Ice and Water Vending Machine Everest Ice and Water Systems is redefining how ice is stored & dispensed. In addition to providing clean, safe ice for consumers, the Vortex also provides financial benefits to business owners. Benefits · Push Button Self-Sanitizing and Automatic cleaning: The Vortex 500 can be automatically sanitized by a push of a button. Using a pump and sprayer system, all surfaces that contact the ice are sanitized using a MultiQuat solution, effectively killing up to 99.9% of all virus, bacteria, mold and mildew. · Patented VersaVend One moving part dispensing system: The Everest Vortex 500 uses a rotating drum to dispense any amount of ice from 5 to 20 pounds in only 6 seconds. This patented technology has over 2 million vends, without a single ice jam. · Increased Efficiency: The Vortex 500 offers a more efficient food service operation with its six second bucket fill, versus the time-consuming manual scoop fill. Additionally, this can add up to huge savings when purchased for use as a self bagger (similar self-baggers retail for approximately $20,000). · Reduced Cleaning Costs & Time: Periodic cleanings can be mandated by the health department. franchise rules, or other authorities as often as every week. The Vortex 500 takes only five minutes to empty ice, followed by a simple ten minute auto-cleaning cycle - perfect every time with no additional costs! · Safer, Cleaner Ice: The Vortex is engineered to prevent ice contamination, health department violations, and food-borne illnesses by removing human contact with ice utilizing a locking cabinet, auto-dispense and auto-cleaning technology to consistently deliver clean, fresh, ice. · Safer Employees: Designed to perfectly fill the Ergonomic Ice Handler Buckets every time, there should never be stray ice on the floor to become a safety hazard. Additionally, the Vortex eliminates the risk of injury from leaning into the bin while holding an ice bucket with one hand and scooping with the other - by eliminating scooping!