Features and Benefits On a BERG machine, ice is made on both the inside and outside of a double tapered, stainless steel evaporator tube. During a timed cycle - normally between five (5) and nine (9) minutes long - ice is frozen and then harvested. The harvest cycle generally takes thirty (30) to ninety (90) seconds and occurs when a refrigerant solenoid valve closes and a hot gas solenoid valve opens, rapidly warming the evaporator tube allowing the ice to slide off by means of gravity. After the ice slides off the tubes and fragments as it hits the bottom of a perforated trough, a stainless steel screw conveyor discharges the ice. Unlike the majority of other ice machines on the market, all the components on a standard BERG Shell-Ice Maker coming in contact with ice and/or water are all manufactured from stainless steel or food grade plastic. |