After a day it started making loud noises. Makes hard ice but you have to break it up.

ice maker in fridge froze up. bought this unit to make ice. then bought a new fridge with 2 ice makers

It does make ice quickly (or at least fast enough for me), it is like a ice cube tray dumped, but easy to break up. I dont like that the melted ice reservoir of water has to be emptied and doesnt go back into the fill tank. I can hear when ice drops, but thats fine because if I hear I can scoop out before it melts. I would prefer the drain plug in the front instead of back so I wouldnt have to turn around, it doesnt slide easily and is kind of heavy. Good clear ice cubes.

Used this to fill bags of ice to store in my chest freezer and while camping to have extra ice for the cooler and for drinks. Works great for both. It is best to break the cubes apart after two or three cycles or the sheets start to freeze together. It holds a lot of water so it doesn't need to be refilled too often and the bin holds a lot of ice. I'm very happy I purchased this one.

This thing is even better than I thought. The amount of negative reviews surrounding this and other ice makers made me very, very cautious. Sending this away for my daughter to use at college in a hot state and she insisted on clear ice. This machine is NOT that noisy and makes perfect ice. Ran it for a few weeks before sending her off to college and we loved it. I would recommend this machine to anyone. The black stainless looks really nice.

Like the idea and larger capacity. But the cubes don’t break apart and come out in sheets. They were clear at first but now cloudy. They don’t melt as fast as the round ones which is really nice. But hate the sheets of ice and that they stack and freeze together

We LOVED this ice maker! We used it nearly every day for about eight hours a day and it finally stopped working a little over a year after we got it. For what we paid, we're happy with how long it lasted and how much money it saved us over buying bagged ice. The reason I didn't give it five stars is because it's fairly difficult to clean. It would get mineral deposits (normal, even when using distilled/filtered water) that were really hard to remove and it's quite heavy, so deep cleanings could take two people up to two hours. That said, this appliance was a work horse and sometimes we had to turn it off because it was making too much ice! Since it died, we just ordered a replacement and are eagerly awaiting its arrival this week!

Very glad I bought this, it sure beats filling ice trays every day, or running out of ice altogether. Just add water to the reservoir, turn it on, and you'll have a batch about every 20 minutes. It's pretty quiet and makes small clear cubes. The machine makes ice, but does not keep ice; you have to transfer it to a container in your freezer or it will eventually melt. So far very happy with it.

I bought this ice machine as a Christmas gift so I cannot report on its performance. I selected this particular ice maker because it claims to make clear square ice cubes that last longer than the cloudy pellet ice made by other makers. I hope the machine itself is a bit smaller than the box. It is also quite heavy. I feel I sacrificed the sleek look of a counter machine for performance. Lets hope so because who wants ice that melts quickly, right?

Beats ANY fridge ice maker! We use filtered water from our kitchen faucet Waterdrop brand filter and this machine makes the best tasting, clear ice cubes - and i mean CUBES - outside of the best restaurants. Clear ice lasts longer, tastes so much better and looks fantastic! Don't bother with the machines that make the white bullet-shaped ice that stinks and melts when you look at it. They may be cheaper but if you really want 40 lbs of perfect ice every day, shut your fridge ice maker off and get this machine! Fantastic!! Never buy ice again, and get the BEST!