Product review (2 stars): As Much a Noise Maker as an Ice Maker
The RCA RIC102 Ice Maker does produce a ready supply of ice quickly, but the machine is too noisy! (And I've been fitted for a hearing aid!) At first, after setting up the machine in my kitchen, every few minutes I kept being frightened when it sounded like someone was breaking into my house as the newly frozen ice is pushed into the hamper. I hear the machine throughout my cottage and have taken to shutting off the machine to stop the racket unless it is a very hot day and I need the ice more than I hate the noise. Also, I should have researched more carefully and wouldn't have bought this machine which is not insulated; the ice already made eventually melts, causing the noise machine to keep up making its annoying noise even after it's full since that ice melts!