I have a stand up Hoshizaki that dumps into an insulated bin for 7+ years and have never had an issue. Now they are very expensive and it would take a long time to break even and probably would never break even if you include water and electricity. With that said the convienence is wonderful.
I have a pretty good sized Manitowoc. My dad use to repair them and he preferred Manitowoc so that is what I bought and it's been good. Just get a really good filtration system for it and clean it regularly and you won't have many problems.
We put one of these at our Port Mansfield house. Koolaire. They are more affordable and it’s been flawless for almost two years. Can’t get pic to load but Koolaire is the brand.
I don’t know about residential use but as for as commercial Manitowoc and Hoshisaki are going to be the work horses with the least amount of maintenance. Maintaining an ice machine is relatively simple once you have cleaned one a few times. Takes about 30 minutes. I own 3 Manitowocs.
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