Frigidaire 26 Lbs per Day Portable Compact Maker, Ice Making Machine, Stainless, Medium

I purchased this because, for some reason as on, our refrigerator ice maker wasn't making enough ice fast enough (it was also decidedly smaller than the one in our previous refrigerator. This little machine makes ice so fast its unbelievable! It's one of the best purchases I've made this year!!! A great value for the money, and its very well made. Great functionality!!!

I almost returned this when my wife pointed out it doesn't make Sonic style ice but so far I'm really glad I kept it!My household uses a lot of ice. Our fridge ice maker is defective so I got this as an alternative. I got the red one because the copper one that some reviews mentioned as a better model took longer to deliver. I have been using the large ice setting, I haven't tried the small size yet. I love the simplistic looking design, you can see exactly how it makes the ice.So I've had this for a month now, plugged in and going. I'm not sure if I'm really supposed to run it overnight but I've left it going.I keep scooping and it keeps filling up the ice. If I don't get to the ice in time it melts back into the tank, no big deal because new ice is made quickly. I've refilled the water about 7 or 8 times since I got it; I fill it like every 3-4 days. It's been great in the morning to fill water bottles for my kids before school. Even if a cube got stuck overnight and it's down near the bottom, I just scoop it out and let it make a few batches of new ice every few minutes.Based on other reviews I was worried about the need to clean it frequently but there's no visible sign of mold yet. I think the combination of frequent use and having a big BlueAir purifier in the kitchen as well helps tremendously. I've noticed my air purifier seems to keep a lot of mold out of the air and prevents it from growing on food and surfaces like inside this ice maker.The fan makes noise, nothing obnoxious or distracting but if you're standing next to it while someone's talking to you from another room, you might not hear them clearly. It doesn't bother me.I think it's fairly energy efficient. Aside from a 2 second 8A peak at startup my Kill-A-Watt says it uses about 95W while it's freezing which is about 5-8 minutes per ice batch. The rest of the time plugged in I wasn't measuring anything other than 6W when it's dumping the ice into the tray.So far the only annoyance is when it dumps ice into the tray and one piece blocks the IR sensor so it thinks the ice is full. It happens occasionally if there's partially melted ice on the bottom.5 stars for now; I love never running out of ice!

This thing is a tank. Keeps making ice like the energizer bunny. Simple to use. Love it. Would definitely buy again.

First off, I got a red ice maker which was not my first choice. For unknown reasons, when I selected the grey ice maker, Amazon says they can't deliver to Hawaii. Same thing with the silver/stainless model.Only the red one could ship to Hawaii. Amazon, get your act together!That aside, this ice maker produces pretty good quality ice in a very short time, although it should be noted the first few ice harvests are not the best. But that's no problem, as this ice melts it drips into the reservoir so it will eventually be turned into ice. As ice production continues, the quality gets better. I've left it on the large ice size, as the small size make ice bullets that are very thin and fragile and are hard to scoop out with them breaking up which you may or may not want.I've had it running during a gathering of friends and it seemed to keep up with demand.It does have a tendency to leave an ice bullet caught in the upper left corner, which fools the ice maker into thinking the bin is full.The water reservoir drain is a little awkward to reach and remove for draining, but after a few times you develop a knack to use. If the finger grips were a little larger it would make use much easier.Same thing with the water strainer, it's difficult to remover. If it had a short vertical post or tap it would make it easier to remove for cleaning.

This is a genius idea and love the fact that it is a Frigidaire! Only down side...the ice cubes are a little wet from the splashing of the water.