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11-16-2013, 07:03 PM
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Nice Xmas gift if you don't have one....
I stopped tonite at home depot to pick up some weather stripping. Got to looking around and found that they have a Magic Chef portable ice maker. Makes 27 pounds a day! Best part is they only want $98! Told the DW as soon as I got home. Since I bought her a kindle today for Xmas...it only seemed fair!
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11-16-2013, 07:29 PM
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We love ours, use it everyday, even gave one to my mother in law who uses it at her lake house.
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11-16-2013, 07:50 PM
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Looks interesting
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11-16-2013, 08:04 PM
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Looks interesting
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I just read some reviews and it apparently doesn't store ice. That seems odd to me.
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11-16-2013, 08:14 PM
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I have a portable ice maker as well, use it all the time. It does store the ice but it does not have a freezer compartment to store the ice so it does melt...I solve that problem by putting in in a bag and putting it in the freezer in the camper. I have not bought ice for my drinks or cooler since I bought the ice maker. It has paid for itself over and over again...best part is after having a few beers I never have to drive into town to get ice.
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11-16-2013, 08:31 PM
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We dump our ice in a cooler with our drinks in it, then it makes more so you always have fresh ice for your drinks.
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11-17-2013, 12:48 AM
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That's an awesome price. I've been looking at one of these for awhile, and the price is usually $139.00 or more.
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11-17-2013, 08:48 PM
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I see several ice makers here in the RV park.
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11-18-2013, 06:01 AM
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I've been wanting to pick one of these up for a while. Thanks for the tip, Krackeer.
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11-18-2013, 07:21 AM
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I bought a Magic Chef last spring and it performed well. Keep in mind that the 27 pounds if ice is over 24 hrs and it fills up and stops making ice about every 2 hrs or so due to the sensors. If you dump it before it reaches there each time you will keep a medium cooler going for a dew days without having to run to the store for a larger bag.
It is a great unit and will pay for itself in a year if you are always using a cooler for ice and buy it every trip. What I also do to keep up with it is make a block or two in my freezer and throw them in the cooler once a day to help it out.
If you put it inside your unit it will produce faster due to the A/C helping keep it cool.
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11-18-2013, 09:00 AM
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That is a good price. We bought a Koldfront brand ice maker as a gift for our in-laws who often let us stay with them in their popup. $159.00 as I recall. I suspect that the identical unit as Koldfront is marketed under different brand names. It worked well for a couple seasons. When it quit the place we got it from sent replacement parts, but twice they were the wrong ones so it now sits in my basement awaiting disposal (after I finally admit surrender on the repairs).
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... Keep in mind that the 27 pounds if ice is over 24 hrs and it fills up and stops making ice about every 2 hrs or so due to the sensors. ...
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That is a good point. My sister-in-law can be very fastidious so she was the perfect owner of a countertop ice maker. It seemed like she was always either harvesting ice or filling water. I would joke about our gift providing her a new part time job. I will say that she accepted the responsibility willingly though. Knowing the effort needed, I suspect my wife and I are not driven enough to keep on top of the ice production. We just make cubes in the freezer and supplement with bag ice as needed.
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11-18-2013, 06:04 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by krackeer
I stopped tonite at home depot to pick up some weather stripping. Got to looking around and found that they have a Magic Chef portable ice maker. Makes 27 pounds a day! Best part is they only want $98! Told the DW as soon as I got home. Since I bought her a kindle today for Xmas...it only seemed fair!
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Thanks for the tip Kracker.
I went to Home Depot today and bought a Magic Chef portable ice maker. Nice & compact.
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