Product review (4 stars): Good value, Good product for RVing
We have a small travel trailer with a decent sized refrigerator/freezer, but there are some things for which there is no substitute and we still need ice.  I cleaned my Polar with vinegar water instead of bleach and it seemed to do the trick.  I let a whole cycle run with the vinegar water, then I drained, cleaned and refilled the tank with plain filtered water.  I threw that batch of ice away, too.  I've frozen two subsequent batches.

Here's what I've learned about my unit:  It thinks the tank is empty when there's still a half inch of water in the bottom.  That's been consistent.  This is not a big deal for me.  I just drain and refill the tank.  The draining probably isn't necessary, but I want to start each cycle with clean water.  As someone else mentioned, there are some drips when you remove the ice basket, but knowing that means I just have a dish towel there to catch it.  I've placed the cubes in a freezer bag and put them in the freezer.  Yes, they do stick together because they're still a little wet, but one bang on the counter top after they're solidly frozen takes care of that and they stay separated.  The ice tastes fine and I experienced no overwhelming plastic odor from the housing of the unit, but I got the stainless model, rather than the white one.  It looks great on the counter top, BTW.  I've made all size cubes and don't really know why I need that choice, so I just settled on the medium.  Yes, there's some noise with the ice making process, but here is where I start to realize that it matters WHY you purchase this device.  For me, it's a way to make ice in the woods or on the lake, while we're camping.  I'm thrilled not to have to keep ice in a cooler or take up room in the freezer of my rv frig, trying to make ice.  I can use the stored cubes to help keep my rv frig and freezer cold and all I need to save in the freezer to get started on our next occasion is a couple of small freezer bags of ice.  The machine can keep up after that.  What can I say....we like ice in our iced tea and we like our white wine chilled on ice.  I can make smoothies if I have ice.

Our frig at home makes ice and it's different ice.  It's harder, more frozen and isn't drippy.  In the past, I've filled freezer bags with ice from home and put them in the rv freezer, but there's only enough room for it to last a couple of days and our trips are longer than that.  If you're planning to use this machine for camping or rving, it's terrific.  If you envision using it to supplement the ice production of your home frig, you may be disappointed.  It looks great, works as advertised and I love it, so far.  I'm saving the box and packing material just in case it doesn't last the year that it promises.

I'm in my third day of ice production.  I have tried both methods of stopping ice production:  unplug the unit and hit stop.  It doesn't seem to matter much...when I empty the ice drawer or run low on water, I still have to hit stop, then start to get it going again.  We have a very long trip planned starting next month and will update if there are problems.  No news is good news.