FRIGIDAIRE EFIC101-BLACK Ice Maker Machine for Countertop, 26 lbs, Adjustable Ice Cube Size, Portable Ice Cube Maker for Home/Kitchen/Office/Bar- Black

I have one of these at home, but really needed one for our business. The red one was cheaper and since color did not matter to me I was fine with it. But word to the wise, the red is smaller, much smaller, the basket is a lot smaller so you will have to empty it more. But with that said, it works just as good as it's sibling.Please remember, it will take about 30 minutes to get a good size cube so don't worry about the few times it makes ice. It does make ice pretty quickly, which is nice. You barely hear it run the only time you remember it's working is when the ice drops.This is great for anyone that needs some ice and doesn't have an icemaker on their fridge.

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The media could not be loaded. UPDATE: After 2.5 months I learned if I use really cold water the cubes will be bigger than if I use room temperature water. I freeze water in a 16 ounce sour cream container to give me a good size ice cube then I put that in the ice maker reservoir and fill with tap water.Original ReviewPurchased this out of necessity due to my freezer breaking down. We didn't want to have to run to the store for ice every other day so we bought this ice maker. Three friends commented that these are the 'good' cubes.Some things to know...1) The instructions say not to tilt the machine beyond 45 degrees and this includes transportation. No fault of the Amazon delivery person but the box was in three different position when he was bringing it to the door. Who knows what position these ice makers are stored?! The box isn't labeled 'this side up.' The instruction say leave the machine sitting in the proper position for 2 hours but knowing refrigeration units it should be left upright longer. I left ours overnight before using.2) The first batch of ice isn't that great with fewer cubes and some only being partial cubes. See pic. After that they're all great.3) If transferring to a freezer use a plastic container for storage. Stainless steel freezes the cubes together. Also, after a few minutes of freezer time break up the cubes with the scoop because when transferred, the cubes will be dripping water which will freeze the cubes together. Use a towel under the tray when transferring or water will get on your floor. Once they're broken up and frozen then all is good.4) There's very little difference between large cubes and small cubes. One pic shows a batch of each side by side.5) Contrary to others reviews the ice makers isn't hard to drain. The video shows how to drain the machine and the entire action of getting the cubes from the frozen fingers into the tray.6) One pic shows the sensors that determine when the ice tray is full. I pull the ice forward to clear the sensor path. This gets another 27 cubes into the tray when the entire tray is full and not just the back of the tray.7) When the entire tray is full it holds 108 ice cubes (12 batches of 9 cubes) yielding 626 grams or 1lb 6 1/8 ounces of ice in 102 minutes.8) It takes approximately 8.5 minutes per batch of ice (9 cubes). I did the math and that would be about 19.5 lbs of ice in 24 hours of continuous ice making and not stopping to fill the water reservoir or transferring ice out of the tray. I think the claim of 26 lbs in 24 hours is a little aggressive although the batch time does vary.9) The reservoir holds approximately 76 ozs. of water which yields about 2-5/8 baskets of ice weighing about 3 lbs. 12 ozs. It takes about 4 hours before the reservoir is empty of water.All in all... I love this ice maker and highly recommend it.If you found this review helpful, please click the ‘helpful’ button below. Thanks.

I am happy with it I just wish I would of get one that was more expensive with solid ice cubs it takes 3 hours to fill up the ice bin and if your water is colder, it will make bigger ice cubs faster. Enjoy.

My mom in law loves it for Mother’s Day

Ice maker works well. The box the item came in a torn and the sides were stapled together

The biggest oversight of this product is there is no refrigerator functionality. It doesn’t keep ice cold, it only makes ice. You dump out the ice into a tray and throw it in your freezer. Today is really hot, it’s too hot in the house for this ice maker to work, the ice keeps melting because the machine literally does not get cold at all. I’ve had this for 2 years

We live in an older home in Arizona and no water line to the fridge. Ice is a must. It takes a while to get a full bag if we're completely out of ice but once the inside has come to the right temp it takes just a few hours to have a bag of ice that'll last us 3-5 days in the summer. My sister leaves hers on continously because they go through so much ice in her family. My granddaughter loved ours so much she asked for one for Christmas. And the ice cubes are the perfect size. *Don't expect speed until it cools down inside. It averages about 6-7 minutes for the first 9 cubes to drop. *you need to let the old standing water out if you don't run it daily or it'll start to get mildew. It's easy to clean because of the plug on the bottom. I put it on the counter by the sink, open the drain so any excess water flows out, and use the spray nozzle on my faucet to give it a good rinse. On rare occasions I've seen the start of mold but that's our fault for letting old water sit in it. *The ice bucket is small. Common sense tells you that if it was much bigger the ice on the bottom would be completely melted before the top was made. *when you put a bucket of ice into a bag for your freezer it's going to be drippy. DUH! The first cubes on the bottom have started to melt once they are dumped. Drain some of it and put it in the freezer bag. When you take the bag out give it a few taps on the counter to break them up and pour in the next bucket full. It makes your ice cubes harder because they've been double frozen. ***You should buy the ice maker. You won't regret it.