I’m looking for recommendations for an ice maker for the house. Nothing commercial grade or sized, but big enough to fill up a cooler when needed. I’m thinking something that holds 20-30 lbs of ice would be plenty. does anyone have one they would recommend?
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We were in the process of getting a new and larger one for church and the sales rep said for a church, it didn't make sense unless you had daily demands Machine makes ice nearly continually, ice in storage bin melts continually, and you pay the water and electric bills whether you use the ice or not. We are considering buying a large chest freezer and bagging the ice and storing it in the freezer. You can buy a lot ice for what an ice-maker sells for. Makes sense to me.
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that's if you're close to somewhere that has a cheap supply of ice. I have a home use one that I got for free and it works ok but it doesn't make enough quickly enough for a large cooler. i'm in the market for a small commercial grade one but im checking action sites. I would also like a coke machine
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The residential undercounter machines won't make enough to fill coolers, unless they are small. A small commercial model with a 100 lb. bin would be what you need. Before buying, think hard about your needs. A small capacity with a bigger bin may do what you need. If you need lots of ice, big bin, big machine.
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Originally posted by dustoffer View PostWe were in the process of getting a new and larger one for church and the sales rep said for a church, it didn't make sense unless you had daily demands Machine makes ice nearly continually, ice in storage bin melts continually, and you pay the water and electric bills whether you use the ice or not. We are considering buying a large chest freezer and bagging the ice and storing it in the freezer. You can buy a lot ice for what an ice-maker sells for. Makes sense to me.
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I would recommend each evening dumping your ice in a gallon ziploc and putting it in the freezer. Would save money and ice would last longer
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