Product review (5 stars): EASY WAY TO GET STARTED FAST!!!
Getting started = Easy Wheezy!

Instructions talk about 2 - 12 hours  warm up time or cool down time. I can get that down to 20 minutes.

Here is what you do: When you fill the tank with water - get a few ice cubes (from where ever) and drop them down in the water tank. This will allow your ice maker to make your first batch of ice cube come out solid.

I would not use the first batch of ice cubes. I would completely discard them; like what you probably did with your first batch of coffee from your coffee maker. I dispatched the second batch too. I even dumped all the water and started with a fresh batch of water with a few more ice cubes in it for the first batch of ice cubes I kept.

You still are at about 20 minutes and the next batch of ice cubes are keepers.

Now, I know this may be bothersome; but it is what I do. Every hour I empty the ice cubes into a gallon plastic bag and put it in my freezer. (I use the same bag until it is full.) I do this until I have all the ice I need, Then I turn off the ice maker completely. You would be surprised how fast you will get enough ice.

Now here is the trick: Get that bag of ice out of the freezer. Probably the cubes will no longer be separate. Well; simply bang them on the table - not too hard. And all the cubes will become separate again. Now you can add them to your ice bin and they will not clunk back together again.

If you are using the ice maker for a party; you don't need to do any of that. Simple grab the ice from the ice maker bin and keep on making ice.

On last thing - be sure to watch your water level - it will run out after a few batches of ice are made. The machine will shut off automatically if the water level goes too low.

Now enjoy your ice maker!!!