Product review (5 stars): You just have to threaten it
Bought this for a number of reasons, but mainly because of lost appliances to Sandy, and having to use a TINY refrig with no freezer until I rebuild.

Got it, unpacked it, put both cartons out to the curb,  It worked great for the first 48 hours, churning out batch after batch of ice.  I couldn't have been happier.  Then it suddenly stopped making ice.  Lights were on, but no action.  I tried all of the recommended plugging, unplugging, etc, but nothing.  So I got the cartons back from the curb, ready to ship it back but instead  I went to Yahoo, and there are actually clips of people showing how to take the sucker apart because of various fixes.  So I thought, hey, why not?  Just as I approached it with a screwdriver, it started churning out ice again, and it hasn't stopped since.

While I would love to believe that threats alone were enough, I'm also thinking that the thing I did before the screwdriver had more to do with it's recovery.  While cleaning it out for the 5th time, I found that in the little hole in the bottom of the tank where the water goes in is a tiny filter, and mine had "stuff" in it, probably due to the water mains being torn up and replaced on the street.  They don't mention this filter in the instructions, but it certainly is a logical reason for what happened.

So yes, I recommend getting this icemaker it turns out loads of ice very quickly, and only has to operate when you need it.  And if you buy it, and it suddenly stops producing ice, check that tiny filter, it might save you some crazy time.