Product review (5 stars): Great Little Ice Maker!
Updated November 2015
Another 6 month cycle of emptying morning and night; continues to work flawlessly.  Defrost every two months and it simply churns out ice. Very pleased with the machine.

Updated October 2014

This is the second spring/summer where the unit has run for ~6 months / 24x7 as we keep the ice bucket emptied.  To date, the unit simply churns out ice and we are very satisfied with the purchase.

July 2013

This small profile, quiet machine has been in my utility room running 24x7 now for almost 30 days.  It easily fills it's ice bucket full twice in 24 hours with nice size crescent sized cubes.  The unit is meeting all my expectations.

In my utility room, I have a washer, dryer, large side/side fridge, large wine cellar and this ice maker.  The icemaker and wine cellar are front venting and do exhaust warm air. Don't be surprised by the temp in a small room going up a degree or so when this unit is installed.

The only unknown today is how reliable the little guy will be over the next few months / years.  I did purchase the Amazon/Assurant 3 Year / 360 Plan as I never buy appliance maintenance so this type of policy is a first for me.  I'll update as time goes on.

I installed this unit myself and used professional grade water hose, brass connectors and attached an inline water filter.  The water we have here in the DFW area has high mineral content so I'm trying to take as much of that sediment out as possible.  The installation is simple and easy; just go to your local hardware (Lowes/Home Depot/TruValue) and buy the appropriate hose/connectors for an ice maker installation.  Use Teflon tape or plumbers putty and snug up the connectors.  No leaks, now or in the future!

As always, Amazon service was excellent and the unit was shipped by CompactAppliance.  The unit arrived ontime and in good condition.  Compact Appliance had double boxed the unit to assure safe delivery, a very nice touch.