Summary
Plan It Right. Size It Correctly. Protect It for the Long Term.
Ice machines fail most often not because of the equipment—but because of miscalculations, missed utilities, poor water conditions, and undocumented maintenance. The fastest way to prevent those failures is to validate your system before you buy, install, or scale.
Aldevra’s Interactive Tools Hub gives facilities a hands-on planning advantage—turning guesswork into documented, inspection-ready decisions.
Ice Capacity Calculator
Stop Guessing. Size for Real Demand.
This tool calculates:
- Daily ice demand by facility type
- Peak usage during shift changes
- Seasonal production swings
- Storage bin sizing
- Redundancy planning for mission-critical operations
Use it to:
- Prevent undersizing
- Avoid emergency ice shortages
- Match production to actual demand
- Justify equipment selection to leadership
Run the Ice Capacity Calculator
Filtration Match Tool
Protect Ice Quality, Equipment Life & Warranty Coverage.
This tool matches:
- Local water conditions
- Hardness and total dissolved solids risk
- Ice type and evaporator sensitivity
- Carbon vs. reverse osmosis (RO) filtration
- Blending requirements for production stability
Use it to:
- Prevent scale failures
- Improve ice clarity and taste
- Reduce biofilm risk
- Protect manufacturer warranty eligibility
Utility Readiness Checker
Verify Infrastructure Before Delivery Day.
This tool confirms:
- Gravity vs. pumped drainage
- Floor drain placement
- Air gaps and backflow prevention
- Electrical voltage, phase, and dedicated circuits
- Ventilation and heat rejection needs
- Water pressure at point of connection
Use it to:
- Prevent floods
- Avoid failed electrical starts
- Eliminate delivery-day delays
- Reduce emergency change orders
Run the Utility Readiness Checker
Inspection Readiness Checklist
Know What Inspectors Will Flag—Before They Arrive.
This checklist verifies:
- Sanitation documentation
- Cleaning access
- Biofilm risk controls
- Drain compliance
- Electrical safety
- Water source protection
- Infection prevention alignment
Use it to:
- Prepare for health department inspections
- Maintain Joint Commission readiness
- Reduce surprise citations
- Support compliance audits
Run the Inspection Readiness Checklist
Maintenance Risk Assessment
Identify Failures Before They Become Downtime.
This tool evaluates:
- Cleaning frequency gaps
- Descaling exposure
- Filtration replacement cycles
- Drain maintenance risks
- Compressor and evaporator stress indicators
Use it to:
- Predict service failures
- Schedule preventive maintenance proactively
- Control long-term operating costs
- Extend equipment lifespan
Run the Maintenance Risk Assessment
Why These Tools Matter
Together, these tools:
- Prevent installation failures
- Reduce inspection risk
- Protect warranty coverage
- Stabilize ice production
- Lower total cost of ownership
- Strengthen compliance documentation
- Support capital planning decisions
They also allow Aldevra to:
- Properly engineer your system
- Align equipment with utilities and filtration
- Coordinate install logistics correctly
- Build inspection-ready documentation from day one
