Ice Makers Buying Guide

Ice-making is one lucrative business that people tend to look down on. Ice has a lot of uses like chilling drinks in the absence of a fridge, stopping bleeding, and relaxing the muscles. All these uses occur every day and that makes ice-making a profitable business. Ice Makers produce and design ice for convenience. Buying one could be challenging as there are many factors to consider. This article addresses those factors and more.

To choose the right Ice maker to buy, you should consider

Picking the perfect size for your ice machine seems to be the hardest to deal with. But we hope we can break it down for you for easy understanding. First, in choosing the right size of an ice maker, you should consider the scale of your business. If you stay in a place where there is much demand for ice and you are probably the only ice maker around there, you should go for big ice machines and vice versa. On the other hand, you should consider the climatic condition of your business area. Ice is more in demand in tropical areas. Also, the efficiency of ice-making machines declines in hot weather. So you would be needing a big machine to make up for the reduction in output. Did this help? Let us know.

Ice machines have 3 condenser types

This type of ice machine condenser uses water to cool the condenser coils. Business owners who have limited space, resulting in low ventilation should go for ice machines with water-cooled condensers. 

Air-cooled ice machines use air to cool the condenser coils. The air is generated by a cooling fan. They are the most common type of ice machine due to their low cost of running. 

This type of ice machine has its condenser installed differently from the ice machine. The cooling system is such that refrigerant travels through a line connected to the condensing unit which is kept Outdoors or anywhere that has enough ventilation. Operating this type of ice machine is more expensive than the other two.

Ice production requires a lot of space. Running your ice production in a jam-packed place reduces the output. The machine generates heat while it runs and as such, there is an increase in the running temperature of the machine. This could lead to the melting of your ice or damage your ice shape. To avoid this, you should install your ice machine in a room with enough space and ventilation. If you have a small space, consider buying a water-cooled ice machine rather than an air-cooled one. 

Ice machines need water for ice production and as such, you need proper drainage. Making sure that water doesn't run back to your machine through your drainage pipe is also important. That is why you need to have air gaps in your drainage installation.

In buying your ice machine, consider the shape of ice you wish to be producing. The shape of ice you wish to produce should be to the requirements of the people or establishments around you. I.e to say that if you are producing ice in a place with hospitals as your major customers, you should consider making small ice cubes, ones that are chewable by patients, especially children. On the other hand, ice flakes would be perfect for baking industries. So, it is left for you to determine which establishments that would be requiring your services and go for ice shapes that would suit their needs.

There are other factors you would need to consider before buying your ice machine that we didn't discuss in this article. Factors like electricity connections and warranty. However, we believe that buying your ice machine from Recreation Outfitters will make up for all of that. They are all about the success of your business and your satisfaction.