Product review (5 stars): Outstanding performance from a counter-top machine
The Danby DIM1524W provides outstanding performance in a counter-top ice maker. The DIM1524W is reliable; it has excellent output; and it is an almost human-free operation.

I wanted an under-counter, professional ice maker; however, I received the Danby DIM1524W as a Christmas present. At first, I was displeased because it wasn't what I wanted, and, rationalizing that emotion, I complained that you must fill it and it sits on the counter. But -- when I plugged it in, it was love at first cube.

The DIM1524W makes ice hemispheres (oblate hemisphericals) in three sizes, and, it makes them quickly! The reservoir holds an adequate amount of water to make lots of ice cubes. It is easy to refill, easy to drain, and easy to clean. (The instructions are more intimidating than the actual cleaning and maintenance.) It is quiet excepting the low hum of the compressor and when the ice dumps into the hopper; however, the cascading ice acts as a Pavlovian conditioning stimulus, and, I find myself at the ice maker loading freshly made, clean, pure ice into my glass and wondering how I got there.

The only negative I have is it needs to be reset when there is a power outage. I used to live in a third world village in Lower Alabama, and, the power was unsteady (power outage du jour). So, I might have to reset the machine to get it to return to making ice once or twice a month. But, the speed with which it makes ice makes reseting the machine a moot point.

If you want an outstanding counter-top ice maker -- or an under-counter ice maker but the price is too intimidating -- The Danby DIM1524W is a great choice!

HTH,

J