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Posted by amdx on January 18, 2009, 9:19 am
Hi All,
I have an Ice machine (Manitowoc) that is outside.
We are having a bit of cold weather and the fan on the machine
short cycles. The fan is the only symptom I hear, the compressor
continues running and it will make ice. I don't like to let it run like
this. Will this cause any harm to the fan or pressure switch or any
other parts of the machine.
Mike
PS. I know the machine has a temperature range that it will run properly.
I know the machine is not made to run outside.
I can't change the weather and I can't move the machine.
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Posted by on January 18, 2009, 11:35 am
>Hi All,
> I have an Ice machine (Manitowoc) that is outside.
>We are having a bit of cold weather and the fan on the machine
>short cycles. The fan is the only symptom I hear, the compressor
>continues running and it will make ice. I don't like to let it run like
>this. Will this cause any harm to the fan or pressure switch or any
>other parts of the machine.
> Mike
>PS. I know the machine has a temperature range that it will run properly.
>I know the machine is not made to run outside.
>I can't change the weather and I can't move the machine.
Then build a large box around it, and heat it.
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Posted by amdx on January 18, 2009, 1:19 pm
>>Hi All,
>> I have an Ice machine (Manitowoc) that is outside.
>>We are having a bit of cold weather and the fan on the machine
>>short cycles. The fan is the only symptom I hear, the compressor
>>continues running and it will make ice. I don't like to let it run like
>>this. Will this cause any harm to the fan or pressure switch or any
>>other parts of the machine.
>> Mike
>>PS. I know the machine has a temperature range that it will run properly.
>>I know the machine is not made to run outside.
>>I can't change the weather and I can't move the machine.
> Then build a large box around it, and heat it.
The weather has warmed and I didn't run out of ice, but if we had
one more day of cold I might have.
What area in the machine needs to be warmed?
One day I setup three large mirrors to reflect sunlight onto the backside
of the machine and it did reduce the cycling. I wasn't available to keep
moving the mirrors though.
Mike
PS. I can't stop rotation of the earth until I have a enough ice. ;-)
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Posted by on January 18, 2009, 2:01 pm
>>>Hi All,
>>> I have an Ice machine (Manitowoc) that is outside.
>>>We are having a bit of cold weather and the fan on the machine
>>>short cycles. The fan is the only symptom I hear, the compressor
>>>continues running and it will make ice. I don't like to let it run like
>>>this. Will this cause any harm to the fan or pressure switch or any
>>>other parts of the machine.
>>> Mike
>>>PS. I know the machine has a temperature range that it will run properly.
>>>I know the machine is not made to run outside.
>>>I can't change the weather and I can't move the machine.
>> Then build a large box around it, and heat it.
> The weather has warmed and I didn't run out of ice, but if we had
>one more day of cold I might have.
> What area in the machine needs to be warmed?
I'll let you of the hook - that fan cycling is normal, there's
a control in the machine specifically to make it do that in colder
conditions, so leave it alone.
>One day I setup three large mirrors to reflect sunlight onto the backside
>of the machine and it did reduce the cycling. I wasn't available to keep
>moving the mirrors though.
> Mike
> PS. I can't stop rotation of the earth until I have a enough ice. ;-)
Barack the Magic Negro has that on his 'To do' list for
you :-)
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Posted by amdx on January 18, 2009, 3:27 pm
>>>>Hi All,
>>>> I have an Ice machine (Manitowoc) that is outside.
>>>>We are having a bit of cold weather and the fan on the machine
>>>>short cycles. The fan is the only symptom I hear, the compressor
>>>>continues running and it will make ice. I don't like to let it run like
>>>>this. Will this cause any harm to the fan or pressure switch or any
>>>>other parts of the machine.
>>>> Mike
>>>>PS. I know the machine has a temperature range that it will run
>>>>properly.
>>>>I know the machine is not made to run outside.
>>>>I can't change the weather and I can't move the machine.
>>> Then build a large box around it, and heat it.
>> The weather has warmed and I didn't run out of ice, but if we had
>>one more day of cold I might have.
>> What area in the machine needs to be warmed?
> I'll let you of the hook - that fan cycling is normal, there's
> a control in the machine specifically to make it do that in colder
> conditions, so leave it alone.
>>One day I setup three large mirrors to reflect sunlight onto the backside
>>of the machine and it did reduce the cycling. I wasn't available to keep
>>moving the mirrors though.
>> Mike
>> PS. I can't stop rotation of the earth until I have a enough ice. ;-)
> Barack the Magic Negro has that on his 'To do' list for
> you :-)
Oh, I can hardly wait until nobody has to pay their mortgages, healthcare
is "free" and gas is cheap!
Regarding the cycling, (actually short cycling) it maybe normal at 35* or
40* F but I don't know if it's
harmful to the long term good of the machine. The cycling is about 7 seconds
on and 3 seconds off.
Mike
PS. I wasn't going to fix the machine, I just wanted to add heat where it
would stop the short cycles.
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> I have an Ice machine (Manitowoc) that is outside.
>We are having a bit of cold weather and the fan on the machine
>short cycles. The fan is the only symptom I hear, the compressor
>continues running and it will make ice. I don't like to let it run like
>this. Will this cause any harm to the fan or pressure switch or any
>other parts of the machine.
> Mike
>PS. I know the machine has a temperature range that it will run properly.
>I know the machine is not made to run outside.
>I can't change the weather and I can't move the machine.