Hoshizaki Ball Ice Maker IM-65WPE-U-Q – Self-Contained, Water-cooled, 62 kg/24h

Hoshizaki rates the IM-65WPE-U-Q at 62 kg of ball ice per day. The ice drops into a 26 kg bin inside the same water-cooled cabinet. Spread over a day, it is about 2.6 kg per hour. At that rate the 26 kg bin takes around 10 hours to rebuild after a busy service.

Which IM-65WPE to pick

The version suffix tells you what is inside: the IM-65WPE-U-Q is the UltraCUBE and comes with UV-C sanitization of the water tank. Between scheduled cleanings, UV-C light treats the tank water inside the IM-65WPE-U-Q. The same machine also comes as IM-65WPE-Q (Basic Cube), IM-65WPE-F-Q (FlexiCUBE) and IM-65WPE-E-Q (EliteCUBE). Compare it with the air-cooled IM-65PE-U-Q, which makes 33 kg a day, using 370 liters of water a day against 310 liters here and putting 0.83 kW of heat into the room instead of 0.43 kW.

Specs worth checking

Footprint is 633 x 506 mm with a height of 860 mm before legs (add 90-125 mm); net weight is 53 kg. Power draw is 0.28 kW on single-phase 220-240 V 50 Hz, within ±6%, on a 5 A breaker. At 32 °C room temperature it releases 0.43 kW of heat. Daily water use is 310 liters, or roughly 5 liters for every kilo of ice. Its refrigerant is R290 (propane, class A3), 110 g of it, which matters when you decide where the IM-65WPE-U-Q goes. Functions on the IM-65WPE-U-Q include automated cleaning and UV-C sanitization.

Where the IM-65WPE-U-Q fits

Operating limits for the IM-65WPE-U-Q are 1 to 40 °C ambient, 5 to 35 °C water and 0.7 to 8 bar, so check the space and the fresh water line against those. Water cooling keeps most of the heat out of the room, at the cost of about 310 liters a day from the tanks or watermaker. Pair it with a 4HC-H single filter; at 62 kg a day that is the size Hoshizaki specifies. Supply, water and fixing for the IM-65WPE-U-Q are confirmed per vessel when we quote, since the figures above describe Hoshizaki's standard build.