Cockpit Freezer Pump Issue and Ice Chipper... Coincidence or Something Else?

I have checked the hi and low reset on Eskimo as well as the other reset where the ice exits auger to hose for fish box.

On the freezer where is your reset? I can get freezer to turn on and start cooling plates but it auto shuts down from pump not running. I am hopinig theee is just something simple I am missing that is keeping pump from turning on.

Thanks for the help troubleshooting guys.

Yes I removed outlet hose from pump that goes to freezer and it has water passing through. I think pump is fine. I just can't get it to trigger on.

The pump for Eskimo get's power directly from Eskimo unit.

Have checked fuse on side of freezer and it is pushed in so should be fine. It looks like power for March pump for freezer comes directly from freezer unit itself.

I have breakers at the panel but those wires go to control unit on both units and then power goes to pumps from there. I will suspend any further troubleshooting until I get home.

A little update. Spoke to Glacier Refrigeration who installed system for Cabo and they said that if compressor trips on pump should at same time and all other things I have trouble shot lead back to pump. After work I confirmed power was being sent to Cockpit freezer pump and fortunately I was able to pick up a new pump just down the street. I plan on removing old pump and doing prep work over next few days after work as time allows.

I also spoke with Dometic regarding Eskimo and they said the two sounds I heard after providing water pressure to the unit which kicked on the pump was first a slow to trigger capacitor and then one I got that to kick on a moaning caused from scale build up from a long period of sitting unused and lack of maintenance. I ordered up a capacitor that I will keep as spare until the current one fails. I also ordered up some ice machine cleaner descaler for commercial use. I plan on pouring that in the reservoir tank tomorrow night and running through system until it cleans things out. Fingers crossed that is all that is needed.

The March pump for cockpit freezer had some junk in it but not sure if that is what did it in or not. Cleaned up sea strainer and installed new gaskets. Installed new pump and wow she runs smooth. Down to 11 degrees in 2 hours. All good.

Eskimo is running but I think it needs an adjustment given our cold water temps. 55 degrees. I will leave it for now and move on to other items like installing Scotty downriggers so I can go fishing. I don't have a baseline for expectations yet so need to get to know it better over time to figure out what it needs to run better.

FINAL UPDATE: All systems Operational.

After another call with Dometic I did some addtl troubleshooting. I removed the current hose connection and hooked up a temporary hose and ran it straight into a 5 gallon bucket. Machine ran great and filled the bucket up with no issues. From this I was able to determine that there was a restriction in my hose between the Eskimo unit and fishbox. I hooked the hose on the boat back up and removed the first 18 inches of insulation so I could better monitor ice accumulation. I found that it worked fine initially but after a few minutes there was an obstruction or corner between the bulkhead and fishbox that I was blind to. I didn't want to remove the fishbox again and that wouldn't help me gain much access anyway. So we removed the hose as it entered fishbox and with some work we pulled as much out as we could out into the fishbox and came up with new connection at the side of the fishbox. That kept the hose as short as possible to reduce any bends and to give the ice a nice gradual bend into the box from the unit. I am happy to say that the system is now working fantastic. I ran it for 2 hours tonight with no issues. This entire situation has been good initial learning experience as it allowed me to better understand the Eskimo unit and what it likes and doesn't like to run properly. Dometic has been knowledgeable and helpful in educating me. Going forward I am planning to run the unit monthly to hopefully keep it running smoothly with descaler being ran through the system annually.

I will look for a pic with cover off. If I can't find one I can take a pic this evening when I am at the boat. PM me your email or cell you want pic sent to.

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