This may be a weird ? but. ....will this make ice and keep it cold so that you continually have ice meaning the machine is like a freezer also
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The bottom compartment does not have a separate compressor, but depends on the upper unit and the volume of ice to keep it cold, the ice remains full, I have left it for a week without use and when I open it, the ice level is full without any melt from the bottom like my old Kitchen Aid had.
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see my Youtube Review. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MaAeRlvsJG8 Its Not a freezer, but a well Insulated Box that holds about 25LB of Ice and keeps it for about a week. We have it Fill Up and then Shut it off for the week, or you can keep it on and have it make ice automatically when low. I do it my way because of Less wear and tear on Machine.
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see my Youtube Review. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MaAeRlvsJG8Its Not a freezer, but a well Insulated Box that holds about 25LB of Ice and keeps it for about a week. We have it Fill Up and then Shut it off for the week, or you can keep it on and have it make ice automatically when low. I do it my way because of Less wear and tear on Machine.
1461336
This machine is like a freezer and stays cold inside. The ice hopper stays full all the time with fresh ice. Rather than the ice freezing together in a lump at the bottom, the oldest ice (on the bottom) melts off and goes out the drain (maybe 5 gallons of water a week)
1461337
Yes, it makes ice and stores it . It is on demand. When ice is removed, more ice is made quickly our functions flawlessly.
1461338
YES, It keeps ice in the bin at all times and only makes ice when the sensor reads a lower ice level.
837986
Yes just regular ice cubes work great! The opening is too small for ice blocks actually. The machine works great for the low price!
1119221
It cools better than an insulated cooler, but not as well as a refrigerator. Perhaps it would stay very cold if you froze a block of ice to supplement. The quantity in the cooler makes a difference.
1584321
Yes, that's what I use it for and it works great! It is usually still mostly frozen at the end of the day. I am very pleased with it.
1324723
If this is the same product that I own (it looks like it) I have found NO defects in it. It makes ice quickly. It obviously isn't a freezer, so one shouldn't expect it to stay frozen for an extended period.
522066
Yes, it does produces fine, smooth pieces of ice. I love this machine. Money well spent
782498
You have to either fill it up, but I think it also has a connection like that of an ice maker for a fridge. We've had problems with the fridge automatic ice maker line always leaking, that is why we bought this and we fill it by hand. Several things to note, if you don't know them already; it does not keep the ice frozen after making it, you have to empty the bin when it is full. It takes awhile to start making the ice, but once it gets going it really puts out. We've had ours about 3 1/2 years and the automatic shutoff for when the water is empty and the ice bin is full has stopped working, but that hasn't been much of a problem, we just keep an eye on it, make a bunch of ice and put it in a large ice bin in our freezer. Hope this has helped. P.S. - When and if our's breaks, we will be buying a new one, it has definitely been worth it.
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We used ours in a RV and it turned on just like a normal freezer. We bought it because we had limited space space and we needed more. If it had run all the time it would have been a major problem it an RV. You can also contact the manufacturer if you really have to confirm this.
1533689
Yes, I have. I let the water run until I know its cold enough. Its been 2 yrs. since I have had mine. Knock on wood, mine is doing good, no problems or issues with it. It has paid for itself, since I don't have a ice maker on my apt. refrigerator. Forget ice cube trays, they don't make enough, take too long to freeze. I make around 3-4 gallon size freezer bags full of ice. This can take all day and into the evening to get nice full bags of ice. You can leave the ice maker if you have to leave to do something. I have, and when I get back its waiting for me to empty the ice and/or add water. Doesn't overheat either, as it shuts down automatically.
358585
Yes! Small freezer to make ice. Freezer does have to be defrosted too! Sorry answer so late in being sent.
428238
I love this machine. If you use this for vbs, you would have to set the ice at a thick setting and I believe you would have a hard time keeping up with it, also, have 2 people for cups and syrup and one to swap out bowls of ice while one makes ice. What is nice about this machine, is that you can have a choice in texture. Be sure to buy enough round plastic containers ( around 7 ' or less across) to make ice with.
1212607
It should make ice over a long day but it won't be as fast as your home freezer by far. I had thought of how to get cold drinks iced as well and came up with this solution. Try using popscicle maker molds. I kept popscicles frozen for days. You may need to pre-make them,though. Cheers.
1147152
It isn't a freezer just a cooler, so I would only put items in that you would put in your refrigerator. It also functions as a warmer not a heater so you could put hot items in it to keep warm as well.
837764
Sometimes.... But if and when it did it took ALOT of shaking.... The few times I got it to work I used a freezer cup (the ones with the gel inside that you freeze) and the ice cubes from slushy magic...
260817
Yes you can, i do. I add water to tast almost half & half. I place it in the freezer untill cold. Personally I have had 5 machines this is the best....enjoy
1170481
We have not used the unit as much as we expected to so far.the little we have used the machine it seems to perform well.the only thing that bothers me so far is the longer it runs the warmer the food inside becomes.thats not a huge issue though if your adding ice for a smoothie or something like that. we got the referbished one to make sure we liked it first.I think that was a wise move for us.Hope this helps you out .
1559472
Does the freezer have a ice build up. If not the compressor may be bad. If so then the defrost thermostat maybe bad. You can troubleshoot by checking the board