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An ice making machine has a water system, including a pump, an ice-forming mold and interconnecting lines therefore; a refrigeration system, including a compressor, a condenser, an expansion device, an evaporator in thermal contact with the ice-forming mold, and a receiver. The receiver has an inlet

An ice making machine has a water system, including a pump, an ice-forming mold and interconnecting lines therefore; a refrigeration system, including a compressor, a condenser, an expansion device, an evaporator in thermal contact with the ice-forming mold, and a receiver. The receiver has an inlet connected to the condenser, a liquid outlet connected to the expansion device and a vapor outlet connected by a valved passageway to the evaporator.

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[We claim:] [1.]a) a water system including a pump, an ice-forming mold and interconnecting lines therefore; andb) a refrigeration system including a compressor, a condenser, an expansion device, an evaporator in thermal contact with said ice-forming mold, a head pressure control valve and a receive

[We claim:] [1.]a) a water system including a pump, an ice-forming mold and interconnecting lines therefore; andb) a refrigeration system including a compressor, a condenser, an expansion device, an evaporator in thermal contact with said ice-forming mold, a head pressure control valve and a receiver, the receiver having an inlet connected to the condenser, a liquid outlet connected to the expansion device and a vapor outlet connected by a valved passageway to the evaporator, and the head pressure control valve allowing refrigerant from the compressor to bypass the condenser and enter the receiver.