Product review (3 stars): Does not store 25lbs of ice
So far so good except for it does not store 25lbs of ice. I use a large cooler daily and bought this ice maker so I could stop buying store ice. My thought was I could empty 25lbs at a time into my cooler and it turns out to be more like 10-15 lbs tops. When it reaches 3/4 of a full bin it shuts off until the bin is emptied.  This takes approximately 5 hours and weighs about 10 lbs so it is making the advertised 45lbs a day but you must be around to empty it every 5 hours. I was hoping to be able to dump 25lbs on my cooler every morning and I can as long as I bag it up at least once or twice and store it in the freezer.  The ice does come out in sheets but they are easy to break up with a good steel scooper that I ordered to go with it. It does make noise but that is to be expected by anything that is dropping ice into a bin. The noise and sheets of ice do not bother me at all, just wished it actually stored 25lbs of ice. The ice is clear and I do enjoy it in a whiskey and coke in the evening.  Hope this helps.