Section 6 | Electrical System |
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DIAGNOSING ICE THICKNESS CONTROL CIRCUITRY
Ice Machine Does Not Cycle Into Harvest When Water Contacts The Ice Thickness Control Probe
Step 1 Bypass the freeze time
Step 3 Disconnect the ice thickness control from the control board, then connect a jumper wire from the control board to any cabinet ground and monitor the harvest light.
Monitoring of Harvest Light | Correction |
The harvest light comes on, and 10 seconds later, ice machine | The ice thickness probe is causing the malfunction. |
cycles from freeze to harvest. |
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The harvest light comes on but the ice machine stays in the | The control circuitry is functioning properly. The ice machine is |
freeze sequence. | in a |
| procedure was followed correctly). |
The harvest light does not come on. | The control board is causing the malfunction. |
HARVEST LIGHT
ICE THICKNESS
PROBE CONNECTION
Ice Machine Cycles Into Harvest Before Water Contact With The Ice Thickness Probe
Step 1 Disconnect the ice thickness probe from the control board.
Step 2 Wait until water starts to flow over the evaporator, then monitor the harvest light:
Monitoring of Harvest Light | Correction |
The harvest light stays off and the ice machine remains in the | The ice thickness probe is causing the malfunction. |
freeze sequence. | Verify that the Ice Thickness probe is adjusted correctly. |
The harvest light comes on, and 10 seconds later, the ice | The control board is causing the malfunction. |
machine cycles from freeze to harvest. |
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