After 2.5 years of our Opal Ice Maker Ed1, we knew we had to buy another (although the first ice machine should not have broke 2.5 yrs in) since we love the ice and functionality. Now hete we are with our 2.0 Opal Ice Maker. Excited about this one. MAKE SURE TO CLEAN THEM EVERY 3 WEEKS AND ONLY USE DISTILLED WATER!!!!!

I am writing this because. I’ve already had the earlier model and it wasn’t as well designed as this 2,0. The ice bin is better and side by side it makes ice faster and is much less noisy as compared to the earlier model. The knowing that the unit is defrosting is an added feature that I think I will like.

Trust me - you NEED this ice maker - and you DEFINITELY need the side water filler (technical name:) - easy to set up - easy to operate - easy to refill the water filler - basically it just makes your life overall easier and waaaay better - it literally makes you keep hydrated all day long - and makes a mean cocktail at night!;)

This ice maker works great at keeping up with our family. It is quick to set up and within a short time was already making ice. The only downside it that it can drip when you open the front drawer to get ice. It isn't a big deal, but I do feel like I have to wipe it down every time someone gets ice.

The reason I wrote this review is that I wish I had known this particular issue prior to using the machine initially: our hard water jammed the machine. The first week we had the ice maker, it kept “defrosting” constantly. I followed the instructions for cleaning out the machine by using vinegar water, running the cleaning cycle, then sticking a towel in the machine for 24 hours. It cleaned everything out, however my guess that the jamming was due to our hard water was correct. We used distilled water and have had zero problems in the several months since. As a matter of fact, the machine has not “defrosted” a single time since switching to distilled water. The ice separates easily as well (with our hard water, the ice cubes would stick together). Lastly, I highly recommend getting the machine with the side water tank. Filling up the side tank is so much easier to accomplish rather than pulling up on the front slot, pulling out the tub, filling the reservoir inside the machine up to the line, then putting the tub in (there’s a special way to do it so it won’t just fall out when you open the machine to take out ice). The side tank just needs to be pulled off, flipped around, remove the lid, fill to the top, replace lid, and put back on. This only needs to be done twice a week, and can be monitored since it’s clear and the water line is visible. The machine’s reservoir is hidden underneath the tub of ice, so I would need to wait until “add water” lights up on the machine. The side tank is much larger than the internal reservoir, so it doesn’t need to be filled near as often which I like.

I have been wanting to buy this ice for a very long time. Was worried about counter space, quality, price, noise and the upkeep. I am so happy I finally decided to buy it. The ice tastes good, it doesn't take much space on the counter, very little noise just the occasional sound of dropping ice. The upkeep is easier than I imagined. I just love it.

I was worried about the filling up of the water and at melting and having it be on all the time. None of those were valid concerns. It works well as designed. The Wi-Fi capabilities could be better. It should be HomeKit enabled. We are loving the ice and are glad that it is located in our wet bar separate from our kitchen because we need a kitchen appliances to be quiet.

Love the machine, but it begins to squeal after awhile. I mean a lot! I checked the GE support FAQS and found that this isn't unusual. So shut it down and restarted it. The noise begin again. My wife was driving me crazy about it. Sis a cleaning and it stopped, for awhile. So figured out a cleaning with water and Vinger would fix it until it wanted to be cleaned again. But other than that it works great.

We have had our Opal ice maker for about six months and it works great. I saw some reviews that complained that things went wrong, so I kept the box in case I needed to return it, but so far, we have had no problems. It is definitely a bit of a hassle to clean the ice maker and I can only bring myself to do it every 2 weeks, instead of the recommended weekly cleaning, but that has caused no problems. I got this for my husband’s birthday. I have come to also love it. Yes, it was pricey. Probably too pricey for what it does, but my hubby was worth it!

Very disappointed in this product. As soon as we turned it on to make ice water started pouring into the bin where the ice would go. The unit began making ice quickly and we were happy with that. But after it was full and we removed our first scoop of ice the unit started trying to make ice right away and water began pouring into the bin on top of our full ice bin and melting the ice. The unit stopped trying to make ice and began displaying “add water”. Even though my side tank was over half full of water. I filled the tank up anyway and still displays “Add water”. If I pull the bin out and look there is water in the inside reservoir. But when I shut the machine water will again pour into the bin and after a few minutes without making ice, will again display “Add water” and stop running without making any ice. Very disappointed. I read about these issues, not both happening at the same time but individually.  I had hoped they were isolated issues. But it does not appear that they are.