GE Profile Opal Countertop Ice Maker: Make Delicious Nugget Ice at Home

Amazon Customer: It’s heavy for sure but we have enjoyed ours. Still running smoothly after 3 years. It can be a little loud at times but that’s usually when you need to add water. Overall very satisfied. We bought two, one for our home and one for my daughter.

United States on Oct 15, 2023

Carla: Great ice;easy to set up and clean; bought if for my office (10ish emp)and it keeps up with demand pretty good. Great taste

United States on Sep 23, 2023

J. SOWARDJ. SOWARD: The ice it makes is excellent, and it makes plenty of it. It may fall short for a large gathering, but for 3-4 people it keeps up no problems.

It makes quite a bit of noise, and, as a counter top unit, that noise is projected all around the room, unlike a full-size refrigerator or a below-counter ice maker. Depending on the point in the cycle it goes from a noticeable, but not terrible amount of noise, to a loud whir and gurgle combination, to ridiculously loud screaming and grinding sound. When you get to the screaming phase, it needs water. It won't tell you it needs water for another 15 minutes, but it does, and it will quieten down once fed.

It also needs to expel a lot of hot air out one side, the hot air was expected, of course, it is a tiny freezer, but it's one-sided-ness was not. While facing the unit, the right-side rear is the air vent and you do not want to block this. I had to relocate things a bit once I discovered that.

I've had it going for 6 months now w/o issue, I use only RO filtered water in it, so no clogging or cleaning has been required. I have it on a schedule to run from about 8a to 10pm, and there's usually plenty of ice left if you...

United States on Jun 14, 2022

RLM: I read many of these reviews and was on the fence about buying this, and this is why I'm writing this review for everyone. I wanted to get this for my wife for Christmas, she loves nugget ice. It is expensive, but I decided to go for it. We had the ice maker first, and the side tank was on backorder, it didn't come until late January. The problems that everyone talks about, the strange noises, etc, is because the machine needs water, it wants water. Without the side tank, we were in the same situation. It tells you to fill the reservoir, but the problem is that once you start to take ice from the machine, you have no idea how much more water to put in the reservoir. Once it starts making noises, because it is basically sucking water, you need to put more water in it, but not really sure how much. This could happen in the middle of the night, etc. I thought about sending it back, but then the side tank arrived. Since I hooked up the side tank full of water, which is a "reserve", we have had zero issues with any strange noises, sucking water, anything else, even the annoyance of having to remove a full ice bin to put water below in the reservoir. It is a bit loud when it is making...

United States on Feb 06, 2022

goosedude: Purchased this for my wife for Christmas when it was on sale for Black Friday. Received the machine on Dec. 5th but wasn't able to set it up until the 25th. Suffice to say my reading of the reviews of the machine (despite its 4.5 stars) I am still wary of the life of the machine but have double the manufacturer's warranty so was willing to take the gamble despite its high price.

I fully read the manual (not just the quickstart guide) and followed all the instructions and flushed the machine prior to putting it into use.
2 weeks in we have used it daily for about 8-12 hours per day only using Distilled Water. About 4 of the supplied scoop fills a large Stainless steel Yeti type tumbler and 2 scoops for a standard 16oz glass. It takes about 5 hours for the compartment to completely fill the bin with ice from empty, and the reservoir holds about 1/2gal of water to the top fill line.

Things to Note:
1) Reviews with complaints mentioned loud noises....we havent had any and the machine runs quietly. The noise level rises once the reservoir is nearing empty.
2) The manual says the indicator light has a raindrop effect when making ice but it is VERY VERY...

United States on Jan 07, 2022