1. A: What makes Crathco (Wilch, Grindmaster) a good machine?
It is easy to operate
and keep clean. This margarita machine produces frozen drink product in less than 20 minutes . The Crathco 3311, 3312, 3361 and 5311 margarita machines are very reliable and well built. We use these frozen drink machines in our rental business and we are never disappointed in performance. The Crathco frozen drink machine is well priced and has a good performance record.
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2. A:Crathco (Wilch, Grindmaster) slush machines are American made. The Crathco 3311, Crathco 3312 and Crathco 5311 provide consistent frozen drink production in 20 minutes or less. The Crathco 3361 is a canister fed frozen drink machine that increases production and lessens the time for frozen drink production. The Crathco 3361 freezes the drink mix product in around 10 minutes. The Crathco 3312 is a two flavor frozen drink machine and the 3311 is a one flavor drink machine. The difference in the Crathco 3311 and Crathco 5311 is the Crathco 5311 has an electronic control board and a "chill mode" switch and the Crathco 3311 does not.
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3. A:The warranty is a full 1-year
parts warranty 5 years on the compressor.
See the product manual for additional details.
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4. A:Why should you buy a Crathco (Wilch, Grindmaster) Frozen Drink Machine or
Margarita Machine from Frozen Drink Madness®? Simply put, We provide friendly, courteous, quality service
to our customers. We sell frozen drink equipment and frozen drink mix at a fair price. We want you to be a repeat customer so we treat you with respect. Actually, Frozen Drink Madness® treats our customers like we want to be treated when we shop for products. If you have a problem, you can call us. Unlike a lot of dealers out there, we repair and rebuild frozen drink equipment. Wouldn't you rather buy from someone who knows exactly how they work?
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5. A: No, the Crathco (Wilch, Grindmaster) 3311, 3312, 5311 Frozen Drink Machines do not need or require a waterline. There are some Crathco (Wilch, Grindmaster) margarita machines that do require a waterline. Those are special order items. We also always indicate the need for a waterline within the description or specs for that frozen drink machine. Crathco (Wilch, Grindmaster) frozen drink machines
are simple to operate. Our slush machines just need our quality and tasty ChillyFruit® or Frozen Drink Madness® brand frozen drink mix which is formulated specifically for frozen drink machines.
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6. A: Yes, Crathco Frozen Drink Machines make many different types of drinks. The type of drink you make depends on the type of frozen drink mix you put in the Faby frozen drink equipment. You add our yummy ChillyFruit® brand frozen slush smoothie mix or Frozen Drink Madness® brand frozen cocktail
mix, then plug the Crathco (Wilch, Grindmaster) margarita machine in, turn it to freeze and it will make a delicious
smoothie, slush, margarita, daiquiri, rum runner, lemonade and any
other frozen drink you can think of. The Crathco 5311 frozen drink machine is also great for shakes and dairy based smoothies.
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7. A:Absolutely! We at Frozen
Drink Madness® pride ourselves on quality customer service. We want you to give us a call with a problem. If you are located in another part of the country, we will be glad to diagnose your problem and help you find someone locally to service your machine. Many times we can educate you enough so that you know if the service technician is doing a good job and telling you the truth.
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8. A: Sure we can. We'll help you find a qualified service technician in your area that works on Crathco (Wilch, Grindmaster) equipment.
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9. A: We periodically have used Crathco (Wilch, Grindmaster) frozen drink equipment. You can contact MARLA in Nashville, TN or RANDY in Dallas, TX to see if we currently have any in stock.
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10. A: Yes, the Crathco (Wilch, Grindmaster) frozen drink machine is great for both home and commercial applications. This machine is a large capacity machine so therefore it is heavy. Keep that in mind when finding proper placement on counters etc. We also sell rolling carts that are great for supporting the frozen drink equipment.
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