This is Turtle.
I have Googled a bunch about a spray coating for ice makers evaperator coils when the coating wears off the evaperator coil and you spray a finish back on it. I have a fishing buddy who has a ice maker with this problem.. Can any of you get me a line one this.
TURTLE
There is no good solution to that problem other than replacement of the machine or the evaporator. For something to try, use food grade silicone spray, available from NuCalgon. The plate will have to be dry when you spray it and it probably won't last long if at all.
- Robert
Turtle, I got a gallon jug of liquid teflon that works real good if its applied to brand new coils, or coils cleaned real good with Nubrite. Sorry, dont remember the manufacturer. I'll check next time I'm at the shop.
Here's what Carrier uses (or used to) for all their coil coatings:
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Shouldn't you be re-arranging your blocks? Mary is getting a little tired of spoon feeding your ass.
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You mean playing with his mental blocks? LOL
Turtle, the stuff is called Cal-Shield & its made by Nu-Calgon. Their part # is 4148-24, or at least that's what's on the bottle.
Turtle, a couple of questions and suggestions. Have you checked to make sure that none the horizontal fins on the evaporator have come loose? One thing we used to see on Manitowocs was the silicone seal on the sides of the evap would come off and let water get between the edges of the evap and the plastic sides of it and would freeze and cause the ice to bind up and not fall off. I never really saw that on IceOMatic, but I suppose it is possible. Also, is this one of the real old units with the straight fins, or is it the newer with the slanted? (They had to make the straight for a while until Manitowoc's patent expired). On all IOMs, but especially the old ones with the straight evap, the probe shaft assembly is real critical. If the clutch on the probe motor is too stiff, it will try to force the ice out and cause the slab to break so it does not all come down as one piece, or it will just push out the cube right in front of the probe shaft. That clutch needs to be fairly loose so it just gives the slab a gentle nudge when it has all melted loose from the evap and is ready to fall. Also, is the slab thickness nice and even? IOM has had problems with the tubing coming loose from the evap plate. I don't know if the newer ones still do,but they had that problem for 30 years or more. Larry
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Turtle, it sounds like you have a very good application for plasma coating:
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Leave it to fish to come up with something out of the ordinary! He always comes through with great links and information, His relatives must to have been librarians or something of that nature! LOL. Good link Fish, after 20 years of working on Ice machines I never even heard of a product that even remotely would help a plate problem.
One suggestion Turtle, I would make DARN sure that the plate is 100% clean and SANITIZED. If you trap bacteria it may build up under the coating and cause it to break loose instead of wearing off. I learned from a plumber years ago how to caulk a tub and put fixtures in baths. If you don't use a bleach or sanitizing agent first and let it dry, bacteria grows under the silicon or the plumbers putty and actually pushes the products away from the material your trying to seal.
Please let us know how this works out.
Rich
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You still haven't. Look at the stuff.
Didn't look at it that close because were finally working in the field. Will check it out tonight, but until then brief me on what to look at
Later :-) Rich
I think he's up to a semicolon; but I could be mistaken, period.
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