Shop By Daily Ice Production Rates

Shop By Daily Ice Production

Ice machines are identified by how much ice they produce in a 24 hour period.  These are their ice production rates.  The rates that most manufacturers show are for ice production under optimal air and water temperature conditions - 70 degrees Fahrenheit for air and 50 degrees Fahrenheit for water.  Your facility conditions may be warmer and if so, you should anticipate the ice machine producing less than the stated daily production rates.  To compensate for the temperature in your establishment, when you are looking at models based upon ice production rates, allow up to a 20% decrease in production for water-cooled units and up to 30% decrease for air-cooled units under hot conditions.

All commercial ice maker manufacturers include ice production rates for their machines under more typical “real world” conditions.  The Air Conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) has set 90 degrees Fahrenheit for air and 70 degrees Fahrenheit for water as standard conditions so that you as a consumer can accurately compare various ice maker models and various manufacturers.  The AHRI certified production rates are closer to the actual conditions your ice maker will be under.  The AHRI ratings are included in ice machine specification sheets, so be certain to review them before you make your decision.

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