NewAir Clear Ice Cube Maker Machine 40 lbs. of Ice in 24 Hours, Portable Design in Stainless Steel with Convenient Crystal.

Love it some say it makes blocks of ice that doesn't break, to me I LOVE that about it. I freeze the blocks of ice completely im the freezer to dry em out and then i place a knife in the lines and twist and place in a large container. The ice doesn't clump that way! And for iced coffee enthusiasts it's the best! Leave your coffee tasting better because the ice is clear and free of gasses and minerals. Bullet shaped ice makers always made disgusting tasting ice until I read up on it and realized why

Order arrived early, 7 days, in perfect condition. The NewAir ClearIce 40 is an amazingly small, but productive ice maker. It really does make 40 lbs of CLEAR ice/day. The ice bin holds 3.5 lbs, so it must be emptied every 2 hours. The overhead water supply reservoir holds just over 2.0 liters, or 2 quarts 4 ounces, and needs filling 9 times/day, or every 2 hrs 40 min. No supply/drain plumbing! The ice itself is very roughly a cube in shape. It is produced by a 3-high, 8-wide refrigerated grid. Water pours over the grid and gradually forms ice. This makes ice with no air, so it is crystal clear. When the machine is ready it switches from refrigeration to heating on the grid metal. In 30+ seconds it warms the grid enough to drop the ice into the ice bin below. Immediately after dropping ice, the machine starts making the next ice. The ice generally does not break into individual pieces to any significant degree when it falls in the ice bin. As other users have suggested, the ice can be broken up by dumping it into a large Ziploc bag and smacking it down on a hard surface to separate the individual cubes. You can put the ice bag in a freezer after that if you want, but you will need to smack that totally frozen bag of formerly wet ice down on a hard surface because the wet ice cubes will freeze together. The cubes produced by the above process are compatible with my freezer’s ice dispenser and crusher, which is designed for the usual crescent-shaped ice. This machine is great because it does not require a supply water and sewer drain hook-up, and it is about as energy efficient as can be. It takes more user effort to use than a commercial ice machine that just makes ice and dumps it in a very large bin, non-stop. Such machines have no refrigeration for the ice, so the ice is constantly melting and going down the drain, which adds to electricity cost. This ice machine uses 180W. In 24 hours this will be 4.3 kWh (30 to 80 cents) on your electric bill, in the production of 40 pounds of ice. It has implicit refrigeration of the ice storage bin because the very cold, 32° water pouring over the freezing grid falls below the ice bin, where it is re-pumped over the freezing grid, serving to refrigerate the ice bin compartment without hard freezing. This results in bin ice lasting well with little melting through the entire two hours to create six loads of ice, at which time you must empty the bin. The machine automatically stops when ice bin is full, and that ends refrigeration until either you dump the ice bin or some of the ice simply melts. Once the machine is waiting for you to empty the bin, the rate of icemelt increases because the refrigeration compressor stays off until some ice melts or you empty the 3.5 lb bin. The cost of this machine will be recovered after it has made enough ice to fill from a few dozen to several dozen bags of store-bought ice. So in the long run it will save on your cost of ice.

With 14 of our grandchildren living in the neighborhood, our adult children, their spouses, friends, and neighbors -- not to mention our pool, deck, and Kamodo Joe, we have one of the busiest backyards in town. We also keep a couple of coolers on the patio loaded with all kinds of beverages for kids and adults respectively. For years, keeping those drinks cold meant periodic trips to the grocer's for bags of ice -- an inconvenience and expense. Several years ago I did the math, and calculated that a small ice maker would pay for itself in one summer, so we bought a 20 lb. model. It worked well -- took a bit of baby sitting -- but made enough ice to keep one cooler full. On really hot weekends we still sometimes had to send some one out for ice. It lasted a couple of years. We replaced it with another one of the same capacity. It also died after 2 summers. The need for ice has not diminished one cube, so this year we upgraded to the NewAir, designed to produce 40 lbs. of ice per day. From day one I was completely satisfied with it, but waited until after the Memorial Day weekend to write a review. No counter-top ice make has ever performed more heroically. We kept both coolers teeming with ice and ice-cold beverages with ice cubes to spare. Haven't had to buy a bag of ice since. This machine takes a half gallon water at a time. We have a pitcher dedicated for the purpose. Yes, it must be filled and emptied manually, but my wife and I routinely check every time we pass it, and it is little trouble. My only complaint is that the ice collection basket could have been designed with higher walls. The clumsy old man that I am tends to spill a few cubes each time I empty it. My wife does not seem to have that problem, so maybe it's only me.

I have had nothing but problems. Worked decent for the first 6 weeks. I was told it couldn't be returned at that point. I thought it had 1 year warnty, not such the case. 6 months old and will not work at all. Dont waste your time or money. Had a different brand for 6 years.. JUNK

Great ice maker so far. I use distilled water and the cubes come out perfectly clear. I fill up zip lock bags for future use. The reservoir is quite large and makes ice very fast. I will post an update in a few months.