Stand alone icemaker

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Not that Bob

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I have reached the level of snobhood that I am no longer satisfied to mix my drinks in ice with "freezer breath." I saw a little unit at Target for only 200 bucks. You have to fill it...it's not plumbed in, but that's fine for a beginner like me, and also means you can fill it with distilled water. It's also small which is a plus. You can get a large stand alone unit, similar to hotel units, for about 2K, but the size and price make this unrealistic.

I am open to all ideas. Please wax poetic on icemakers.
 
They are a pain in the ***. They are notorious for clogging up with calcium and for leaking all over the damn place. If you must, you can get one or you can have mine (which needs to be repaired). If you decide to get one, the Manitowac is hands down the best followed by Scotsman. Manitowac makes a residential one that used to be a lot less than $2k. All the other residential ones are iffy. I bought the wrong one.

I'm talking about the undercounter residential units.
 
I'm guessing that it would take a hell of a long time to have calcium problems if a person is going to use distlled water.
 
"I'm talking about the undercounter residential units."

They don't use distilled water and they don't really "store" ice. They just temporarily rent space to it. The ice melts and is replenished so it processes a LOT of water. You need to get a reverse osmosis filter for your icemaker or several times a year you will have to clean the calcium out of it. At least around here in Central Texas you do. If you notice the icemaker in your freezer you will see that there is a lever to turn it off when it fills up. No such thing on a stand alone icemaker because it never fills up completely. The ice is always melting.
 
freezer "breath" is because of poorly stored stuff in your freezer. Probably a lot cheaper to buy a vacuum seal unit. IWe got though a lot of ice because of water bottles for assorted sports activities, and having the extra icemaker in the garage is a blessing, as well as a necessity as a costco shopper.
 
^^ I think we have a winner right there. Why not find an old fridge that has an ice maker in the freezer? You can use the fridge portion for beer, you can get several buckets to store excess ice so that you have plenty for other events.

It'll probably run you near the same as this counter unit.
 
Extra fridge with an Icemaker. I am about to fabricate a large tray that should hold about 15-20 pounds. But the tray I use now probalby holds about 5. Enough to fill up the ice maker in the regular indoor fridge when it runs out.

Dang kids water bottles... that Ice needs to be saved for Jack N diet
 
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