Purchased one for my wife for Christmas, that one lasted 10 days before it had a horrible screeching sound. We returned that one and exchanged it for another. That one didn't even make it a day before it was making the same noise. We even did the cleaning cycle multiple times (on both new machines) and this didn't help either. We used triple filtered soft water, so very highly doubt the problem was lime buildup in 2 brand new machines. The 2nd one will be going back tomorrow when the store opens.

It worked great for about 4 months in the winter. We only used bottled water for the machine and side tank. It started running continuously and the ice would melt. Don't waste your time with this one especially for the price. The highest priced unit is not always the best and here is the poster child.

Excellent pricing and availability

Makes ice quickly and is very good but very loud

Love this ice machine

I love this ice maker! It’s quick, the ice is yummy and the space it takes up is perfect for my kitchen.

Product is awesome. Makes just the right amount of ice that I need. Makes the drinks colder..Nugget ice is super cool.

Very poor quality! I went through defective 3 Opal Ice Machines purchased from GE before finally giving up. The pumps are poorly designed and constructed and either quit or screech forever and then quit. I DO NOT recommend this machine at all!

I love these ice nuggets. I thought they would melt down really quickly in a drink, but they don’t. They actually chill the drink very quickly and remain pretty solid for a long time. I use them in my thermos and it last all day.

It made great ice for a few months. Then it started making terrible screeching %26 other crazy noises heard throughout the entire house. The dog could hear it outside %26 would make him bark. Would not waste your money on this item.