Hoshizaki Cube Ice Maker IM-130CPE-U – Self-Contained, Air-cooled, 108 kg/24h, L Cube

Hoshizaki rates the IM-130CPE-U at 108 kg of cubes per day. The ice drops into a 38 kg bin inside the same air-cooled cabinet. Averaged out, the machine turns out about 4.5 kg an hour. An empty 38 kg bin fills in roughly 8.4 hours at that rate.

Which IM-130CPE to pick

This 108 kg/day machine is the UltraCUBE build, so it has UV-C sanitization of the water tank. Between scheduled cleanings, UV-C light treats the tank water inside the IM-130CPE-U. The IM-130CPE-U makes the L cube, 28 x 28 x 32 mm, the standard size with no suffix. The same machine also comes as IM-130CPE (Basic Cube). With a different cube it is the IM-130CPE-U-23 (M cube, 103 kg a day) and IM-130CPE-U-32 (XL cube, 116 kg a day).

Power, water and size

It measures 1,004 x 600 x 700 mm (W x D x H) before legs (add 100mm) and weighs 80 kg empty. Electrically it needs single-phase 220-240 V 50 Hz, drawing 0.57 kW, within ±6%, on a 5 A breaker. Plan for 1.45 kW of heat into the space at 32 °C. It uses about 430 liters of water a day, or roughly 4 liters for every kilo of ice. The IM-130CPE-U runs on 125 g of R290, which is propane (safety class A3), so the charge belongs on the installation paperwork. Functions on the IM-130CPE-U include automated cleaning and UV-C sanitization.

Fitting it on a vessel

Hoshizaki allows 1 to 40 °C in the room for the IM-130CPE-U, water at 5 to 35 °C and a supply pressure of 0.7 to 8 bar. Being air-cooled, the IM-130CPE-U warms the space it stands in by about 1.45 kW; in a small pantry that is worth planning for. For water treatment, fit the 4HC-H twin filter ahead of the IM-130CPE-U. We quote the IM-130CPE-U against your vessel (supply voltage and frequency, water line, fixing), working from Hoshizaki's data for the standard model.