I was so excited for this ice maker but unfortunately was disappointed once it arrived. It makes ice wonderfully and pretty quickly. We haven’t quite figured out how to hook it up to the water line, but it holds quite a bit of water so filling it manually doesn’t take too much effort. The disappointment is in how loud it is. I didn’t even think of it making noise when purchasing, I assumed it would be the same as my fridge ice maker, but no. We are hoping to find a place for it in the pantry so the closed door can block out the noise, if that doesn’t work we’re unsure if we’ll keep it. It is also quite large and does take up some space on your counter.