EdgeStar 12 Lbs. Built-In Ice Maker Review

I hooked up the icemaker into my reverse osmosis water supply under the sink. Since reading the reviews I replaced the plastic nut on the water line input with a brass nut and compression fitting. Nice and tight, no leaks.

Plugged the unit in and turned it on. Nice and quiet operation compared to our old counter top icemaker. After ten minuets of operation there was a puddle of water under the icemaker. The water came from the water shutoff solenoid inside the icemaker. I had to remove the back grate, and push the palstic tubing into the plastic fitting tighter than when it was originally assembled. Obviously this icemaker was not tested at the factory or this defect would have presented itself.

After I repared the icemakers water system, i let it run overnight. The yield was less than impressive. With the icemaker running for about 12 hours, it produced ice that filled the bin by about 1/3. Enough for three soda drinks in large tumblers. I expect that we will out use the available ice each day this summer.

If we use the icemaker to its yield capacity each day, it will be running constantly. At 350 watts of power while running, that's some pretty expensive ice. That power consumption is the equivalent of my refrigerator / freezer running 24 hours a day.

So in summary, It's better than the countertop icemaker that I was previously using because I don't have to manually fill it with water. It produces about 1/3 the ice yield as the countertop icemaker. It uses 100 watts more power than the countertop icemaker. It runs much quieter, and the ice remains in a freezer compartment, so it doesn't melt like the ice in a countertop icemaker. Overall, it's nothing to write home about. The customer should not have to repair a brand new item to get it working the first time. The only reason that I repaired it was because I did not want to pay to ship it back for a simple repair.



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