GE Profile Opal | Countertop Nugget Ice Maker with Side Tank | Portable Ice Machine with Bluetooth Connectivity for Smart Home Kitchen | Stainless Steel Finish | Up to 24 lbs. of Ice Per Day

Update: Stopped working, I called GE, and they said they would send me a refurbished one, but it will take around six weeks. That was about four weeks ago. Less than a year old, using only RO water, and it has crapped out on me. I really love this ice maker when it is working. Received a refurbished unit as a replacement. It took over 6 weeks to get here though the warranty was not extended at all for the time I was missing an ice maker. I really hate that I like this ice so much as I don't like the ice maker, the warranty, or the customer service.Original review: I have looked at this ice maker for over a year, but the bad reviews held me back. Finally, hubby convinced me to order, and now I can't believe it took so long. I was afraid it wouldn't produce enough ice to be worthwhile, but now I'm wondering what I am going to do with all of it. We have six people in the house at the moment (think Texas in August), and there is more ice than we have used. In fact, in the last two days, I have filled three-gallon ziplock bags with ice that are sitting in the freezer untouched. The ice is amazing. Perfect! Fabulous!This is not a freezer, so the ice will slowly melt and recirculate. The bin has holes in the bottom to let the water drain, so the ice stays fresh and crunchy. We have not turned it off since plugging it in.Cons: The machine is a bit loud. Still, it is in an open kitchen with a couch 6 feet away, and we don't turn it off to watch TV. so it's not horribly loud. The machine is heavy and bulky. You are supposed to drain and clean every week, or so so I am keeping it close to the kitchen sink. We would have preferred to put it in a different location, but that is not practical. It was also too tall to find under our counter. Pay close attention to the measurements if you need to put it on a counter with a cabinet above.Overall I am extremely pleased with the quality of ice, the noise level, and the ease of setup. If my opinion changes, I will update this review.

The media could not be loaded. We’ve been wanting an pellet ice maker for years. Every time we go to a restaurant that has pellet ice we state that we want a machine. Well we finally had the money to invest in one and researched several. We were confused why it seems why people either seemed to give it 1 star and complained about the loud noise it makes or 5 stars stating it was not very loud and awesome. We are definitely the 5 star awesome crowd. As you see in the video it makes a low volume hum similar to a refrigerator or dishwasher. I find it calming. However, we believe we have figured out the issue. Once the water cycles through in the reservoir it will try to suck up water to make the ice and will make a loud gurgling/screeching noise. Once you put more water in the reservoir the loud sound goes away instantly. Think of a large mouth trying to suck up a tiny amount of water. Give the poor beautiful machine something to drink people! If you don’t want to make more ice then just hit the pretty, big, illuminated button at the top. We turn off the machine over night and it still has ice in the bin the next morning. Some ice does melt but it the water doesn’t sit at the bottom of the tray because the ice bin has drainage holes in the bottom and the water just goes in the water reservoir. If you want to make more ice and need to fill up the ice machine again then just dump/scoop the ice into a gallon ziplock or another tray to put into your freezer. This thing is awesome and I think it looks great. It fits on most any countertop but is large and it should be for this type of quality. The unit is packaged very securely. It even has a plywood base at the bottom and is bottom heavy to avoid being shipped/delivered/stored upside down (of course you’ll have a dumb dumb put it upside down). The way you have to unbox the unit avoids any thinking of turning it upside down. Please note that if the unit still makes a loud noise and the water reservoir isn’t empty then you may have a faulty machine. We’ve read that if the unit is turned upside down it can damage it. This machine is worth the large price tag and honestly I think it’s a great value for the quality and design of this unit. GE doesn’t make junk. We love love love this ice maker and enjoy the delicious ice it makes. Now go and buy it and start crunching some ice!