Product review (5 stars): Review of Previous Model:  Absolutely huge $ saver for RV camping!
We absolutely love this ice maker. We use it to make ice when we are camping. Here's some more in-depth thoughts:

Pros:
- It really cranks out the ice. A tip to note, if you want to get up and running on making ice, fill the reservoir with water and some ice to start. This cools down the water that is being pumped in to make the ice. It makes the ice quicker and it with the reservoir water cold, it doesn't melt the produced ice as quickly. Alternatively, you could use just chilled water in the reservoir. Either way, just make sure that water is good and cold.
- We always have it on the large cube size, and it produces ice very quickly. I think it's about 7 minutes per cycle. I haven't timed it, but it's fast.
- With chilled water in the reservoir, it will fill up the ice basket in about an hour.
- The produced ice doesn't melt off very quickly. There seems to be sufficient insulation that it doesn't melt too rapidly.

Cons:
- The pump that moves the water from the reservoir to the ice making unit can be a little noisy at times. Especially when the unit is empty and being put into service for the first time each trip. It's not too bad after that. Nothing that is disturbing to us.

Overall, I would definitely recommend this unit for our type of application. I have not used it in continuous service for more than a week at a time, so I can't comment on its longevity or use in full-time service. I have had ours for 2+ camping seasons, and it's great. It has saved me a TON of money versus buying bagged ice that melts rapidly in the Texas heat. I estimate that it has paid for itself a number of times over. I regularly get comments from other campers about how ingenious this unit is versus buying ice.

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