Should we buy or lease a commercial ice machine?

Buy if you want the asset and already have a maintenance plan. Lease if you would rather have a fixed monthly cost with service, filtration and cleaning included and no repair exposure — that is the usual choice for multi-unit operators.

How big of a machine do we need?

It depends on peak, not average. As a rough starting point, full-service restaurants plan around 1.5 to 2 lbs of ice per cover per day, bars run far higher, and healthcare has its own profile. We calculate it for your site before quoting anything.

Service · Ice Machine Installation & Leasing

Ice Machine Installation & Leasing

We size the machine to your real peak demand, not a spec sheet. Buy it or lease it with service, filtration and cleaning wrapped into a single monthly payment.

Equipment matched to actual peak demand
Clean, code-correct installation
Lease options with maintenance included

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When operators call us

Signs it's time.

Running out of ice during your busiest service
Buying bagged ice to cover the gap
Opening a new location or remodeling a kitchen
An aging machine you keep repairing

How it runs

Our process, start to finish.

01
Load calculation
We look at covers, drink program, ambient conditions and your actual peak hours — not the daily average that makes every machine look big enough.
02
Spec the equipment
Cube type, head and bin pairing, air or water cooled, and the filtration that protects it. Hoshizaki, Follett, Manitowoc and Scotsman platforms.
03
Install clean
Water, drain and electrical coordinated, machine started up, ice tested and staff walked through daily care before we leave.
04
Buy or lease
Lease options wrap service, filtration and cleaning into one monthly payment, which keeps capital free and takes repair risk off your books.

What's included

Every visit, every time.

Load calculations based on your actual production peaks
Water, drain and electrical coordination handled
Lease options with maintenance and filtration included
Multi-site rollouts with a single project manager

Certified on

Platforms our techs train on.

Hoshizaki America

Factory trained & certified

Follett Ice

Factory trained & recommended

Manitowoc Ice

Factory trained service partner

Scotsman Ice

Factory trained service partner

Middleby Brands

Factory trained across platforms

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