Practical Details ... Here's the scoop ...
I purchased this to go with my Mr. Coffee BVMC-FM1 20-Ounce Frappe Maker, since I was using so much ice.
The best way to use this is to turn it on when you need to make ice, unless you are going to need a lot in a hurry - then you can freeze the cubes ahead of time.
1) How much ice does it make?
Well, each time it makes a batch, it makes between one and two cups ... that's every 6-10 minutes. So in an hour, it will make 6-10 cups of ice.
2) How much ice does it hold?
I was able to empty 2 trays into a gallon freezer bag (barely), so I'd say that it holds about 1/2 gallon of ice before it automatically shuts off.
3) Do you need to keep it turned on?
You can, but you don't have to. Put the ice you've made into your freezer and turn it off. When you aren't going to use it for awhile, you drain any extra water out so that you can be sure your water to make the...
What a disappointment
This review has always bothered me. I was initially thrilled with the unit and happily gave it a five star review...my icemaker QUIT AFTER ONLY THREE BATCHES OF ICE!!! At that time, it was not possible to change the star rating on a published review. I felt very bad thinking how many people had read my review praising the NewAir and bought one in consequence.
After reading the documentation that came with the unit, it was clear that this was a temperamental problem child and pretty much expected to misbehave, and I'd be lucky to ever get one that lasted...and worked. My bad, perhaps, for not going through return and replace, rinse and repeat ad infinitum in the hopes I would get a better unit, but, really, I bought this so I wouldn't have to waste time and energy, twiddling with filling and emptying ice trays, hauling bag ice from the market, or returning broken units over and over again.
It seems as though other folks had similar experiences and mine...
Love It!!!
I received the NewAir Icemaker in Red for Christmas. Once it was unwrapped, I wiped it down, plugged it in, added the water and let it do its thing. It works great! Within 15 minutes, I heard a "popcorn popping" sound and realized it was the first batch of ice cubes falling into the "ice tray" (and this is the only noise I've heard from the machine). I was pleased with how quickly it produced the ice and how within an hour or so I had to remove the ice from the tray and move it to my freezer so that it could continue to make ice. I was expecting approximately 10 people for Christmas dinner that evening and thought that I was going to have to run out to buy ice for the party, but this little machine produced more than enough ice to get us through the day with our regular drinking and through the dinner party.
I should note that I have only been using the machine for about a week now. I do not keep it on constantly as the "freezing unit" turns off once the tray is full, so...
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