Nugget Ice Maker Countertop, 35.5Lbs/24Hrs Chewable Sonic Ice Machine with Self-Cleaning, Handle, Water Tank, Quiet Operation & Portable Pellet Ice Maker for Home, Office, Kitchen, Bar, Black

I have been very pleased with the Euhomy ice maker that we use here at home. That’s why Iwhen I looked for one for our new travel trailer I checked this brand first. I couldn’t believe how much the prices went up on the Euhomy brand, so I looked through other nugget ice makers and found this one and it looked exactly like my Euhomy. So from the photos I purchased this one. It is in fact EXACTLY like the Euhomy . These are excellent little ice makers if used properly. After a year I have learned how to keep them functioning properly 1) Only use bottled water to avoid calcium buildup. 2) Clean it out weekly!!! I have experienced a type of algae growth that occurs (even with bottled water) that made the machine appear to have completely died. This happened when I got lazy and didn’t clean it for three weeks. I had to use a mixture of water and bleach with the self cleaning function to get it cleaned out. (That was some gross looking stuff coming out). Flushed it very well with water and it began working like new. So KEEP IT CLEAN and no problems. We’ve been running ours 18 hours per day every day for over a year now and it’s still going strong. Attached is a photo of a brush that is pretty much necessary to keep the machine clean.

Love the Zafro 35.5lb/24hr Nugget (grey) ice machine!!! No complaints in regards to this counter top ice machine!! Was purchased in February, and it's been running 24hrs a day since it's arrival. Yes, it does have a buzzing/noise sound...but you get used to it. Sounds like a fan. It does shut off once there is maximum ice. As the ice melts, it will make more ice. It does make a re-booting buzz sound when this happens. **I DO NOT USE TAP WATER. I read up, that the best water for ice machines, is distilled water. So Distilled water it is. The ice tastes clean, and crisp!! Also purchased Descaling tablets for inner machine cleaning, for once a month cleaning. Great purchase/happy customer!!

My family loves this ice maker. The ice is a great texture and the machine produces it quickly. Cleaning is a piece of cake, just running clean water through it and wiping it out. We only use bottled water in it though, since the water in our area would clog it very fast with mineral deposits. Running it is easy. Just add water to the fill line and press a button. The machine can hold 40 oz of water at a time, and it runs through it pretty fast if you use it often. There is no refrigeration of the ice, it just sits out and melts, which is fine because the melted ice just flows back into the reservoir to make more ice. My only complaint is that I wish that the machine held more ice or water, but no countertop ice maker in this price range does. I would guess that it is because making it larger would require refrigeration to be added to where the ice is held, which would also add to how well insulated the entire thing would have to be. This is also the perfect size for sitting on the countertop underneath cabinets. If it were to hold twice as much ice it would probably take up well more than twice the amount of space. I have been using this machine daily for about 9 months have have not had any issues at all with performance or quality.

Omg this ice is so perfect! it can seem a little noisy when you’re by yourself but it is relatively low. Not exactly sonic ice but still soft like the sonic ice! Will update if there are any problems.

This is the 3rd ice maker I have bought in 5 months!!! Bought 9-10-24 Brand...ZLinke lasted a couple if weeks! It started leaking from who knows where, had to put a cookie sheet under it. Sent it back! Bought 9-18-24 Brand...KaringBee lasted 2 months could not get the company to answer my messages. The machine literally blew up!!! Bought 11-24-24 Brand Zafro started making a grinding noise then stopped making ice!!! Very very disappointed!!