Maxx Ice Freestanding Icemaker, Stainless Steel and Black (60 lbs.)

I have several undercounter ice makers, some are noisy, different types of ice and most are very expensive, but when replacing a ice maker, I decided on this one, after readying all the reviews, I still purchased this one for the look, stainless steel, the cost, best value among ice makers, It does not have a Drain Pump, but if you have a drain under the ice maker, you don't need one. The Ice maker makes sheets of ice, yes as the reviews state, you may have to brake the ice sheets apart, they are thin and they break easy, The ice maker has its on cleaning cycle, and one full you rarely hear the machine on, so I feel the noice level is very low most of the time, except when it cleans itself. So based on the dimensions, size, stainless steel, and more, its the best value out there. You can check different sites, but Sam's had this one on sale $200 off most of the others, but save it and keep watching it, the price changes, and it was simple installation, connect water line, connect drain, and then plug in, thats it.

The machine is easy to set up with everything needed. Makes tons of ice quickly. The ice comes off in sheets and we are having to break the sheets up in order to scoop them up. Also the bucket must be purposely pushed all the way in or there is leakage. We also noted that the drain hole in the bucket and the drain in the machine do not perfectly match up. With all that said, for the price, we can live with it but had we known the cubes did not come off individually---probably would have looked for a different machine.