is we had to go back several times later for other things which were very suspicious. The water sensor kept falling down three times in a row every week to week and a half. Very weird . I would not put it past the employees to sabotage the machine.

  • @Eddy63
    @Eddy63 4 года назад +1

    Impressive little vid Slick Rick ... Hey to Slick Chick ... Lol ... You both are awesome ...

  • @jerryhuntjj2885
    @jerryhuntjj2885 3 года назад +1

    I've got a brand new manitowoc ice machine and the pan over flows with water sometimes. Its level what else do I need to check

    • @HVACRSurvival
      @HVACRSurvival  3 года назад +1

      If it's a new machine it should be under warranty? I would have a service guy check it out. Sounds like a water level sensor may not be making good contact.

  • @kingrum5147
    @kingrum5147 3 года назад +1

    HPC dirty condenser was very bad.

  • @throttlebottle5906
    @throttlebottle5906 4 года назад +2

    the roof cond. coil "kind of packed" more like fur rug(self made filter) lol

    • @HVACRSurvival
      @HVACRSurvival  4 года назад

      You're absolutely right, generally a coil that's been neglected will get so dirty that it really won't be internally embedded like you would think.

  • @SombraLocs
    @SombraLocs 2 года назад +1

    Where did you get that book?

  • @AllinYT-hj9ng
    @AllinYT-hj9ng 3 года назад +1

    Good evening! Sir please help me I repair ice machine.. in the monitor display ice machine said Sittings low what is the problem in this ice machine ? Please help me thank you..

    • @HVACRSurvival
      @HVACRSurvival  3 года назад

      Please email me if your a service technician in the refrigeration field. hvacrsurvival@gmail.com

  • @breezem77
    @breezem77 3 года назад +1

    HELP Ice machine will clean but it won't go back to the regular menu. It only says
    OFF
    On/ Off Mode
    What's wrong??
    It worked yesterday

    • @HVACRSurvival
      @HVACRSurvival  3 года назад +1

      Probably a bad keypad.

    • @breezem77
      @breezem77 3 года назад +1

      @@HVACRSurvival I just don't understand why if the keypad worked yesterday but not today.
      But so far that's what I've been told it probably is. Thank you

  • @apprenticephil649
    @apprenticephil649 3 года назад +4

    I had a machine doing something like this once. It turned out it was voltage drops at the outlet where it was plugged in. Their POS machine would flicker as well..

  • @martingeier6999
    @martingeier6999 3 года назад +1

    How much did you charge for this call? How long did it take?

    • @HVACRSurvival
      @HVACRSurvival  3 года назад

      I don't remember, I run 4-6 calls a day so that's several jobs ago since I recorded this. We charge time and material for most jobs unless it's quoted.

  • @donnierobertson3088
    @donnierobertson3088 4 года назад +1

    Great job and video

  • @raviyadav8743
    @raviyadav8743 3 года назад +1

    Very informative video

  • @rachida3904
    @rachida3904 2 года назад +1

    Good

  • @giathomas3876
    @giathomas3876 3 года назад +2

    The test

  • @gregbowman3598
    @gregbowman3598 4 года назад +1

    Good one Rick 👍

    • @HVACRSurvival
      @HVACRSurvival  4 года назад

      Anything 4 you Greg 😁👍👍. Thanks 4 checking it out!

    • @gregbowman3598
      @gregbowman3598 4 года назад +1

      Them manitowocs can drive you crazy 😜 sometimes

  • @kasetcafeadana
    @kasetcafeadana 2 года назад +1

    Hello

  • @tomsanders3032
    @tomsanders3032 3 года назад +1

    This noise and flash at 3:15 on the Board

  • @joshuabest100
    @joshuabest100 4 года назад +1

    Very unusual only thing i can think of was the relay may have been stook

    • @HVACRSurvival
      @HVACRSurvival  4 года назад

      The LED was not lite in the beginning of the video, that rules that out 🤷🏻‍♂️. Crazy, thanks 4 watching!

    • @joshuabest100
      @joshuabest100 4 года назад +2

      @@HVACRSurvival must have been a microcontroller glitch then and when you did the self relay test it fixed it

    • @HVACRSurvival
      @HVACRSurvival  4 года назад

      Maybe 🤷🏻‍♂️👍👍.

    • @ericpaul4575
      @ericpaul4575 4 года назад +1

      Could have been due to transient power glitch. Just enough to confuse the controller but not enough for the staff to notice.

    • @HVACRSurvival
      @HVACRSurvival  4 года назад

      True 👍👍

  • @larrynorton7989
    @larrynorton7989 3 года назад +1

    Why don't my water pump, pump water in the first and second sequence

  • @trebrehenuf
    @trebrehenuf 4 года назад +1

    Those mani logicators seem to take "garbage in garbage out" to heart even though the inputs are not relevant to the process

    • @HVACRSurvival
      @HVACRSurvival  4 года назад +2

      Honestly they're pretty reliable normally. that's why I had a hard time accepting a brand new board taking a dump right after another board was replaced for whatever reason.? I'm not the one that replaced the other board.

  • @karaors8970
    @karaors8970 4 года назад +2

    Nice +1 💯💯👍😷😷

    • @HVACRSurvival
      @HVACRSurvival  4 года назад +1

      Thank you for checking it out 👍👍🤜🤛

    • @karaors8970
      @karaors8970 4 года назад +1

      @@HVACRSurvival 👍

  • @carlosdavila9486
    @carlosdavila9486 3 года назад +1

    Try going back
    Turn off condenser soo it will go off on high pressure
    If board does not read the error again
    U know what's up
    Ever heard of ghost codes
    They are real

    • @HVACRSurvival
      @HVACRSurvival  3 года назад

      I found a few things wrong later, one of the issues was someone else replace the board and diagnosed it. I came in second and can't fully explain without creating drama.

  • @KadirYildiran
    @KadirYildiran 4 года назад +1

    👍

  • @THEtechknight
    @THEtechknight 4 года назад +1

    Sounds like your at a Wendys. and yea, ive got a local wendys here thats constantly "out of ice". things that make you go hmmm especially after you mentioned they dont want to do anything to it, or proper maintenance.

    • @HVACRSurvival
      @HVACRSurvival  4 года назад

      I've done work for Wendys before and I don't care to do it because it's a grease pit however that wasn't a Wendy's. That's a local fast food place.

    • @THEtechknight
      @THEtechknight 4 года назад +1

      @@HVACRSurvival Ahh ok. Kinda sounded like a Wendys. Personally, I like Culvers or a place like that. But they arnt close to me where I ended up moving to.

    • @HVACRSurvival
      @HVACRSurvival  4 года назад

      Yeah we don't have any Culver's near us either. What state are you in?

    • @THEtechknight
      @THEtechknight 4 года назад +1

      @@HVACRSurvival deep mountains in north carolina. Closest one is in the city of Ashville which is about an hour and 30 mins out. Closest HVAC youtuber to me would be Ted I believe. :-)

    • @throttlebottle5906
      @throttlebottle5906 4 года назад

      probably better off without ice anyway :))

  • @harrydickson4575
    @harrydickson4575 4 года назад +1

    👍👍👍

  • @deanmohamed7575
    @deanmohamed7575 4 года назад +2

    1 ad for every two minutes of content. I barely got the gist of your video, I am getting carried away into your ads. Sorry man I wanted to support your channel, but thats just way too many ads. Yea its your channel and I dont have to watch. I know.

    • @HVACRSurvival
      @HVACRSurvival  4 года назад

      I can't tell whether they're putting overlays or if it's an actual ad I may have to go through and manually adjust that. Thanks for letting me know.

  • @laskalives
    @laskalives 4 года назад +1

    really seemed like a logic issue to me...

    • @HVACRSurvival
      @HVACRSurvival  4 года назад

      That's what I thought too, kinda weird it happens after the board is replaced.

  • @steveblake8766
    @steveblake8766 4 года назад +1

    #18 thumbs uP