Product Description

The Dukers DIM-500A is a modular air-cooled ice machine head mounted on a 352 lb storage bin, standing 71-1/5" tall on a 22" wide footprint. It makes up to 496 lbs of full-size cube ice per day, which puts it in restaurant, hotel and catering territory where ice demand runs steadily all day rather than peaking once.

Bin capacity is the number that matters

The 352 lb bin holds more than two-thirds of a full day's production. That reservoir is the point of a head-and-bin machine: it absorbs a dinner rush that pulls ice faster than any compressor can freeze it, then refills during the slow hours. A machine with the same daily output and a small bin will run dry at exactly the wrong moment, which is why bin size, not production, is usually the constraint in a restaurant.

Air-cooled condenser and siting

The condenser is air-cooled, so the machine needs no water line for cooling and no drain for condenser discharge — only potable supply and a drain for the ice-making circuit. In exchange it rejects its heat into the room, so it wants clearance around the intake and a space that does not sit above about 90°F. Production is rated at 496 lbs per 24 hours at 70°F air and 50°F water, and 400 lbs at 90°F air and 70°F water; size against the second figure if the machine goes in a hot back-of-house corner.

Two-piece delivery

The head and the bin ship as separate cartons — the head in a 24.8" x 27.17" x 30.31" package and the bin in a 25.2" x 36.61" x 46.46" package — and are assembled on site. That matters for receiving: a 71-inch assembled cabinet would not clear most doorways, and splitting it means two manageable pieces instead of one crate that needs equipment. Total net weight is 121.7 lbs.

Specifications

Model DIM-500A
Type Modular ice machine head with storage bin, air-cooled
Ice production 496 lbs / 24 hr at 70°F air, 50°F water; 400 lbs / 24 hr at 90°F air, 70°F water
Storage bin capacity 352 lbs
Ice shape Full-size cube, 7/8" x 7/8" x 7/8"
Exterior dimensions (W x D x H) 22" x 34.8" x 71.2"
Crate dimensions Head 24.8" x 27.17" x 30.31"; bin 25.2" x 36.61" x 46.46"
Net weight 121.7 lbs
Gross weight 140.2 lbs
Condenser Air-cooled
Electrical 115V / 60Hz / 3.7 amps / 800 watts, NEMA 5-15P
Refrigerant R290
Certifications Ice Maker Sanitation Listed
Warranty 2-year parts and labor, 5-year compressor

Warranty

Dukers covers this ice machine with a 2-year parts and labor warranty and a 5-year compressor warranty from the date of purchase.

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