Ice Machines in Vredehoek

Ice machines in Vredehoek fail for two reasons — scale and heat — and 1960s and 70s apartment towers, sectional-title blocks produces plenty of both. Near Devil's Peak slopes, most machines are boxed into bar joinery with poor airflow, so we correct ventilation and water treatment at the same time as the descale. We keep Vredehoek bar and kitchen ice plant on the same six-monthly service route as Oranjezicht, and stock the common spares on the van.

Vredehoek is vertical living against the mountain. The suburb's sectional-title towers and blocks mean most of our work here runs through body corporates and trustees: approved condenser positions, shared service risers, drainage routes that can't discharge onto the flat below, and noise rules that actually get enforced. Above that, the altitude and afternoon sun on west-facing units create real overheating in top-floor apartments that owners often assume is unfixable.

Ice machines fail for two reasons in Cape Town: scale and heat. Cramped bar positions starve the condenser of air, and untreated water furs up the evaporator plate. We install with proper water treatment and ventilation, and we descale and rebuild machines that have been neglected.

Typical Vredehoek scenarios

What's included

• Cuber, flaker and nugget machine installation
• Water filtration and scale treatment specification
• Full descale, sanitise and food-safety clean
• Bin, drainage and ventilation correction
• Fast repair for bars and restaurants in peak season

Landmarks we work around in Vredehoek