Approximately 150,000 new ice machines are sold every year, and most arrive on premises with no form of water treatment. In fact, of all ice machines needing repairs each year, 70 percent of the needs are usually water related. Ice machines are particularly susceptible to clogging, corrosion and scale deposits that occur from total dissolved solids, chemicals and minerals and need to be maintained to keep ice fresh and clear.
Climate Change Affects Water Quality
Globally over the past century, the average annual temperature has increased by about 1 °C; in the Arctic, it has climbed 2 to 3 °C. By 2100 the average global surface temperature is projected to increase by 1.5 to 5.8 °C
Increasing global temperatures are expected to cause a broad range of...