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A remote ice-making machine is disclosed having a compressor unit remote from an evaporator unit, a supply line for transferring refrigerant from the compressor unit-to the remote evaporator unit, and a return line for returning refrigerant from the evaporator unit to the compressor unit during an i

A remote ice-making machine is disclosed having a compressor unit remote from an evaporator unit, a supply line for transferring refrigerant from the compressor unit-to the remote evaporator unit, and a return line for returning refrigerant from the evaporator unit to the compressor unit during an ice-making mode. The preferred evaporator unit has an ice-forming evaporator and a heating unit, as well as a valve for controlling the flow of refrigerant into the evaporator unit. A method for making ice with the remote ice-making unit is also disclosed.

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[ We claim:] [1.] A method of making ice using an ice-making unit comprising the steps of:a) circulating a refrigerant from a compressor unit through a supply line to a remote evaporator unit, thus cooling an ice-forming evaporator to freeze water into ice;b) returning the refrigerant from the remot

[ We claim:] [1.] A method of making ice using an ice-making unit comprising the steps of:a) circulating a refrigerant from a compressor unit through a supply line to a remote evaporator unit, thus cooling an ice-forming evaporator to freeze water into ice;b) returning the refrigerant from the remote evaporator unit back to the compressor unit through a return line;c) stopping the circulation of the refrigerant between the compressor unit and the remote evaporator unit with a valve during a harvest mode; andd) activating a heating unit in thermal contact with the ice-forming evaporator during said harvest mode to release the ice from the ice-forming evaporator.