Sunpentown IM-101S Portable Ice Maker with LCD with Stainless Steel Body

Sunpentown IM-101S Portable Ice Maker with LCD with Stainless Steel Body

Makes Ice Well
Some advice if you are thinking of buying one of these:

First, go buy a bag of ice at the store for $2, see how long it lasts, and ask yourself if you really need an icemaker for $200. That's a lot of bags of ice, and you still have to pay for electricity and fill it up and clean it! If you can get by with a $2 bag once or twice a month for 5 months out of the year, this may not be the product for you!

We decided on this one because it looked like the best one after looking at the comments of other reviewers. We noted that ice makers in general have a pretty high breakdown rate, and so for the first time in my life, I actually bought an extended warranty that all consumer magazines tell you are a waste of money. We'll see.

If you buy it, while it's on its way, go buy a quart size container of vinegar. The plastic smell this thing generates when you first get it is pretty strong. That's just the smell AROUND the unit when it's on, I didn't even...

Never out of ice again!
I recently moved into a small but wonderful apartment. The refridgerator with freezer is sufficient but quite small. Buying that 10 lb bag of ice at the supermarket as usual is no longer viable. It takes up too much space in the freezer.

I use a lot of ice in a huge mug for water and such and it must be filtered as is my water. Well, I must say that this particular Ice Maker continues to be a pleasant surprise.

It's sturdy and attractive and makes ice continually. It doesn't have to be connected to anything other than one electric socket. I pour in a gallon of fresh filtered water and within minutes ice is formed.

It's quite ingenious. As the stored ice very slowly melts in the basket the water goes right back into the system to be made into ice again.

It makes a basket full of ice then stops until the ice is taken and the basket needs to be topped off keeping the basket full to the brim with ice.

The freezing compressor only runs...

Won't work long
This ice maker was rated at 5 stars so, we bought two - one for the office and one for home. The one at home worked well for 10 months and then the ice shovel broke. A piece of plastic that conected the shovel to the motor that rotated the shovel broke off. The shovel won't work so, no more ice. The part can not be bought so, as a result I am out the cost of the machine for a cheap piece of plastic. Remember, I said we bought 2 machines. The ice machine at the office made it 6 months before the exact same thing happened. This is the worst investment I have made in a long time. I have read the reviews of the other ice makers and there are others with the same complaint about other brands as well. My advice is don't buy this type of ice maker no matter who makes it.

A self-contained ice maker: compact, easy to use and requires no installation. Makes 3 different ice cube sizes. Ideal for home bars, recreation rooms, boats...almost anywhere. Just a few simple steps and you'll get the first batch of 12 cubes in less than 10 minutes! Makes up to 2-Pounds of ice in an hour and up to 35-Pounds of ice in 24 hours. Highly portable, you can enjoy cool, refreshing ice wherever 115V outlet (and water) is available.

• Make up to 35-Pounds of ice cubes per day
• Produces approx. 12 ice cubes in less than 10 minutes
• Makes 3 different ice cube sizes
• High efficiency CFC-free compressor
• 1.2 Gallon water reservoir