Serve iced drinks at social gatherings with this Frigidaire portable ice maker. The compact machine produces up to 26 pounds of ice in 24 hours, and each batch of 2.6 pounds takes only 6 minutes to freeze. This 200W Frigidaire portable ice maker produces two different sizes of ice cubes for beverages or use in picnic coolers.
Q: How does the machine get water for the ice?
A: You poor it in to the fill line. Empty any unused water when done. Has drain plug on bottom.
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Q: How long can you hold ice? Is ice stored indefinitely or only for a short period of time?
A: It is stored in the freezer compartment of the machine, and if it does melt it melts back into the water reservoir to be used again. A pretty neat concept. We have only had it hold ice for about 8 hrs, and shut it down at the end of our parties, and it still kept the ice frozen up until at least then.
Q: How long does it take to make a batch of ice cubes?
A: First batch in 10-15 minutes.
A: Yes, the portable ice maker makes noise when it dumps into tray. Some humming noise while running as well. However, I'm amazed by how fast it makes ice. I use for a couple hours to produce a bag of ice to store for later. We have water softener & I don't like the taste of water or ice going through the system & the fridge. I can put up with a little noise & enjoy the convenience of not having to go out & buy bags of ice.
A: Clear ice is made by the filtering of the water, the better filtered water you use the clearer the ice.
Q: Will this machine work off of 12 volts?
A: No, it will not work off of 12 volts
Q: does the ice maker have a water filter and if so how do you get at it?
A: Since you pour water into it, filtering is not required or you would filter your water beforehand. There is a screen the water goes through in case you drop something in the reservoir.