A great portable ice maker for your RV or boat, this Igloo ICE103 can make ice in as little as 6 minutes. Amazon: amzn.to/1TeQpOX www.rv-project.com/gear/icemak...
I bought my icemaker on Amazon it is a Chinese manufactured product, I paid $99 on sale. Very similar to the igloo that you purchased. I've had no trouble whatsoever with this product. It's amazing how fast it makes ice cubes. The drain plug is on the bottom so you can't knock it off. Thanks for the video. YONGTONG Ice Maker, Countertop Automatic Portable Icemaker Machine, Producing 26Lbs(12Kg) per Day, with 2 Selectable Cube Sizes, with Easy-Touch Buttons, Stainless Steel, 2.2L(2.3QT) Capacity (Red)
I have a model that is almost exactly to this one, and I purchased it at Sams Club for around $75 I believe. I keep a water bottle in the freezer and do not allow it to freeze totally by using it to add water. I can get the icemaker to make a full basket in 1/2 the time of using water directly from the faucet or from the refrigerator ( i live in Louisville Kentucky, and we have amazing tap water). Love this icemaker and since I have an ice addiction I eat a lot of ice every day. The size and texture and softness of this ice are great, and I prefer it over Sonic ( hospital) ice. I have seen someone post about using ice trays, and while that may work for some people, it is not a solution for everyone. I do keep a couple of containers in the freezer so I can keep a nice supply, so I never run out as well since I have six children who drink ice water all day
The ones from Sam's Club that I saw were smaller models - which is actually better I think for a camping environment. Otherwise it appears to use the same mechanism.
The more ice that fills the basket the colder it gets.I don't take any out until the basket is full. Empty into a plastic bag, or poor basket into your freezer ice bin, and obviously, keep in freezer. in two hours, I have enough ice for several days. The first day or so, the ice is small. we use distilled water because we have hard water. Our Igloo was $80 at Walmart. it paid for itself pretty quickly, we use a lot of ice. This makes clear ice with distilled water. the New Air brand doesn't.
I just purchased the same unit a few weeks back from Walmart home delivery. So far so good. It takes about a good hour for the ice maker to kick into full gear but once it gets going it produces a fair amount of ice super quick. I like the large size although the ice can be a bit wet. Opening and shutting the lid quickly seems to keep the ice from melting to rapidly. Its funny you found a screw in your packaging. I had to LOL when I opened up mine and found a washer. I guess Igloo is into including extra hardware into the packaging. Who knows? The blue protective tape was a real pain to remove as well. Also the black top cover was unprotected and showed the same wear you witnessed. Oh well, thanks for the review it helped me decide on this unit. ps.. Hopefully you haven't knocked off the extruding drain valve during your camp ground outings :).
Thanks for taking the time to review the Igloo ice maker. I just got an advert from Sams Club that has the 20 lb ice maker on sale for $99. I've read about 20 reviews so far. Some were great and some not so good. There were only about and it was nice to see the machine in action.
An Igloo Ice maker is has intuitive control panel with a compact design. It is an energy saving machine which will automatically stop working while the ice basket is full thus saving a lot of energy.
The compressor needs to be set up and left at the angle so the oils flow back to the compressor. I suggest letting it sit over night prior to first use and all uses there after is set on its side for any long periods of time. Always use filtered water. Scaling will occur otherwise. Go RVing!
Nice review. If I had a bigger van I would probably get one of these. I love having ice available for sodas and stuff. That ice maker is a tad too big though. I think that is the smallest one can expect though for an ice maker.
no. most are smaller, take less water, and produce less ice to be held in the basket. the igloo has an insulated ice compartment, including the lid. the smaller ones do not insulate the compartment, so the ice melts quickly if not used or removed and put in a freezer.
Hi, thanks for the video.I'm thinking about getting one of these for my nephew for Christmas, but was wondering if you've had any problems with it since you've gotten it.I've seen many people say it conks out after about a year or so....or sooner.
I know there is a lot of criticism in these things, buy mine has been running non-stop for two years without any issues (we are now using it at home rather than the RV).
Thanks.I think I'm going to take the chance on it.Wal-Mart has them for $88 right now and some of the more expensive ones look to be the same unit with just different branding.
RVProject I let mine run overnight. In the morning most of the cubes were melted. How should this unit be run? For only a few hours? I know you said you run yours 24/7. Thanks!
I let mine run overnight. In the morning, most of the cubes were melted. How long should this machine run? Just a few hours? I saw that you run yours 24/7 but not sure if I should take that literally. Thank for your reply!
Well the ice cubes will eventually melt if you don't use them as there is no insulating or cold compartment for the cubes. But when the cubes melt (at least with my unit) they drain back into the water container to be made into ice cubes again.
the ice dumps into a basket in a poorly insulated compartment which also holds the reservoir of water. there is no cooling in that compartment so naturally the ice will melt... best bet is to Mt the basket every hour or so and bag ice into regular freezer... btw use chilled water to fill reservoir, bigger cubes faster
The way he opens the box it pretty much might explain why some people ice machines last a year. That is a compressor device it should REMAIN UP never NEVER turn a compressor on it's side like that !
I am pretty sure that between shipment from China, to the distributor, to the retailer, to it being chucked on my front porch by UPS, that the unit has done some pretty amazing acrobatics in it's early life. This unit has been running non-stop for 33 months now.
How about the water filter at the bottom. I can't seem to pry it off for cleaning, it's just too close to that ne side for my fingers to get a good trip on that side.
@@RVProject The plastic wedge was too close to the sides of the water reservoir for pliers to fit. I eventually wiggled it out, the resistance was because it was hot glued in. It's supposed to hold a foam filter that you could wash but it was just empty and hotglued in. The icemaker has since failed after four years of use, most likely just a failed microswitch but I don't really have the workspace to take it apart to fix so I'm considering trying to dispose of it and getting a clear ice, ice maker, or just not have an ice maker.
I've had a few of these units. Most recent one was much larger and had more capacity but I used it in my office at work because my employer was to cheap to provide Ice. I since quit that cheap employer and retired. I had to downsize to a travel trailer and a smaller unit but it cranks out the ice like crazy. I take he excess Ice I don't use and put it in the freezer. I got my current unit at Wallmart for less than $100 bucks on sale and it has performed flawlessly. Provides all the ice I need and more. Should it quit, I'll just get another. At less than $100 bucks, these are disposable. Mine quits and I'll just get another.
turn the machine off, then gently push the tray back, then clean the posts with a bottle brush of microfiber cloth. run a solution of a tablespoon of bleach and 2 quarts of water till it is clean. rinse 2 times with clean water. that's it.
I bought the Magic Chef version at the home center. Disappointing performance, and the ice is not cold enough really to chill your drink. I guess for an RV it may be adequate (barely) depending on the number of people using it, but for home use, it's a flat waste of your money and counter space. A 20-pound bag of ice was $1.75 at Sam's Club in McDonough, GA when I checked a couple of weeks ago.
Winston Elston It works great for RVs and boating as sometimes ice is hard to get. Often, in these situations you are quite distant from a store, and while some campgrounds/marinas often have ice, they do occasionally run out. The ice gets plenty cold enough in my unit.
+Winston Elston : Ice is always, at most, 32°F (0°C). Of course, your Magic Chef machine may not have produced adequate-sized "cubes ", or perhaps not enough ice per hour to satisfy you*, but that's different from saying the ice isn't cold enough. _____________________________ * (I know these small consumer-grade machines don't put out a whole lot of ice, but then you get what you pay for)
Captain Quirk Yes, water freezes at 32 degrees F., how can ice be not cold enough? Maybe not large enough. I just ordered a Magic Chef ice maker from Home Depot for $88. My last ice maker ($149) did not last more than 2 months. I am not investing too much money in these things since I feel they have not really perfected these things.
Thomas Hom Yes, very good. You know the freezing point, which is also the melting point. Problem is, ice at 0 degrees F or colder lowers the temp of the beverage before the phase change from ice to liquid water begins. The colder the ice, the less it waters your drink down. At 32 F, it melts immediately and dilutes the booze.
@ Thomas Horn: Yeah, these icemakers seem to have serious reliability problems. If you look at icemakers at amazon.com, most of the comments are related to these devices failing before their reasonably expected lifespan -- and often before the warranty has even expired. And then the manufacturer (e.g., NewAir) refuses to honor the warranty, claiming that Amazon is not an "authorized reseller" or "authorized vendor" or some such.
28 lbs in 24 hrs.... was just looking at one that dose 40 lbs a day, 3 cub option and it defrost .. How much Ice do you need?? thats what it comes to..
Deretano Fondelli Not particularly noisy. You can hear the water filling the tray and the ice falling into the tray. About the same noise level as a 'fridge ice maker.
Of course when the ice melts, it is recycled into making more ice. Some people bag the ice and put it into the freezer after its made, but in that instance, buying ice may be a better option.
I find that it makes ice faster than it melts and the melted ice makes the water colder which results in the faster ice. I wouldn't put it in a bag but I use a couple plastic containers. I was buying a bag of ice a day and this was so much cheaper ( i paid less than 75 for the machine and was spending 2.25 a day on ice from a store).
Stopped working this summer 2016 after purchasing last year during the summer at Sam's.Be careful and read below, a little over a $100.00 and all i got was a year things don't work like they should.
Worked well, other than large cubes not so large..... Then in the second year, the ice tray (all plastic) somehow hairline cracked where it meets the small motor shaft that turns the tray- this crack disables the unit.. I looked this up on youtube and it is a very common failure, so I deem it a defective part. I only just broke the machine down today, and I'm going to try toSuper Glue the crack, and I'm going to add in another tiny but strong bind other the crack too. If it fails I'll order another tray, as the 1.5 years was great, and I now know you can not let the ice back up too much in the unit.
People go to how to fix my portable igloo ice maker and u will see the horrors of your having to fix it after a year. Spoke with Curtis International for assistance on mine and because it's passed a year of puchase they recommend another depart and the warnty is up passed a year u must pay for all and anything.Bought at Sam's last year stop working this summer.
I can not see where this is of any use for nearly $300.00, stick to Good OLE Plastic ICE TRAYS they make more ice! all you gotta do it bend the trays and refill them every now and then!
You can buy these for not much more than $120 at Amazon. While you certainly can do the old fill the ice tray approach, that takes all day, whereas in 30 minutes or so the ice maker will provide you with ice. So it all depends on your needs I suppose. Here they are for $129: amzn.to/21gyJpK
There are little tubes that have refrigerant that passes through them, and it makes ice. I don't normally take things apart to see how they work so I can't tell you if it has a compressor or how the refrigerant is cooled. There is a fan in the side, so something inside makes the tubes cold.
I'm glad that you posted this because I was curious ! Good job 😉.
I bought my icemaker on Amazon it is a Chinese manufactured product, I paid $99 on sale. Very similar to the igloo that you purchased. I've had no trouble whatsoever with this product. It's amazing how fast it makes ice cubes. The drain plug is on the bottom so you can't knock it off. Thanks for the video. YONGTONG Ice Maker, Countertop Automatic Portable Icemaker Machine, Producing 26Lbs(12Kg) per Day, with 2 Selectable Cube Sizes, with Easy-Touch Buttons, Stainless Steel, 2.2L(2.3QT) Capacity (Red)
These days, devices are often made for multiple retail brands, almost to the point that they are generic.
Exellent video. I always wanted to see how it works. Thansk A lot.
Thanks for this... incredibly helpful
I have a model that is almost exactly to this one, and I purchased it at Sams Club for around $75 I believe. I keep a water bottle in the freezer and do not allow it to freeze totally by using it to add water. I can get the icemaker to make a full basket in 1/2 the time of using water directly from the faucet or from the refrigerator ( i live in Louisville Kentucky, and we have amazing tap water). Love this icemaker and since I have an ice addiction I eat a lot of ice every day. The size and texture and softness of this ice are great, and I prefer it over Sonic ( hospital) ice. I have seen someone post about using ice trays, and while that may work for some people, it is not a solution for everyone. I do keep a couple of containers in the freezer so I can keep a nice supply, so I never run out as well since I have six children who drink ice water all day
The ones from Sam's Club that I saw were smaller models - which is actually better I think for a camping environment. Otherwise it appears to use the same mechanism.
Very cool. Thanks for video.
The more ice that fills the basket the colder it gets.I don't take any out until the basket is full. Empty into a plastic bag, or poor basket into your freezer ice bin, and obviously, keep in freezer. in two hours, I have enough ice for several days. The first day or so, the ice is small. we use distilled water because we have hard water. Our Igloo was $80 at Walmart. it paid for itself pretty quickly, we use a lot of ice. This makes clear ice with distilled water. the New Air brand doesn't.
I just purchased the same unit a few weeks back from Walmart home delivery. So far so good. It takes about a good hour for the ice maker to kick into full gear but once it gets going it produces a fair amount of ice super quick. I like the large size although the ice can be a bit wet. Opening and shutting the lid quickly seems to keep the ice from melting to rapidly. Its funny you found a screw in your packaging. I had to LOL when I opened up mine and found a washer. I guess Igloo is into including extra hardware into the packaging. Who knows? The blue protective tape was a real pain to remove as well. Also the black top cover was unprotected and showed the same wear you witnessed. Oh well, thanks for the review it helped me decide on this unit.
ps.. Hopefully you haven't knocked off the extruding drain valve during your camp ground outings :).
TheJaimeRose
Great, you are doing a great job!
Thank you! 😃
Thanks for taking the time to review the Igloo ice maker. I just got an advert from Sams Club that has the 20 lb ice maker on sale for $99. I've read about 20 reviews so far. Some were great and some not so good. There were only about and it was nice to see the machine in action.
I have seen the one at Sam's; looks like the small version of the one I have.
my biggest problem with the 103 is finding a suitable water filter. best to use bottled water.
An Igloo Ice maker is has intuitive control panel with a compact
design. It is an energy saving machine which will automatically stop
working while the ice basket is full thus saving a lot of energy.
The compressor needs to be set up and left at the angle so the oils flow back to the compressor. I suggest letting it sit over night prior to first use and all uses there after is set on its side for any long periods of time. Always use filtered water. Scaling will occur otherwise. Go RVing!
Usually we use drinking water purchased in gallon jugs. Don't like funny little things in my ice...
Thanks for posting! Mine didn’t have a manual.
You can probably download one.
Oh yeah, southern no doubt!
Very nice video thanks very much for sharing
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Mine is brand new, 100% clean..I have had 3 jams and stoppages allready.Wonder why
Nice review. If I had a bigger van I would probably get one of these. I love having ice available for sodas and stuff. That ice maker is a tad too big though. I think that is the smallest one can expect though for an ice maker.
no. most are smaller, take less water, and produce less ice to be held in the basket. the igloo has an insulated ice compartment, including the lid. the smaller ones do not insulate the compartment, so the ice melts quickly if not used or removed and put in a freezer.
Hi,
thanks for the video.I'm thinking about getting one of these for my nephew for Christmas, but was wondering if you've had any problems with it since you've gotten it.I've seen many people say it conks out after about a year or so....or sooner.
I know there is a lot of criticism in these things, buy mine has been running non-stop for two years without any issues (we are now using it at home rather than the RV).
Thanks.I think I'm going to take the chance on it.Wal-Mart has them for
$88 right now and some of the more expensive ones look to be the same unit with just different branding.
RVProject I let mine run overnight. In the morning most of the cubes were melted. How should this unit be run? For only a few hours? I know you said you run yours 24/7. Thanks!
How many cycles before you add more water? And does it tell you when time to add more water?
***** A red light goes on when it is out of water.
I let mine run overnight. In the morning, most of the cubes were melted. How long should this machine run? Just a few hours? I saw that you run yours 24/7 but not sure if I should take that literally. Thank for your reply!
Well the ice cubes will eventually melt if you don't use them as there is no insulating or cold compartment for the cubes.
But when the cubes melt (at least with my unit) they drain back into the water container to be made into ice cubes again.
the ice dumps into a basket in a poorly insulated compartment which also holds the reservoir of water. there is no cooling in that compartment so naturally the ice will melt... best bet is to Mt the basket every hour or so and bag ice into regular freezer... btw use chilled water to fill reservoir, bigger cubes faster
I love mine. . The ice melts quicker in drinks than freezer ice
Just the thing for a hot summer day.
The way he opens the box it pretty much might explain why some people ice machines last a year. That is a compressor device it should REMAIN UP never NEVER turn a compressor on it's side like that !
I am pretty sure that between shipment from China, to the distributor, to the retailer, to it being chucked on my front porch by UPS, that the unit has done some pretty amazing acrobatics in it's early life.
This unit has been running non-stop for 33 months now.
how long
How about the water filter at the bottom. I can't seem to pry it off for cleaning, it's just too close to that ne side for my fingers to get a good trip on that side.
Pliers?
@@RVProject The plastic wedge was too close to the sides of the water reservoir for pliers to fit. I eventually wiggled it out, the resistance was because it was hot glued in. It's supposed to hold a foam filter that you could wash but it was just empty and hotglued in. The icemaker has since failed after four years of use, most likely just a failed microswitch but I don't really have the workspace to take it apart to fix so I'm considering trying to dispose of it and getting a clear ice, ice maker, or just not have an ice maker.
I've had a few of these units. Most recent one was much larger and had more capacity but I used it in my office at work because my employer was to cheap to provide Ice. I since quit that cheap employer and retired. I had to downsize to a travel trailer and a smaller unit but it cranks out the ice like crazy. I take he excess Ice I don't use and put it in the freezer. I got my current unit at Wallmart for less than $100 bucks on sale and it has performed flawlessly. Provides all the ice I need and more. Should it quit, I'll just get another. At less than $100 bucks, these are disposable. Mine quits and I'll just get another.
Ours has been running almost non-stop for 2 years. We got our money's worth out of it already.
Glad to hear this I heard the opposite that the there are people that got 3 machines over time and never had one make it a year.
thanks for the review, I need to know how do you clean it, there is some black dots appering in the back side of the moving try
Probably mold. You can try bleach, Tilex, etc. but be sure you get everything very clean before using (both mold and residual bleach).
turn the machine off, then gently push the tray back, then clean the posts with a bottle brush of microfiber cloth. run a solution of a tablespoon of bleach and 2 quarts of water till it is clean. rinse 2 times with clean water. that's it.
About 6 months of usage its best to clean out the inside of the unit.
As always.
These ice makers are easy to work on an get them fixed.
Not much to go wrong.
What is amps used to make 1 set of ice?
+TheSgtk9 : At 7:24 it says that the device uses 2.7 amps.
I bought the Magic Chef version at the home center. Disappointing performance, and the ice is not cold enough really to chill your drink. I guess for an RV it may be adequate (barely) depending on the number of people using it, but for home use, it's a flat waste of your money and counter space. A 20-pound bag of ice was $1.75 at Sam's Club in McDonough, GA when I checked a couple of weeks ago.
Winston Elston It works great for RVs and boating as sometimes ice is hard to get. Often, in these situations you are quite distant from a store, and while some campgrounds/marinas often have ice, they do occasionally run out.
The ice gets plenty cold enough in my unit.
+Winston Elston : Ice is always, at most, 32°F (0°C). Of course, your
Magic Chef machine may not have produced adequate-sized "cubes ", or perhaps not enough ice per hour to satisfy you*, but that's different from saying the ice isn't cold enough.
_____________________________
* (I know these small consumer-grade machines don't put out a whole lot of ice, but then you get what you pay for)
Captain Quirk Yes, water freezes at 32 degrees F., how can ice be not cold enough? Maybe not large enough. I just ordered a Magic Chef ice maker from Home Depot for $88. My last ice maker ($149) did not last more than 2 months. I am not investing too much money in these things since I feel they have not really perfected these things.
Thomas Hom Yes, very good. You know the freezing point, which is also the melting point. Problem is, ice at 0 degrees F or colder lowers the temp of the beverage before the phase change from ice to liquid water begins. The colder the ice, the less it waters your drink down. At 32 F, it melts immediately and dilutes the booze.
@ Thomas Horn: Yeah, these icemakers seem to have serious reliability problems. If you look at icemakers at amazon.com, most of the comments are related to these devices failing before their reasonably expected lifespan -- and often before the warranty has even expired. And then the manufacturer (e.g., NewAir) refuses to honor the warranty, claiming that Amazon is not an "authorized reseller" or "authorized vendor" or some such.
28 lbs in 24 hrs....
was just looking at one that dose 40 lbs a day, 3 cub option and it defrost ..
How much Ice do you need?? thats what it comes to..
Hello, are those machine noisy?
Deretano Fondelli Not particularly noisy. You can hear the water filling the tray and the ice falling into the tray. About the same noise level as a 'fridge ice maker.
I was thinking about buying one of these but the ice looks like it melts too fast I am Prob just gonna buy ice from a shop instead
Of course when the ice melts, it is recycled into making more ice. Some people bag the ice and put it into the freezer after its made, but in that instance, buying ice may be a better option.
I find that it makes ice faster than it melts and the melted ice makes the water colder which results in the faster ice. I wouldn't put it in a bag but I use a couple plastic containers. I was buying a bag of ice a day and this was so much cheaper ( i paid less than 75 for the machine and was spending 2.25 a day on ice from a store).
Stopped working this summer 2016 after purchasing last year during the summer at Sam's.Be careful and read below, a little over a $100.00 and all i got was a year things don't work like they should.
Do you use distilled water?
+Earleene Kellogg Not distilled, but the drinking water you buy in the gallon jugs at Walmart for $0.88 per gallon.
+awboater Thank you!
Where i can get this..Malaysia
Can't help you with that.
Lost the drain plug!! Where can you buy a new one??
You are probably out of luck.
Is it 12v ?
120VAC.
Whst do you use to clean inside.
Lemon juice or white vinegar or just clean water
You can use soapy water, but make sure to get all of the residual soap or your drinks will taste funny.
Wish there were 12 volt models.
Not as practical I don't think.
How much
You should be able to find one for less than $130 US.
It made ice in 8 min?
It can make the small cubes.
9 cubes in 7 minutes, but it continually does it at this rate till the basket is full.
POUR, not poor
What I hate is no-one ever say's how much power these things use.
The identification plate should show Amps, Watts, or VA at least.
@@RVProject I know that but I would like to know the power requirements before I buy one.
@@christopherhorton821 good luck on getting anything like that from Amazon.
@@RVProject I'm not asking amazon. I'm asking people here that have bought ice makers.
Worked well, other than large cubes not so large..... Then in the second year, the ice tray (all plastic) somehow hairline cracked where it meets the small motor shaft that turns the tray- this crack disables the unit.. I looked this up on youtube and it is a very common failure, so I deem it a defective part. I only just broke the machine down today, and I'm going to try toSuper Glue the crack, and I'm going to add in another tiny but strong bind other the crack too.
If it fails I'll order another tray, as the 1.5 years was great, and I now know you can not let the ice back up too much in the unit.
People go to how to fix my portable igloo ice maker and u will see the horrors of your having to fix it after a year. Spoke with Curtis International for assistance on mine and because it's passed a year of puchase they recommend another depart and the warnty is up passed a year u must pay for all and anything.Bought at Sam's last year stop working this summer.
Mine is still working after 2 1/2yrs of constant use. Maybe I just got lucky.
As well, i have the larger ice machine than the one at Sams. Perhaps that is the difference.
I’m glade to see your post cause I’ve been trying to look it up and I get nothing
I invented this Ice Maker, It was stolen from me and I never received a cent for the innovation ... Please enjoy my idea
I'm sorry that idea was stolen from you, I do appreciate your work.
OK.
I can not see where this is of any use for nearly $300.00, stick to Good OLE Plastic ICE TRAYS they make more ice! all you gotta do it bend the trays and refill them every now and then!
You can buy these for not much more than $120 at Amazon. While you certainly can do the old fill the ice tray approach, that takes all day, whereas in 30 minutes or so the ice maker will provide you with ice.
So it all depends on your needs I suppose.
Here they are for $129: amzn.to/21gyJpK
Hell we got ours for 63 bucks at walmart takes ten minutes to make ice cubes
I got 6 Ice trays at Walmart for about 8 bucks they make bigger ice and more of it
But again, you can't get ice in 10 minutes with ice trays.
Also this makes white soft ice that's chewable and people who love to snack on ice prefer that type to the clear harder ice made from trays.
I was so curious as to how this works... and i still am, because that was just, very uninformative.
There are little tubes that have refrigerant that passes through them, and it makes ice. I don't normally take things apart to see how they work so I can't tell you if it has a compressor or how the refrigerant is cooled. There is a fan in the side, so something inside makes the tubes cold.