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Commercial Ice Machine Repair in Irving, TX

Ice machine not making ice, making it slowly, leaking or dropping small cubes? ALAS Appliance Repair repairs commercial cube, nugget and flake ice machines and ice dispensers for restaurants, bars, hotels and senior living communities across Irving.

  • Serving all of Irving
  • Written quote before work begins
  • After-hours emergency service
  • 12-month sealed-system warranty

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Ice Machine Repair Needs for Irving Businesses

Hotel ice machine repair is a steady need in Irving, which has a heavy concentration of hotels. Las Colinas alone counts more than two dozen hotels, and the area around the city’s side of DFW Airport adds many more. Hotel ice machines run on nearly every guest floor, in bars and banquet kitchens, and through the long North Texas summer they rarely rest. Scale, a dirty condenser and clogged water filters are the usual reasons ice production falls behind, and a machine on a hot back dock or in a closed closet has it hardest.

Minerals in Irving water collect on the evaporator plate and in the water distribution tube, so harvests take longer and cubes come out thin or cloudy. Regular descaling and sanitizing, along with filter changes, keeps production steady and helps with food safety. Air-cooled machines need room to breathe and a clean condenser. If a machine stops harvesting, freezes into a solid block or leaks from the bin, turn it off and call for service rather than chipping at the ice.

Common ice machine problems

What’s Wrong With Your Ice Machine?

The ice machine problems we see most often, and the parts a technician checks first for each one.

SymptomCommon causes a technician checksGuide
Not making any iceWater supply off or low pressure, clogged water filter, failed water inlet valve, bin control stuck in the full position, dirty condenser, low refrigerant, failed compressor or control board
Check that the water valve is open, note when the filter was last changed, and make sure ice isn’t holding the bin control.

Possible causes a technician checks: Water supply off or low pressure, clogged water filter, failed water inlet valve, bin control stuck in the full position, dirty condenser, low refrigerant, failed compressor or control board

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Making much less ice than usualMineral scale on the evaporator, dirty condenser coil, hot room or poor airflow around the machine, restricted water flow, low refrigerant
Check the space around the machine. Boxes or a hot back room cut production quickly.

Possible causes a technician checks: Mineral scale on the evaporator, dirty condenser coil, hot room or poor airflow around the machine, restricted water flow, low refrigerant

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Ice won’t drop into the binScale making the ice stick, failed hot gas valve, failed harvest assist, stuck curtain or bin switch, faulty thermistor or probe
Look inside the machine. A solid slab still stuck to the evaporator points to a harvest problem.

Possible causes a technician checks: Scale making the ice stick, failed hot gas valve, failed harvest assist, stuck curtain or bin switch, faulty thermistor or probe

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Small, cloudy, hollow or misshapen cubesLow water level or pressure, clogged water distribution tube, failing water pump, scale buildup, clogged filter
Compare cubes from one side of the evaporator to the other. Uneven cubes usually mean a water flow problem.

Possible causes a technician checks: Low water level or pressure, clogged water distribution tube, failing water pump, scale buildup, clogged filter

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The complete ice machine repair guide

Our main ice machine repair page explains common problems, repair-or-replace decisions and how a repair visit works, in more detail.

Urgent repair

Ice Machine Down Before a Busy Shift?

Ice is something guests notice right away. These steps help you get through the shift while we diagnose the machine. After-hours and emergency service is available at an additional charge in Irving.

Irving Commercial Ice Machine Repair FAQs

Yes. ALAS repairs commercial ice machines for Irving restaurants, cafes, senior living communities and other businesses, including the Las Colinas Urban Center and Lake Carolyn, University Hills, Country Club Place, Cottonwood Valley, Hackberry Creek, Valley Ranch and the Heritage District downtown.

We serve Irving ZIP codes 75038, 75039, 75060, 75061, 75062 and 75063, from Las Colinas and Valley Ranch to central Irving and the Heritage District. Enter your ZIP code on this page to confirm service at your address.

Yes. We serve hotels across Irving, including those near DFW Airport and around Las Colinas. When you call, tell us the machine brand and model, whether it is air-cooled or water-cooled, how many machines are affected and where they are located. That helps us bring the right parts and plan access with your engineering staff.

Thin or cloudy cubes usually point to scale, a clogged water filter or low water flow. Minerals in Irving water coat the evaporator and slow the freeze. Change the filter and run a descaling cycle per the manufacturer. If the cubes stay thin, the water valve, pump or a sensor may need testing by a technician.

Many manufacturers want a full clean and sanitize at least twice a year, with extra service where the machine sees heavy use or dust. Follow the guidance in your machine’s manual. Hotels, bars and restaurants with heavy summer use often benefit from more frequent descaling, and a preventive visit can include a condenser cleaning and a filter change.

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Where we work in Irving

Irving Neighborhoods We Serve

ALAS provides ice machine repair across Irving, including the Las Colinas Urban Center and Lake Carolyn, University Hills, Country Club Place, Cottonwood Valley, Hackberry Creek, Valley Ranch and the Heritage District downtown, covering ZIP codes 75038, 75039, 75060, 75061, 75062 and 75063. Check your ZIP code to confirm service at your address.