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Article: Ice machines: Selecting the best.
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- Air Conditioning, Heating & Refrigeration News
- Article date:
- July 26, 1999
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Picture this: Your customer's ice machine has just "died" and it must be replaced. You are the person who just informed the owner that the machine isn't worth repairing, but what new machine do you recommend?
The line-up of products that the ice machine industry offers has changed dramatically in the last 10 years, so what do you say?
The first step is to gather information on the existing product. Get the brand, find the model number nameplate, and write down the model number. If it is a modular unit, get the bin model too.
Note whether the unit is aircooled, water-cooled, or remote air-cooled. If it is remote aircooled, you will have to find ...