Anyone have a countertop ice maker and do you like it?

The problem with the countertop ice makers is that they don't hold ice/keep it frozen.

My neighbor has one. It great for parties and what not, just don’t leave it running all the time. It’s pretty noisy.

there is a home/garden board for questions related to ice makers

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The problem with the countertop ice makers is that they don't hold ice/keep it frozen.

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i can verify this.

We recently got one and we love it. It makes small cubes like a really large industrial ice maker.

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the ice maker does not meet the demand of more than 2-3 people.

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check to see that it's not in some sort of energy saving mode, between the kitchen fridge and the laundry room fridge I'm running over with ice, including for boat use, I bag it up in 10 lb. bags and put it out at the boat slip freezer, haven't bought ice in forever

Our ice maker slows down when the water filter in the fridge needs to be changed.

Maybe that’s part of your problem?

There’s also a water inlet solenoid switch somewhere in the back that can corrode and reduce the water flow. $20 part on Amazon and simple to change.

Also, most of those ice makers are easy to swap out. Just don’t go with the cheapest one because it won’t use the paddle mechanism to stop the ice when full but a bar that raises up and gets to the off position too easy when dumping ice, leaving the bin empty.

A family member had one in their basement at one point in the bar area. There is a door out to the backyard from there, and watching games or kids playing outside, they would fill it up and turn it on. Worked rather quickly, and they would put it in their garage fridge in a plastic bin. Run it several hours ahead of time and you'd have plenty to last the day.

I just go grab a few 20 lb bags when we're having several people over. Throw a bag in my cooler with cans and another in a bet metal ice bowl we have and replenish as necessary. I usually keep a bag or two in my chest freezer. Don't really make drinks with is, but it is good to ice down some beers and soft drinks without having to make a run to the store. If I'm out I grab another couple of bags next time I go buy groceries.

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The problem with the countertop ice makers is that they don't hold ice/keep it frozen.

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This and them needing to be cleaned are the two things to keep in mind. I had one for a long time in my rental house when our fridge quit making ice. I could fill up the ice bin in a few hours letting the ice machine run.

I use one at my vacation house. The kitchen is old and the fridge doesn’t have an ice maker. It does a good job, especially when we have extra people and ice demand is higher than normal.

They also work great for RV’s.