Product review (1 stars): Bagged Ice is easier
This product is terrible.  I've had it for a couple of years now because I refuse to just throw it out...but I've considered doing so.  The unit makes ice but certainly not on a scale for a mere party of 4.  The unit does NOT keep the ice it makes from melting.  You better be ready to catch the ice as soon as it's made and get it quickly to a freezer.  If the unit is left unused for a short period of time, mold builds up in the internal "piping/tubing" meaning that your future batches of ice will contain mold.  Having run water through the unit not less than 40 times since the unit was stored for a mere 3 months, there is STILL mold in the system.  There is no way to disassemble the system for cleaning purposes so you are left to "flush" the system perpetually until it is clean.  The unit puts off a TON of heat so using it in an RV or similar application is really not an option unless you need to warm the place up.  For the time, energy, effort, frustration, cost, etc. you would be better served buying a $1.50 bag of ice to throw in a cooler.