COSTWAY Countertop Ice Maker, 26Lbs/24H Portable Ice Machine with Self-Cleaning Function, Bullet Ice Cubes Ready in 8 Mins, Scoop and Removable Basket,Ice Maker for Home Party Bar, Green

I am not usually one to write a review on something. I felt this unit deserves one. First of all I am a certified electrician and repair man of all things electrical. I bought this unit for my wife Christmas 2020. After she opened the unit we cleaned the unit filled with water and plugged it in. Has been making ice for over two years now.It has not been all rainbows and unicorns though. We had well water and we live in north Florida. The unit ran flawlessly for a little over the first year. I ran the clean cycle about every other month. The unit started to have buildup in the maker from the well water. I would unplug and drain the unit and wipe everything down best I could. Note if you do not wipe the sensors just above the basket your unit ma say it’s full but be empty. Keep the sensors clean to avoid this.About 8 months ago we moved to a new house and now have city water. My some dropped something in the unit shortly after and I did not know it at the time. The unit began saying add water and everything was full. After no luck checking all the obvious things I decided to take the unit to my shop and see how it works and what’s wrong. It’s 119 dollars so if it was broken I wouldn’t be mad after a little over a year of EVERY DAY ISE 24/7.I must say the unit was built VERY WELL. Took me quite a while to take the unit apart. After disassembling the entire thing I must say it was impressive how it was made for something from china and so cheep. I took apart the pump and found a small piece of plastic had jammed the impeller keeping it from spinning to pump water. I then cleaned the entire unit since I had it entirely apart. I could then see how much damage the well water caused inside the unit and on the unseen plastic parts. I cleaned all parts with vinegar and put the unit back together.after filling with water from the city now the unit has been running for almost a year clean as a whistle.I say all that because if you have a well or dirty water don’t expect the unit to run very long before problems. The pump can stop from the smallest thing getting sucked in or if it gets enough “sludge” in it from dirty water. If you look in the back when the unit is filling there is a small metal prong sticking down. I found while the unit was apart that that has a wire connected to it and that is how it knows if you are out of water. If that probe gets sludge or mineral deposits on it after a period of time the unit will quit as well.Taking the unit apart make it easy to clean all these things but I know most remaking this will not or can take it apart. This is just things I have seen that can or will cause problems down the rode. Most say Chinese pieces of junk but it is honestly built very well. Proper maintenance will keep the unit running for years to come.I say all this to hopefully help someone if they are having a problem or if the unit stops working. Yes it requires effort to keep it running. It’s man made and most water isn’t clean. Its like a car it will quit if all you do is drive it. We have taking this unit with us in our camper several times as well to have ice and the unit always works flawless. This review is how 99% of how all the ice makers work. Keep this in mind and you will be just as happy as I am about your ice maker.

Love it! It is cranking out ice as expected. Simple to use. Let it run about 45 minutes and the basket fills up. I transferred ice to ice bags to stock up. Love the color and quality of the product.

We have had this on our kitchen counter for about a month now. So far everyone loves the ice it makes. The main issue we have, and the reason I only gave it 4 stars, is that the ice will get hung up on the little ramp/slide and then the machine thinks the ice basket is full when it's not. I wish the ramp would give just a little flick or something before it decides it is full. Sometimes I go to get ice and the basket is nearly empty but it's not making ice because there is ice hung up on the slide. It is a little loud when it's making ice but that's not a big issue. Overall, way better than having to fight with the ice maker in my over under fridge, so I would buy again.

This works excellent. Can fill up about 12 lb of ice during a normal business day and then I turn it off

UPDATE: I've had the machine for about 8 months and it has stopped working consistently. Some days, I'll turn it on and it just sounds like it is running, but nothing ever comes out. Other days, it will make a couple cubes and turn off. Then other days, it turns on randomly by itself. I plan to look into the warranty that I purchased and hope to be able to resolve this issue. I still love the machine... when it makes ice.Original review: After buying an 8 lb. bag of ice every other day at the store for a year or so, this product was a godsend! The ice is a different texture than ice from your freezer. The cubes are a bit softer, but that's not a bad thing. After having the cubes in a drink for a little while, they turn into a nice slushy consistency. Even after sitting in the freezer for a day or two, the cubes aren't too hard. Nine cubes pop out every 8 minutes or so, so it takes a couple hours to get a nice bag full. I would definitely recommend this to others. And the green color is a nice pop in the kitchen.

Bought in 10/22. Very ordinary machine. 28 months later the unit stops working. Customer service makes me find the Amazon purchase order which confirmed my purchase date and to send them a video showing that the unit wants more water when it was full. 3 days later they say it was bought in 10/22 and the unit is defective and told me they can’t help and I should find someone locally. Totally unprofessional. I will NEVER buy anything from the nor should you.

I was excited to get this ice maker and loved the red color, however, after it made the ice it just kept running because the ice melted almost as quickly as it was made. I am returning the unit, however, it costs almost as much to return it as it did to buy it. $54 down the crapper to ship it back!! Not worth it:-(

I purchased a few items at the same time and this is the one that I love the most. It is easy to use, quiet, kicks out a lot of ice in a short amount of time...and I love the color. The only minor thing that I don't like is that the ice is always dripping wet. I have not figured out a way to put the ice in the freezer bag without all of it sticking together. It's very minor though and I would buy this again and again!

ice maker works just as described. had received a unit packaged upside down and supplier ensured a new one sent right away. would definitely recommend.

Works awesome

We have been using the ice maker for a few weeks. We are quite satisfied with the quality of the ice. Very easy to operate. I would recommend it to anyone looking for an ice maker.

If you follow the instructions you will get excellent results. Works exactly as advertised.

This ice maker is ideal for countertops, ideal for a 2 person household but no more in my opinion. Was expecting a larger storage area for ice cubes but for just my husband and I it does the trick. Would have to purchase bagged ice however if having a social engagement. Makes more noise than I like but I think it is like a refrigerator, once you get used to the background noise, you don't notice it