Hoshizaki equipment, from one local technician
Hoshizaki is a Japanese maker best known for ice machines, and its Australian range also takes in commercial fridges, freezers and sushi display cases. You will find its machines in Perth hotels, bars, sushi restaurants, seafood counters and hospital kitchens. Sam Celesti supplies the range, installs it, and keeps it running afterwards, so one person knows your equipment from the day it arrives.
With over two decades on commercial refrigeration jobs, Sam carries ARCtick licence AU55592. He takes callouts seven days a week, does the work himself rather than using subcontractors, and gives a fixed price before starting any repair. He is independent of Hoshizaki and works on every brand.
The 133 products in five categories
- Cube and crescent ice machines. 44 models: 35 IM cube machines from 18 kg to 205 kg a day, seven self-contained KM crescent units and two KMD crescent heads at 175 kg and 255 kg. Undercounter cabinets, tall uprights and stackable heads are all there. Compare them on Hoshizaki cube ice machines.
- Flake and nugget ice machines. 14 FM machines, seven making flake ice and seven making nugget ice, from 96 kg a day on a self-contained unit to 890 kg on the largest flake head. See Hoshizaki flake and nugget machines.
- Ice dispensers, bins and filters. 24 items: three DCM ice and water dispensers at 50 kg or 105 kg a day, three DB-200H dispensers holding about 90 kg, fed by a KMD head on top, in worksite and hotel versions, four storage bins from 144 kg to 578 kg, six top kits and eight filter systems and cartridges. Browse Hoshizaki dispensers and bins.
- Upright fridges and freezers. 17 one and two door uprights from 569 L to 1,365 L, including glass door fridges, split door and gastronorm models, and two dual temperature cabinets with a fridge section and a freezer section in one body. See Hoshizaki upright fridges.
- Underbench, drawer and counter units. 34 models: drawer fridges and freezers on castors from 160 L to 404 L, door underbench units 600 mm or 700 mm deep from 231 L to 412 L, pillarless versions with no centre post, and four sushi display cases. Find them under Hoshizaki underbench fridges.
Matching the range to your business
Bars, cafes and restaurants
A self-contained cube or crescent machine under the bench covers most venues. Cube ice suits spirits and cocktails; crescent ice lets soft drinks and beer pour with less foaming. Size the machine from your busiest night, then check the bin holds enough to last the rush.
Seafood, supermarkets and food processing
Flake ice beds fish and produce on display. The modular FM flake heads run from 250 kg to 890 kg a day and sit on one of the four Hoshizaki bins, so the head and bin are chosen together.
Hotels, hospitals and worksites
Self-serve ice is a hygiene question as much as a capacity one. The DCM units dispense ice and water straight into a cup without anyone opening a bin, and the DB-200H, with a KMD crescent head above it, comes in hotel and worksite versions. Nugget ice is easy to chew, which is why it turns up in patient care.
Commercial kitchens and sushi bars
The upright fridges hold 1 °C to 4 °C, some freezers go as low as -25 °C, and the underbench and drawer models fit under a prep line. The sushi cases sit on the counter in front of the chef and hold fish at about 5 °C.
Checks before you buy
- Heat. No Hoshizaki ice machine on this site with a published rating is cleared for rooms above 40 °C, and the KM crescent units stop at 38 °C. Perth summers pass 40 °C, so a machine in a hot storeroom needs airflow or a cooler spot.
- Water and drains. Every ice machine and the DCM dispensers need a cold water supply and somewhere to drain. Drain pump versions of some cube and crescent machines help where there is no floor waste.
- Power. Most of the ice machines take a standard 10 amp plug, but the two largest FM flake heads and the largest nugget head need a 15 amp outlet.
- Access. Measure doors, corridors and stairs as well as the final spot. A 1,365 L upright or a stacked pair of ice heads will not turn every corner.
Supply and installation
Sam quotes the unit with delivery and installation in Perth. He places and levels it, checks clearances and power, connects water, drains and filters for ice equipment, and stays until the fridge is at temperature or the ice machine is harvesting properly. Ask Sam about taking the old unit away, since its refrigerant must be recovered by a licensed technician. If you already have trades on site, the equipment can be sent by courier.
Servicing and repairs
Sam services and repairs Hoshizaki ice machines, dispensers, fridges and freezers, whether you bought them from him or not. The call-out is $75 + GST and labour is $180 + GST an hour plus parts, with the repair priced once the fault is found. Read about Hoshizaki repairs and servicing, or keep ice machines and cabinets on a regular maintenance plan so descaling and coil cleaning happen on time.
