Does Anyone Have A Working Scotsman DCE33 Icemaker?

8 years ago

last modified: 8 years ago

I have purchased a home with a Scotsman DCE33 Icemaker. It has a gravity drain. It was installed around 2008. When I bought this home, the icemaker was listed as inoperative. I got a seller's concession on it. At this point, the unit has been sitting unused for at least six or seven years. It doesn't look like it's been abused in any way.

Before I trashed the unit, I called a local service company out to take a look at the icemaker. It turned out that it wasn't plugged into the wall securely and that one of the water supply lines needed tightening.

Presto, it was working. Repairman left. I went through the descaling protocol and sanitized everything. Then, I started it up. It makes ice, but very slowly. So, if you have a working unit I have a few questions that I can't seem to find on the internet about what constitutes normal operation.

How long should it take for the unit to make a cycle of ice?

How long should it take for the unit to fill the bin?

When the harvest cycle is occurring, how long should it take to release the ice?

When the harvest cycle is occurring, should the water jets continue to run or do they stop?

I have a little drip of water that drips from a hose in the back of the ice bin into the bottom of the bin? How much of a drip is acceptable?

Thanks. Scotsman and YouTube haven't really been helpful.

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homechef59
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8 years ago
I got a like on this thread that brought it back up. Let me tell you what I determined.

I got the jets clear with the descaler and two treatments. The unit was making ice. Just really slowly. From what I had read elsewhere, I took a chance and looked on Craig's List for a used unit. This put me in touch with a service guy who salvaged and repaired units when homeowner's declared them DOA.

I contacted him and he suggested that I give the unit 36 to 48 hours from start up to assess the unit's ability to produce ice. I ended up letting it run for 48 hours. Sure enough, after 48 hours I had a little over a half tub of ice.

He had some thoughts on why it was so slow and was willing to make an exchange for a similar unit that he had already repaired and give me a three months warranty with a trade in of my old ice machine. After the 48 hour test, I decided to keep my original unit. It works, just slowly.

My plan is to only use it if we have a party. I didn't want to use it for everyday use. I'll just run it every six months or so to keep everything in good order. If I have guests or a party, I will go buy a bag of ice and throw it in the bin.

Here is the bottom line. Find a guy on Craig's List that refurbishes ice machines. They are out there. See what kind of deal you can work.
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