EFIC189-Silver Compact Ice Maker, 26 lb per Day, Silver

The FRIGIDAIRE EFIC128AMZBLK Compact Countertop Ice Maker has been such a game-changer in my kitchen. It’s compact enough to sit on the counter without taking up too much space, but still powerful enough to produce a lot of ice—up to 26 lbs a day, which is more than enough for daily use, guests, or keeping drinks cold all weekend. It makes ice surprisingly fast, and I love that I can choose the size. The machine runs smoothly, isn’t overly loud, and the black finish looks sleek and modern. Setup was simple too—just plug it in, add water, and it gets to work. If you want a reliable ice maker that looks good, works quickly, and saves you from constantly buying bagged ice, this one is a winner. Highly recommend!

Sturdy, effective. Using daily, multiple runs (for 2 people drinking soda and iced tea each day) - its been a year now and it works great, cleans easily, makes ice so fast, easy to fill and empty, etc. Absolutely no issues with it. It does make a little noise - LOL - so it took getting used to ice drops at night - but not an issue at all. Would buy it again and again. If you had more people you may want a bigger version re: amount of ice per serving - but it literally takes only a few minutes to make a new set of ice. Its counter footprint is really nice - we have a teeny kitchen and it works great on what counterspace we have.

We are always running out of ice and this has solved the problem. I wish I would have bought this a long time ago. This ice maker is excellent and will delivery the 26 lbs. of ice per day. What a lot of people don't understand about countertop ice makers is that when the ice is made it is about 27 degrees and the ice maker is not a storage freezer. Think of it like the ice that was just made will sit in the ice maker which is like keeping ice in a cooler. It won't get colder it will just slowly melt and then gets turned back into ice again. Keep in mind when you pull ice out of your kitchen freezer that has been in there for several hours it is around 0 degrees vs. the 27 degrees right out of the countertop ice maker. So, ice from your freezer is going to last a lot longer in a drink than ice out of this countertop ice maker. So, that may not be ideal for some if you are having a drink outside on a hot day and not using an insulated cup. For best results take the ice out of the countertop ice maker and put it in a gallon ziplock bag and place it in the freezer for a little while so it will get down to the 0 degrees. That is not necessary though. The ice that comes right out of the machine is plenty cold enough for drinking beverages indoors. If you want to use the ice outdoors just place the ice in an insulated cup. Pros: Very quality built machine. Very easy to use. It uses lights to notify you of the status rather than annoying beeps. It really does make 26 lbs. of ice in an hour. First ice in about 8 minutes. Full basket of ice in about an hour. Pauses itself when ice basket is full and will resume ice production automatically as soon as some ice is removed. Light comes on when water needs to be added (keep in mind you still have a full basket of ice when this triggers). Melts very slowly and if you leave it on over night it only comes on once or twice to replace the ice that melted. Quite operation. It doesn't take up a lot of countertop space so we are able to leave it out and it matches our stainless steel fridge. It comes with a nice ice scoop which is great for parties. This ice maker keeps dropping ice every 8 minutes. The cord is very long so it doesn't have to be right up against the outlet. Cons: The only con I have about the machine is trying to drain the water remaining when you are done using it. There is a drain plug underneath it that is a little tricky to use because you can't see underneath the machine and you can't just turn the machine upside down to drain it per their instructions. That will harm the machine. What I found to be a great solution is instead of using the drain plug I use a microfiber towel to soak up all the water left in the machine. That only takes a quick second and you don't have to move the ice maker over the sink to drain it. I then leave the lid open to make sure it dries out. So it really isn't a con if you use the microfiber towel. It is so easy this way which means I never mind using the machine even to make a small amount of ice.

Great countertop ice maker. Perfect for summer months when our demand for ice outweighs the capacity of our built-in ice maker. We’ve had this for over a year now. It ran continuously for 5 months last summer/fall and it’s going on another 3 months this summer. We put it away for the winter because we don’t need the extra ice. Pros: Makes ice quickly that is fun sized and “chewable.” Perfect for all the iced tea I’m hooked on during the summer. Super fun to have extra, scoop-able ice on hand for our summer drinks. Cons: Our unit seems to get stuck - as in I need to manually push away the ice from the ramp or else the ice maker thinks the ice bin is full and will not make anymore ice. A minor inconvenience. Also, last week the ice maker stopped working properly- turning out very tiny ice cubes that melted too fast to use. I did some research into this and ran a batch of pure vinegar through the ice maker then flushed it out with plain water. Seems to have fixed the issue. Normal size ice cubes again. Voila! Also - when draining the unit of old water, but sure to keep it upright and use the drain plug to drain rather than tipping the whole unit over the sink to pour out old water. I was doing this for a while and may have jostled the coolant in the unit. I let it rest in its upright position for 24 hours, then plugged it back in and it has been fine. I’m not entirely sure whether the problem with the unusually small cubes were due to scaling build up or whether it was due to the coolant being disturbed, or both. Either way, letting it rest in its upright position and running a cycle with vinegar has fixed the problem. I’m happy that we’re halfway through our second summer and the thing is still working. I would recommend for others who have similar uses for the ice maker. Do not expect it to produce enough ice for a larger party or to fill up a cooler. Works great for a family of 4 for regular drinks.

I can say it did me good for the 2 years it worked nonstop unless there was a power outage... or I just cut it off when I went out of town... I love this... but I wished it had a self cleaning feature...

Muy práctica. Desde que la compré siempre tengo hielos a mi disposición.

I got this for my wife as a Christmas present and she loves it. It makes ice pretty fast and a year later it's still working great.

Useful ice maker that arrived when it said it would.

Como muchas otras personas lo han dicho, hay que saber usarla y entender que no hace magia. Se trata de una fábrica de hielo de uso DOMÉSTICO. Te da suficiente abastecimiento constante para una reunión de 5 - 7 personas pero es importante tener ciertas consideraciones, como el ponerla a trabajar un par de horas antes de iniciada la reunión, que de ser posible le coloques agua fría o dejes algunos de los hielos en el contenedor del agua directamente para enfriarla y que la calidad de los hielos sea buena y se produzcan lo más rápido posible y que estés atento a que la cuchara/pala para hielos no se quede dentro de la máquina cerca del sensor de contenedor lleno, porque podrías dejar de producirlos constantemente. La primera ocasión que la usamos, nos decepcionamos un poco porque sentíamos que los hielos eran muy pequeños (aún los de tamaño grande) y que tardaba más de lo que nos hubiera gustado porque teníamos la expectativa de tener hielos casi al instante. Error de nuestra parte. Pero una vez que aprendimos a usarla a lo largo de la reunión y que le dimos un poco más de tiempo nos ha funcionado bastante bien y estamos muy satisfechos con el producto. Hay amigos y familiares a los que les ha gustado tanto que nos han preguntado sobre ella y ya se han comprado la suya también.

Giving this 3 stars because it constantly runs and is very loud. Though it does its job and makes ice quickly it does not keep it so if you dont use it, it simply melts back into the tray which is why its always running