Hoshizaki Cube Ice Maker IM-130WPE-F-23 – Self-Contained, Water-cooled, 99 kg/24h, M Cube

The IM-130WPE-F-23 makes up to 99 kg of cubes a day and keeps 50 kg of it in its own bin, so it only needs power, water and a drain to start working. Spread over a day, it is about 4.1 kg per hour. From empty, its 50 kg bin takes about 12 hours to fill.

Which IM-130WPE to pick

This 99 kg/day machine is the FlexiCUBE build, so it has a built-in drain pump. Drain position stops being a problem: the IM-130WPE-F-23 pumps its waste water up to 1.5 m high and 10 m away. The IM-130WPE-F-23 makes the M cube, 28 x 28 x 23 mm, marked by the -23 in the code. The same machine also comes as IM-130WPE-23 (Basic Cube), IM-130WPE-U-23 (UltraCUBE) and IM-130WPE-E-23 (EliteCUBE). Other cube sizes: IM-130WPE-F (L cube, 108 kg a day). Compare it with the air-cooled IM-130PE-F-23, which makes 110 kg a day, using 570 liters of water a day against 600 liters here and putting 1.45 kW of heat into the room instead of 1.02 kW.

In numbers

It measures 704 x 506 x 1,210 mm (W x D x H) before legs (add 70-110mm) and weighs 72 kg empty. It draws 0.525 kW from a single-phase 220-240 V 50 Hz supply, within ±6%, on a 5 A breaker. Plan for 1.02 kW of heat into the space at 32 °C. Water consumption comes to 600 liters per 24 hours, or roughly 6.1 liters for every kilo of ice. Inside the IM-130WPE-F-23 is a 147 g R290 charge, and R290 is propane rated A3 for flammability. On the control side the IM-130WPE-F-23 gives you automated cleaning and internal drain pump.

Where the IM-130WPE-F-23 fits

Keep the room around the IM-130WPE-F-23 between 1 and 40 °C and the incoming water between 5 and 35 °C at 0.7 to 8 bar. With water cooling, only 1.02 kW reaches the room; the price is roughly 600 liters of water per day. Hoshizaki matches the IM-130WPE-F-23 with the 4HC-H single filter system. We quote the IM-130WPE-F-23 against your vessel (supply voltage and frequency, water line, fixing), working from Hoshizaki's data for the standard model.