Ice mold
June 20, 2022 11:55 AM Subscribe
I have a countertop ice maker. It does well in that it makes ice. However...
... after about 4 days, it develops slime in the tank. I assume that this is a mold or something like that and thus not healthy. So I have to clean it, more often than I would like.
Is there a way to prevent this slime?
Is there a machine of some other design that would not have this growth, or at least much less of it?
... after about 4 days, it develops slime in the tank. I assume that this is a mold or something like that and thus not healthy. So I have to clean it, more often than I would like.
Is there a way to prevent this slime?
Is there a machine of some other design that would not have this growth, or at least much less of it?
I have the exact same ikich model.
Yes, drain the water when you don't use it. Ideally every day but no more than 48 hours. Then it gets gross. And believe me, i am a slob!
I placed the machine so that i only need to slide it forward a little bit, so that the drain plug on the bottom is jutting out over the counter, open the drain plug and drain the water into a jug and water plants with it or whatever. Then dry the inside with paper towels (more hygenic than cloth, unless freshly laundered).
In retrospect, it would have been better to buy a machine with a removable water tank.
posted by 15L06 at 12:44 PM on June 20, 2022 [1 favorite]
Yes, drain the water when you don't use it. Ideally every day but no more than 48 hours. Then it gets gross. And believe me, i am a slob!
I placed the machine so that i only need to slide it forward a little bit, so that the drain plug on the bottom is jutting out over the counter, open the drain plug and drain the water into a jug and water plants with it or whatever. Then dry the inside with paper towels (more hygenic than cloth, unless freshly laundered).
In retrospect, it would have been better to buy a machine with a removable water tank.
posted by 15L06 at 12:44 PM on June 20, 2022 [1 favorite]
Response by poster: @15L06: Thanks. I think I may be in the market for a machine with a removable water tank. What does "self-cleaning' mean" for these machines?
posted by falsedmitri at 12:47 PM on June 20, 2022
posted by falsedmitri at 12:47 PM on June 20, 2022
The removable Side Tank makes it much more expensive.
Re self cleaning, i read that this a programme, available in the machine, but don't know how it works tbh.
posted by 15L06 at 1:38 PM on June 20, 2022
Re self cleaning, i read that this a programme, available in the machine, but don't know how it works tbh.
posted by 15L06 at 1:38 PM on June 20, 2022
i have an igloo one and it has a self-cleaning mode which basically runs your vinegar solution through the machine without activating the cooling/ice making function.
posted by misanthropicsarah at 1:54 PM on June 20, 2022
posted by misanthropicsarah at 1:54 PM on June 20, 2022
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posted by misanthropicsarah at 12:22 PM on June 20, 2022