Our ice has started coming out cloudy. Is the machine failing?

Probably not. Cloudy ice usually traces to an overdue filter, scale on the plate, or a condenser so dirty the freeze runs warm. We check those before any part, and the fix is often a cleaning and a new filter.

How do we keep dust out of the condenser in a small kitchen?

Rinse the washable air filter on the front of the machine every month, keep boxes away from the grille, and book a coil cleaning twice a year. On the Indigo NXT, the condenser-clean reminder is worth acting on the day it shows up.

Do you service Hoshizaki too, or mainly Manitowoc?

Both, plus Scotsman and Follett. Hoshizaki KM cubers, DCM cubelet machines and undercounter units get the same approach: production against the spec sheet, the water side, then harvest parts and controls. ADRIUM holds EPA 608 Universal certification for refrigerant work, and our license is CSLB #1136642.

COMMERCIAL ICE MACHINE REPAIR · UNION CITY

Commercial Ice Machine Repair · Union City, CA

Manitowoc, Hoshizaki and Scotsman ice machine repair for Union City kitchens, from Alvarado to Decoto.

$99 diagnostic (credited toward the repair)
Same or next-day best effort
CSLB #1136642

Call (925) 999-4095

Commercial Ice Machine Repair in Union City

Commercial Ice Machine Repair for Union City kitchens.

Union City is one ZIP, 94587, and its commercial ice sits in restaurant kitchens, markets, bars and break rooms around Alvarado, Decoto and the Union Landing side. One Union City kitchen called us about poor ice quality on a Manitowoc Indigo. Our technician read the refrigeration side with gauges and traced the problem to a dust-packed air-cooled condenser and a water filter that had not been changed. No failed part at all.

That is the pattern worth knowing. A lot of ice quality and production complaints start with maintenance: the condenser, the filter, scale on the plate. We check those first, then the harvest parts, then the board and the sealed system. The $99 diagnostic is credited toward the repair, and you see a written quote before we replace anything.

Common repairs we handle.

Cloudy, soft or small cubes on an Indigo. A clogged condenser raises the freeze temperature, and an old filter lets minerals through, so cubes come out cloudy, soft or undersized. We clean the coil, change the filter, delime the water system, and time a cycle against the spec sheet.
Indigo harvest valve coil burned out. When the harvest valve coil fails, ice builds on the evaporator and stays there. We test the coil, replace it if it is open, and confirm the curtain switch and the board are behaving before closing up.
Undercounter cuber in a Mission Hills home bar. Commercial undercounter units turn up in home bars too, and their grille sits at floor level where dust and pet hair collect. We clean the condenser, check the drain for fall and slime, and set a six-month filter change.
Thermistor drift that throws off the harvest. Many cubers use a thermistor to decide when the plate is ready to harvest. When it drifts, the machine harvests too early and drops thin, partial slabs, or too late and fuses the cubes together. We read it against a thermometer and replace it if it is off.

Pricing and warranty

What it costs. What we stand behind.

$99

Diagnostic visit. Credited toward the repair.
1 yr

Parts and labor warranty on completed repairs. In writing before we start.
CSLB

#1136642. Bonded and insured. We file warranty paperwork when applicable.

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FAQ

Commercial Ice Machine Repair in Union City questions, answered.

Our ice has started coming out cloudy. Is the machine failing?

Probably not. Cloudy ice usually traces to an overdue filter, scale on the plate, or a condenser so dirty the freeze runs warm. We check those before any part, and the fix is often a cleaning and a new filter.
How do we keep dust out of the condenser in a small kitchen?

Rinse the washable air filter on the front of the machine every month, keep boxes away from the grille, and book a coil cleaning twice a year. On the Indigo NXT, the condenser-clean reminder is worth acting on the day it shows up.
Do you service Hoshizaki too, or mainly Manitowoc?

Both, plus Scotsman and Follett. Hoshizaki KM cubers, DCM cubelet machines and undercounter units get the same approach: production against the spec sheet, the water side, then harvest parts and controls. ADRIUM holds EPA 608 Universal certification for refrigerant work, and our license is CSLB #1136642.

Need commercial ice machine repair in Union City?

Tell us what is broken. We will quote it.