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Anyone have a Hoshizaki residential ice machine? Vs Manitowoc
Comments (39)Wow, this is an old thread! I went to check my eBay history for part numbers to give you, but it doesn't go back that far. In the basement below the ice maker, I have a McCann pressure booster pump that boosts the water pressure to 90 PSI. After the pressure booster I tee off for the still water and for the McCann Big Mac carbonator (You can find deals on them used on eBay if you're patient). I feed the carbonator and the syrup pumps from a 20lb Co2 tank. You also need a cold plate - whatever you can find cheap - if it's got too many passages, just loop your seltzer through it multiple times, a regulator (get one with two gauges!). Everything is plumbed with .375 pex, and clamped together with oetiker clamps. You need to drill four holes in the back of the ice maker - just be careful and make sure you don't drill through anything important. There's nothing hidden to avoid, everything you don't want to hit is right where you can see it - there's basically only one place where you'll find room for four holes. I chose the hole size based on what the local hardware store had rubber grommets for that also fit my tubing. The back of the unit is foam insulation sandwiched between sheet metal and plastic. The holes in the metal and plastic need to be perfectly concentric to prevent leaks, so use a small pilot drill, and a step drill to bring the holes to size. Making the holes and feeding the hose in is the only real "hard" part. And even then it's only hard because you have to get it right the first time. The two water lines go into the ice maker, clamp to the cold plate (leave enough loops of pipe behind the unit to be able to pull it out of when you need to), then out of the cold plate to the manifold of a Wunderbar bar gun. I wish I had gotten a more traditional seltzer tower, since I hardly ever use the post-mix, but I thought the bar gun was cool! I've had this running since 2016, and so far the only thing I've had trouble with is the pressure booster pump. McCann makes two models. The "cheap" one with the diaphragm pump, and the expensive one with the vane pump (16-2170) - I don't know if the expensive one is good, but I assume it is. I do know that diaphragm pumps universally suck - they're loud and they break. Don't get one! You do need some kind of pressure booster to get the water pressure up to 90-100 psi before feeding it into the setup though....See MoreScotsman Undercounter Ice Machines: Residential vs. Commercial?
Comments (1)I would look at the electrical specifiactions and the amount of ice it will produce per hour. The commercial unit is probably louder as well. I had a commercial Scotsman chipped ice maker in my house for about 10 years. It was quite loud and a big energy hog. It was an undercounter unit and I believe it had a 12A current draw specifiaction....See MoreKitchenaid Ice Maker Question
Comments (10)Just noting advantages/disadvantages of dedicated ice-makers.... Advantages.... 1) Ice that is shaped other than crescent. Majority of ice-makers make crescent-shaped "cubes" that suck up to the walls of any cylindrical glass (aren't they all?) that you're drinking from and make imbibing a more-than-occasional nuisance. Actual cubes or circular cubes don't do this. Sounds pretty trivial but it surely is nice. I would not consider a dedicated Ice-maker that produced crescent-cubes. 2) Clear ice. Mo/betta if RO or other processed-water used. Clear ice is absolutely where its at. 3) Lots of ice, quickly. Dedicated machines can really put out compared with ref. devices. If you have a need for volume, there really is no substitute. Disadvantages... 1) "Wet" ice. Which is to say soft ice. Dedicated ice-makers typically produce ice at just a little below freezing. That's part of how they keep it clear and part of how they produce as much as quickly as they do. The product is not as cold as the zero-or-below product of ref. ice-makers. 2) Waste water. The ice produced is constantly melting...hence the need for drains or drain-pumps. You're going to be wasting a LOT of water. 3) Unless you're careful you may find that your chosen machine makes a LOT of noise. Very common complaint. 4) Expense. RV ice machines can be had at Wal-Mart for $150.00...and they work astonishingly well. Cabinet-installed machines for the home are priced almost like whole refrigerators.....and have all the inconveniences plus a drain or pump required. Need to decide just how important it is. 5) Like ref. ice-makers, they tend to be troublesome....See MoreHelp modifying layout for my bar
Comments (5)Well buehl, that was easy! I have stood and looked at the bar many times to no avail. I think what bothers me is that the glass fridge, which is kind of the focal point, is not centered under the shelf holding all the liquor so I thought maybe I should move it down a little or move the sink. But your suggestion would be the easiest to do. Would it be a problem having the ice maker that far away from the sink? I don't know why, but I figured it would have to be close to the water source. Night owl, I assure you that you would move out as soon as you moved in with all the chaos from my boys!...See Morergillman
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