Sno-Kone Machine

Electrical Requirements: The Sno-Konette operates on 120 Volt, single phase, 60 cycle AC current. Models are available in 12 Volt DC version. Be sure to check with your local Rental Center to make sure your supply meets this requirement.

Ice Requirements: The Sno-Konette can take ice cubes or block ice, if you break the block into pieces approximately 3-to-4 inches in size.
NOTE: The ice will not enter the shaving chute is the pieces are too large. The design of the shaving chute automatically draws the ice against the blades. There is no need for manual effort.

MACHINE OPERATION

The Sno-Konette has seperate switches for the motor and the display lights. The motor toggle switch is located on the motor body. The switch for the display lights is located inside the case near the flourescent light.

After unloading the Sno-Konette you should locate the pusher handle. Connect the pusher handle to the shaver body of your local Rental Center has not already done so. Plug the power cord into the appropriate electrical outlet.

Turn on the motor and the display lights. If the bulbs do not light, rotate the flourescent tube to seat it into the starter. The flourescent bulb is a common 14-Watt tube, available at most retail stores.

TO OPERATE THE SNO-KONETTE

Switch the motor on.
Wait for the motor to come to full speed (a minute or so.)
Fill the gooseneck to within an inch of the top with ice cubes or block ice (no larger than 3-to-4 inches.) The larger the pieces, the better the snow.
Push the handle down against the ice in the gooseneck. Apply firm and even pressure to make the best snow. Practice will allow you to gauge when to stop pressing. This allows the ice to resettle against the cutterhead. You may find that you need need to relieve the pressure two or three times in a cycle. Over pressing will stall the motor. In this case, simply relieve the pressure and try again. Too much pressure will result in snow that is coarse; too little pressure will make the snow mushy.
Be aware that under normal operating conditions that motor will become very warm. A surface temperature of 150 degrees F is normal.

NOTE: Never allow any foreign or metallic objects around the shaver area of the Sno-Konette. Blades are often damaged by ice picks and scoops, and debris that may be in the ice.