FRIGIDAIRE EFIC189-Silver Compact Ice Maker, 26 lb per Day, Silver

Sturdy, effective. Using daily, multiple runs (for 2 people drinking soda and iced tea each day) - its been a year now and it works great, cleans easily, makes ice so fast, easy to fill and empty, etc. Absolutely no issues with it. It does make a little noise - LOL - so it took getting used to ice drops at night - but not an issue at all. Would buy it again and again. If you had more people you may want a bigger version re: amount of ice per serving - but it literally takes only a few minutes to make a new set of ice. Its counter footprint is really nice - we have a teeny kitchen and it works great on what counterspace we have.

This ice maker was on my list and Amazon was where I thought to look first. The prices were great and were definitely worth the product that I received. The set up is very easy to perform and the ice is created within a couple minutes upon setup. The product is very fast and durable and can be placed anywhere for your convenience! Would recommend to anybody!!

Next day delivery, well packaged, easy set up, low noise. Will recommend! Hopefully this one will last longer than my first one, which lasted 2 years. Keeps up with the demand for ice !

.. ice tends to melt pretty quick. Our fridge icemaker died awhile back and wasn't repairable so after buying bags of ice I finally bought this portable. Makes ice fast and we keep it in a SS pan in the freezer. Only issue I've found is the ice tends to melt fairly quickly. Not sure why but easy to crank out a bunch more. Good product.

Average size, looks good on counter. Makes ice like no other. Awesome. Fresh ice for you drink in less that 8 minutes. Good in all categories.

Product works very well in making small and large ice cubes fairly quickly. Only issues is if there is a power outage it defults to full off, meaning the cube already made melt and none are being made, also if water runs out, to get it running again after adding water you have to turn it off and then back on and select the size of the cubes again, and the cube trayarea only gets cold air while it is making cube. once tray is full the compressor shuts off and your cube start melting. This said, The unit is good and does what is claimed and functions very well otherwise

We are always running out of ice and this has solved the problem. I wish I would have bought this a long time ago.This ice maker is excellent and will delivery the 26 lbs. of ice per day. What a lot of people don't understand about countertop ice makers is that when the ice is made it is about 27 degrees and the ice maker is not a storage freezer. Think of it like the ice that was just made will sit in the ice maker which is like keeping ice in a cooler. It won't get colder it will just slowly melt and then gets turned back into ice again.Keep in mind when you pull ice out of your kitchen freezer that has been in there for several hours it is around 0 degrees vs. the 27 degrees right out of the countertop ice maker. So, ice from your freezer is going to last a lot longer in a drink than ice out of this countertop ice maker. So, that may not be ideal for some if you are having a drink outside on a hot day and not using an insulated cup. For best results take the ice out of the countertop ice maker and put it in a gallon ziplock bag and place it in the freezer for a little while so it will get down to the 0 degrees. That is not necessary though. The ice that comes right out of the machine is plenty cold enough for drinking beverages indoors. If you want to use the ice outdoors just place the ice in an insulated cup.Pros:Very quality built machine.Very easy to use.It uses lights to notify you of the status rather than annoying beeps.It really does make 26 lbs. of ice in an hour.First ice in about 8 minutes.Full basket of ice in about an hour.Pauses itself when ice basket is full and will resume ice production automatically as soon as some ice is removed.Light comes on when water needs to be added (keep in mind you still have a full basket of ice when this triggers).Melts very slowly and if you leave it on over night it only comes on once or twice to replace the ice that melted.Quite operation.It doesn't take up a lot of countertop space so we are able to leave it out and it matches our stainless steel fridge.It comes with a nice ice scoop which is great for parties.This ice maker keeps dropping ice every 8 minutes.The cord is very long so it doesn't have to be right up against the outlet.Cons:The only con I have about the machine is trying to drain the water remaining when you are done using it. There is a drain plug underneath it that is a little tricky to use because you can't see underneath the machine and you can't just turn the machine upside down to drain it per their instructions. That will harm the machine.What I found to be a great solution is instead of using the drain plug I use a microfiber towel to soak up all the water left in the machine. That only takes a quick second and you don't have to move the ice maker over the sink to drain it. I then leave the lid open to make sure it dries out. So it really isn't a con if you use the microfiber towel. It is so easy this way which means I never mind using the machine even to make a small amount of ice.

Ordered this unit in late June 2024. It made ice very fast and I really enjoyed being able to get ice on demand. The unit worked fine until two weeks ago. At this point, the icemaker just stopped working. The lights turn on and off, but when you turn the power button on, the light turns on and the unit does nothing. I tried to reach out to Frigidaire customer support, but the model I received was manufactured by Curtis. Called the Curtis support line, opened a warranty claim, and submitted everything they requested via email. I got an email from Curtis and they told me the model I received is a different model than what I ordered, so now they won't help me because my Amazon bill doesn't match my model. I reach out to Amazon and they say I should reach out to the manufacturer. After I explained to Amazon support that I had already done this, they said they would escalate the issue, Basically, I am just sitting here hoping that someone is willing to help me. It would never have occurred to me that what I received wasn't the exact model I ordered. They look almost identical and have the same features. Pretty disappointing experience so far.