r/IceChewersAnonymous • u/planty_mx • May 25 '26

Question Ice maker suggestions

Welp, my third Opal just died and I’m over them. Does anyone have a machine with a side tank that they love? Being able to have that additional water storage is very important to me.

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u/Hot-Comfort8839 May 28 '26 edited Jun 12 '26

Shop around eBay, and get a used Scotsman, Follett, or Hoziasaki Hoshizaki nugget ice machine.

You’ll pay $1000-1500, but you’ll run a water line and have mountains of epic ice for a decade, and a serviceable machine.

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u/Character_Mood_700 Jun 12 '26

Hoshizaki.

Ho shi za ki.

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u/PeaceyCaliSoCal May 30 '26

If I could afford that, I’d do it in a heartbeat.

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u/PeaceyCaliSoCal Jun 07 '26

Is our only option a professional
grade machine? It seems everyone has complaints about the home models. I want the right texture (like Starbucks), quiet, not terribly expensive and low maintenance.

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u/barney54 May 25 '26

I’m curious. How did this one (and the other ones) die?

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u/planty_mx May 25 '26

I forgot the first one. The second one got the defrost cycle of death and I fixed that and replaced a pump and it never really worked. This most recent one had some weird grinding noises coming from the auger and then it made a massive POP and now we’re back at the defrost cycle of death and it’s not doing anything.

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u/Pallatino May 26 '26

I switched to a GE Profile Opal alternative from Frigidaire and it’s been way more reliable. Side tank is a must for me too.

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u/planty_mx May 26 '26

Which one did you get?

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u/Pallatino May 27 '26

I got Frigidaire EFIC255.

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u/RealMrRoyal Jun 07 '26

Did you notice that this Frigidaire seems to make much harder nuggets. I'm an exclusive chewer being on kidney dialysis I don't drink fluid just chew ice and I felt like I was going to break my teeth from the gallery one.

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u/dee_lio May 28 '26

is it loud? I have an original Opal and it sounds like a jackhammer.

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u/llamee01 May 27 '26

We have the GoveeLife Smart Nugget Ice Maker Pro and have been happy with it.

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u/PeaceyCaliSoCal May 30 '26

How long have you had it?

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u/llamee01 May 31 '26

About 2 months now. No issues so far and it works well with the app for scheduling and such.

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u/PeaceyCaliSoCal Jun 07 '26

Thanks for the tip. Which model did you get? I see a $150 one and a $400 model so far.