So, you’re looking at these times and thinking, “My machine is slower than that!” You’re probably right. Why? Because your environment is a bully.
Room temperature is the biggest villain. If your kitchen is 85°F, your ice machine is basically working in a sauna. Expect it to take 30% to 50% longer to make ice. It’s literally sweating for you.
Water temperature matters too. Hot water? Bad. Cold tap water? Best. If you feed it warm water, you’re making the machine work twice as hard. It’s like asking a polar bear to build a snowman in the desert.
And finally, dirty coils. The air filter and condenser coils on the back or bottom of the machine get dusty. A dusty machine is a slow machine. It’s like trying to run a sprint while holding your breath. Clean them, and your ice making speed will thank you, I promise.
