Is the ice from this machine clean upon receipt, or does it require cleaning before use?
1058860
i cleaned mine before i used... but its hard to clean inside out cuz its got a screw inside that has black lubricant around it..whenever leftover ice drips to the bowl, i could see little bit of lubricant drips along with ice water. that is the cons. other than that i love it.
2032155
Every 6 months, I defrost it manually. Not a big deal. LOVE IT! Better than I expected for the money! Low cost to run too.
308273
Mine has never iced up. Have had this machine for 6 months or so and it runs great, highly recommend it.
316002
Yes, the ice is clear unless you have a lot of air in your tap. Then it will freeze whiter with the bubbles.
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
1504839
Yes-from manufacturer. I could not keep my machine going even with replacement parts. It is a nice machine and makes soft ice fast but marginal in reliability.
1149239
My thought is the oil preservative on the blades I flushed ours with warm water and bleach then ran 5 lbs of ice then repeat. Love ours besides a small safety switch adjustment it hasn't had an issue.
1225420
i shave mine ahead of time and keep it in the freezer using it as needed. if you shave "wet" ice it has a tendency to stick and get hard, otherwise it's the nice fine shaved ice i bought it for. i love this product. i hope this helps.
1952459
Yes.... It is a very durable unit. Not sure how much you are going to use it commercially. I fell in love with this unit, when I noticed a business that I frequent often bought one and not sell shaved ice. They get a lot of business for it, so I feel you should have the same similar success with it also. Hope that helped. I really love my machine.
962433
The parts do not come apart. There is no problem with cleaning. It is great for fruits and of course ice.
1424676
I bought the same machine and have used it a number of times but still had to refer to the book to see what part S700E was. I believe it is a small exterior bowl. That is a very small bowl placed underneath the spot where the slushed ice comes out after cubes are crushed. I'm not sure but I believe that small bowl is not part of the machine as supplied. I know it isn't--I didn't receive any but the booklet states that on page 11 by assembly instructions. I will type here the entire ASSEMBLY AND USE page (really not very long) and you can determine that for yourself. (That is Page 11 of the booklet with the machine.) I will type item 5 and 9. which refers to those parts. If you need the whole page (not really long, only 10 items are mentioned but it does refer to the page showing the figures, I could photocopy mine with the Parts/Diagram page included and send it to you. If you need that, advise and I can mail it to you. I am disabled and don't know how to use my scanner or I'd just scan it--my disability is my memory from brain surgery and major stroke.) No. 5 - Align and insert the exterior bowl (Fig AS700E) (small bowl under spout) , in drive gear. 9. Place an empty bowl (not supplied) on the base of the unit exterior bowl. I believe they are referring to the empty space below where the crushed ice is held here. It mentions Figure B 1 if you have the booklet. This bowl is used to collect the shaved ice. Very easy. A bowl to collect the ice is not furnished with the ice crusher but a flat-bottomed dessert or small cereal bowl works really good. That is all I used and I have lots of them. Good luck and I know you will enjoy this once you are used to it. It is simple to operate and to clean as well. Joan Collins
2168265
We don't have the paperwork anymore, but we've always just washed it by hand since it's metal (and my husband just uses it for water). But I did just go and see if it said "dishwasher safe" on the bottom (it didn't) and there was still ice in it from 24 hours ago!! Sorry I couldn't have been more knowledgeable to answer your question.
746434
I don't know---we just had huge amounts of ice form in back and called the service dept that wants to charge us a lot of $$ to come and look at it. $89 just to come out and then minimum of $100 to start repair. Our unit is only 1.3 years old.
2073387
Happy to answer, but don't really know the specifics. I bought the "remanufactured" blender and have no problems with it what-so-ever. It has no scratches and no limitations. If they had not identified it as such, I would never have known that it wasn't new. I can only assume that it was reconditioned by the manufacturing facility after an initial issue, but they did an excellent job and I still have the original "new" warranty if I find a problem. It is a great value and efficient at crushing ice for smoothies.
1820044
So far I have had no problems whatsoever, not even ice buildup. Once in a while I wipe down the inside but this is more about me needing to feel like I am maintaining it than any actual reason to do so.
429533
Mine is still working just fine, with light to medium use throughout the week. When the ice maker starts it makes a soft motor sound, which is caused by its pump, and once the ice tray is filled this noise stops. Sometimes, you can also hear a louder sound, made by a cooling fan. This unit is not the most silent on the planet but mine still works. Hope this helps.