5.0 out of 5 stars Nice productive little machine

W.W.W. · January 21, 2025

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5.0 out of 5 stars No complains, Garage stored and drain-line ran

C. · June 13, 2025

Honestly no issues. As many of the other reviews have mentioned the drain is gravity fed but that's easy to solve for depending on where you are putting.I put mine in my garage and I live in Arizona. We shall see how it goes but Im also planning to insulate and put an AC unit in my garage so not concerned.I had my plumber come out and add a line directly from my water heater with a shut off valve. Easy to get to and clean water. I have a whole house water softener so I felt I didn't need to add a filter but I may in the future if I notice any hard water or issue with the ice. I then found these lifter height adjustments. https://a.co/d/0AEunl6. The feet on the ice machine fit right into the whole, almost perfectly. I then drilled a whole in my garage wall to the outside, excuse the mess outside, and slid the drain line into it and out the otherside. I will add a elbow to the pvc and run another 3 feet to protect the line from the sun as well as put a little mess on the end just in case little bugs want to ruin my ice. I also tapped into my water heater drain as it was just set up to drain into my garage. I did drill a 1.5 inch whole at an angle. So far the water from the ice maker is draining great and Im not concerned with the water heater now. I have it at 7+ for thicker ice given how warm my garage can get. It makes ice very fast, seems durable and looks great even though I haven't peeled off the protector. Seems super durable and have had no complaints as of yet. We are a house of 7 people and run out of ice fast. We plan to bag up the ice and store it in the freezer.As for power that was also easy. Just plug it in. I have it plugged into my garage GFI just in case.I then caulked around the inside and outside pipe.

5.0 out of 5 stars Quiet operation and it makes a lot of ice!

J.D.i.K. · June 5, 2025

I'm pleasantly surprised. Makes a lot of ice and it is not as loud as I thought it would be (loudest thing it does is dumping a load of ice but I find that rather satisfying, so it doesn't bother me!). Others have mentioned that although it makes almost 100 lbs/day, it only holds about 25 or 30 lbs in the hopper, and it quits making ice when the hopper is full. Just be aware it makes about 4 lbs ice /hr. Also the ice cubes do tend to stick together in sheets. It comes with a plastic scoop but I bought an aluminum one and use it to bust up the sheets, that works pretty well.I like the cube shape, great for soft drinks and cocktails. I recommend setting the cube size to max if you are using in a cooler or for food, they last a lot longer, plus the smaller cube size is actually the same size cube but with a hollow center, which melt a lot faster.Great little addition to our home - hopefully I'll never have to run up to the gas station to buy ice again!

4.0 out of 5 stars Already paid for itself

P. · June 11, 2025

So far I love not having to go out and buy ice every day. Only issue I have is when it kicks the ice it comes out as a brick and doesn’t separate. The holding tank doesn’t stay cool enough to keep the ice very long unless you have your house frigidly cold. Not that big of a deal unless you’re trying to conserve water.

5.0 out of 5 stars good value for the price

S.W. · June 9, 2025

so far so good. easy to hook up, it started making ice that night after I got it hook up and I was able to fill my cooler the next morning. I have a 52qt RTIC and it will fill it with some drinks already in it. That is every bit of ice from the machine. I have had to increase the ice density so it doesn't melt fast. Regular Ice from the store will last three days in this same cooler, day one with my own ice I had ice water when I got home. Denser Icer holds up a couple days but still not as good as store bought ice. The ice box lid (outside) seems to always have moisture on it. The scooper that comes with it is plastic and I don't see it holding up, it feel flimsy. For the price, I'd say it is a good value.

producto defectuoso

J.C. · May 11, 2025

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