Ice Wand: Keep Your Commercial Ice Machine Clean from Slime and Bacteria

Jan. 20, 2011 - PRLog -- Ice Wand: Solution for Commercial Ice Machine Slime and Bacteria

It is a common, but nasty problem for restaurants, bars, hotels and hospitals: bacteria and slime growing inside a commercial ice machine. Beyond the apparent issues associated with bacteria, the slimy build up inside of ice machines causes poor taste and odor in the beverages. Another huge problem when slime starts building in commercial ice machines is it’s one of the leading causes for low ice production and machine failure.
To combat this problem, FreshWaterSystems.com offers the Ice Wand slime and bacteria commercial ice machine filter to hotels, hospitals, and restaurants with ice machines http://www.freshwatersystems.com/c-462-ice-wand-slime-inhibitor.aspx . Simply place the Ice wand in the sump of your ice machine and the patented anti-microbial filter media it will filter, capture, and inhibit the growth of bacteria that is responsible for ice machine slime.

How the Ice Wand Prevents Slime in Commercial Ice Machine

After nearly a year of field test the Ice Wand’s ability to keep your ice machine clean of biofilm build up is remarkable. Traditionally, restaurants, hotels, bars, casinos, and any other establishment operating commercial ice machines are forced to shut down their ice makers to do regular mechanical cleaning and disinfection. The Ice Wand however inhibits the growth of the disease and slime causing organisms with patented, nontoxic, mineral based, time released filter media pellets.

The secret of the Ice Wand's success lies in this patented EPA-registered advanced antimicrobial MB2050 media. This innovative technology utilizes the antimicrobial properties of various minerals, along with metal oxides to interfere with microorganism’s cell replication, electron transport and overall organism function. With this new technology the Ice Wand allows members of the food service industry to meet sanitation regulations easily and to improve the quality of beverages for their customers. The installation of the Ice wand is simple and requires no tools and is done with one step, simply place the ice wand into your commercial ice machines water sump after the ice machine is thoroughly cleaned. The Ice Wand http://www.freshwatersystems.com/p-2619-ice-wand.aspx works with commercial ice machines such as Scotsman, Manitowoc, Hoshizaki, Ice-O-Matic, and virtually any ice machine that uses a sump.

How Can the Ice Wand, Commercial Ice Machine Filter, Save Your Business Money?

Not only does the ice wand provide better quality ice and helps increase the life of your commercial ice machine, it save your business money. The ice wand helps reduces the burden of having to manually or professionally clean your ice machine. Businesses utilizing commercial ice machines have to devote resources to clean bacteria and biofilm (slime) about once every 2-3 months. In high yeast environments where either bread is made or beer is dispensed, ice machine cleanings are much more frequent with costs exceeding over $1000 per year. By using the Ice Wand, commercial ice machine filter, it will cut your cost cleanings at least in half, saving you hundreds of dollars a year! Below is an overview of the features and benefits of the Ice Wand http://www.freshwatersystems.com/p-2619-ice-wand.aspx .

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• Dramatically reduced cleaning and maintenance requirements and costs
• Improved overall beverage and ice quality
• Reduces taste and odor concerns
• Extends life of commercial ice cube machine
• Compatible with almost all commercial ice cube machines
• Long shelf life   
• No chlorine additives, carcinogenic chemicals, or toxic by-products
• Safe to handle; easy installation after a thorough cleaning
• Oxidation resistant – safe for ice machine parts
• Yearly Commercial Ice Machine Cleaning Cost $1000 and Up (3 cleanings)
• Yearly Cost of Ice Wand Less Than $150 (changed every 3 months)
• Made in the USA

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