FRIGIDAIRE EFIC452-SS 40 Lbs Extra Large Clear Maker, Stainless Steel, Makes Square Ice

Love this icemaker, I have one at my other house 3-4 years old always ice when I need some I let it run and fill the tray then dump the ice in a gallon ziplock bag and toss in the freezer, wou can hear the water pump but not bad the only noise is when the ice drops , clear ice much better than other systems that make bullet shaped white ice that waters down your soda , great ice , easy to use

Bought in june 2023. Still works perfectly and makes great cube ice. We have abused it taking camping and somehow cracked glass window but it works like new.

I had high hopes for this ice maker as a replacement for my freezer’s broken ice maker, but my experience has been far from ideal. Here’s a breakdown of the issues I encountered: 1. **Inconsistent Performance** – It does make ice… when it works. 2. **Excessive Moisture** – The ice comes out very wet. 3. **Constant Monitoring Required** – You either have to wait for ice to accumulate before transferring it to the freezer or move small batches when the bin gets full. At least twice if you fill thw water well. 4. **Freezer Dependency** – Since the ice is so wet, I have to solidify it in the freezer. I use metal containers (hotel pans) specifically for this purpose. 5. **Tedious Once solidified, the ice needs to be broken apart. I use a metal meat tenderizer for the task, but if done immediately after freezing, the chunks stick together and become difficult to separate. 6. **Problematic Ice Cube Settings** – The thick setting is too thick, while the thinner setting produces partial slabs. The "0" setting is somewhat effective, but it still requires hammering each batch. 7. **Lack of Cleaning Functionality** – Surprisingly, there’s no dedicated cleaning function—just instructions to wipe things down, which seems inadequate. 8. **Build Quality Concerns** – On its first use, the button panel started popping up, exposing the unit’s inner components. While I could press it back into place, this doesn’t inspire confidence in its durability. 9. **Deteriorating Performance** – After about ten uses, the machine began making unsettling noises and eventually stopped producing ice altogether. 10. **Inefficiency** – The entire process—from ice formation to freezing, transferring, and breaking—takes far too long. I could easily fill ice trays twenty times over in the time it takes to manage this machine. Ultimately, this ice maker demands too much effort for too little payoff. If reliability, ease of use, and efficiency matter to you, this might not be the best solution.

I've had this only two days and I really like it. It makes clear cubes, not nuggets or bullets which water your drink down more than cool it. Not spheres which don't get the drink cold enough. The cubes are almost cubic but have a small indentation in them, hardly noticeable. The only con I can think of is that the cubes come out frozen together in a flat rectangle which you have to ice-pick to separate. Hint: do this immediately after removing them from the machine, while they are still a little soft, before putting them in the freezer where they harden and are harder to pick. The machine works fast, 24 medium sized cubes in about 15 minutes in 80 degrees F ambient. It makes a little noise, especially when it drops the cubes into the basket, but I generally use it only enough to fill my freezer basket every few days, so I don't mind. The control panel isn't particularly intuitive and the manual isn't terribly clear but it's not too hard to figure out. I like the bottom opening drain so that I can completely dry it out between uses. Other models require a sponge or something to remove all the water.

Review is for the Frigidaire EFIC452-SSRED XL Maker, Makes 40 Lbs. of Clear Square Ice Cubes A Day So I just received this today....we have been using a Frigidaire brand "bullet" style ice maker and it just can't keep up with our ice consumption, this....despite a fridge/freezer with two ice makers....go figure. Got this, Red one....rinsed it out, cleaned everything, and filled all the way with water. I figured, since I had to wait at least one hour for the oil in the compressor to settle, I would give it a good cleaning, and run water through it. Put the end over the sink, removed the drain plug and ... NOTHING. No water is draining. NOTHING AT ALL, despite the reservoir being completely full of water. Must be clogged, or the tube from the reservoir must be blocked or pinched. Checked the manual. Nothing to do except take out the drain plug. (there is a screw on cap, then a silicone "plug"...yep I removed it) So, what to do. I figured it must be a twisted or blocked tube, SO I TOOK THE WHOLE BACK METAL COVER OFF, so I could take a look at the tubes and see if there was a block. Its not hard to take off the metal cover....10 screws and then shimmy it off. Be careful. The metal is thin and sharp. Looked around....NO water in any of the tubes, despite it being full. Checked the drain "filter" in the reservoir and took it out, just in case. Nope, no water coming out. Checked all the tubes. Not blocked. GUESS WHAT IT WAS?? I plugged in the ice maker, just in case....NOTHING is said in the manual. The pump started working right away, and VOILA! water started running out the back drain, which was still open. Apparently to fully drain this, you must have it plugged in...(I didn't turn it on, just plugged it in) I believe the pump will close the lines so it can't drain, once it is shut off. NOTHING IN THE MANUAL TELLS YOU THIS!!..So if this happens to you, don't return it because it won't drain. Just plug it in, and it will start draining after the plug is taken out. Hope this little trick helps you. Now onto the ICE. First batch set on +4 took like over 20 minutes, and it makes pretty thick ice at this setting. Changed it to 0 and it took about 15 minutes. We use chilled, filtered water in our fridge, since using cold water makes ice faster, so the machine doesn't need to chill it down as much. The way this ice machine works is the water from the reservoir is constantly dripped over the square metal grid, which is chilled by the ice maker. This means that the all the water in the machine is constantly "cycled" over this grid, bringing the temp down on all the water. Might as well start with chilled water to help the process. Even on a setting of 0 the ice coming out of this machine is thick and clear for the most part. Love it so far. Its not "loud" but its constant "on" like a mini fridge, until it cycles when the ice is ready. Because of the thickness of the sheet of ice that dumps out, its quite loud when it dumps. I love that it dumps in a sheet. This makes it super easy to bag it up in sheets for storage to use later. This ice is SOLID, and since its clear, it doesn't have hardly any air in it, unlike the bullet style ice makers. This thing is going to get a lot of use, so will see how long it lasts. The price is about double what you would pay for the bullet ones, but so far I think its worth it. Time will tell. *Update* 10/6/22 - well...its been a few days of almost constant use. The ice that this makes is almost clear....for the most part it is, and its SOLID ice, not full of air and cloudy. The bullet style ice makers, make ice with a lot of air in the ice, so that ice doesn't last too long, melts fast. This ice makers ice lasts a good long time, probably double the amount of time for the same "amount" of ice than the bullet ones. The only down sides I can see with this ice maker is...1. that loud noise when the ice "drops" out of the grids. Its pretty loud when it lands in the "bucket" when there is little to no ice in there. Once you get a couple of drops of ice in there, then its almost silent when it drops. 2. You could view this as a negative and or positive. The ice drops most times in a sheet, that you then need to break up. I don't mind this....makes for easy storage. To break it up, we put it in a zip lock bag and then just bash it. It breaks right away, and I don't mind doing this extra step, since the ice lasts so long, and you can get long strands of ice too that fit nicely in your flask or large cup etc. This machine is a little larger than the bullet type, so keep that in mind. I tried +4, 0 and -4 for ice settings, and didn't notice any difference in the ice made, so now just leave it on a default setting of 0. Plug it in, fill with chilled water, and hit the power button and thats it. You don't need to use chilled water, and often times I will put some ice in the water, just to keep it colder in the beginning, to speed up the first batch, which seems to take the longest. Recommended. We have lots of ice now, and with this running, can stock up. *UPDATE* - Love this ice maker. First batch takes a while to chill down the water, but the amount of solid ice you get out of this is a big WIN. Solid ice "cube sheets", but very easy to break up.The ice lasts a good long time in drinks, since the ice doesn't contain much air, since its clear. Just get this. I don't think you will be disappointed!! I still get startled when the ice drops....LOL! *UPDATE 12/12/22* Have had this a while now, and use this almost daily. This ice maker is a WIN! The ice lasts a good long time, and even if you let it run until the bin is full, not that much ice melts in the bin. We do this and then bag it, check the water - add whats needed and continue on making ice. Couple of TIPS- While the ice maker cycles all the water in the machine from the top reservoir where you add fresh water, drips over the grid, then drops into the bottom holding bin to be sucked up and cycled over the grid again, this ice maker will not pull water and empty the bottom holding bin. If you forget to empty the ice from the bottom, and all that ice melts into the bottom holding bin, I have found that it will stay full of water. So don't panic, just start scooping the water from the bottom bin, into the top bin manually to lower the level to under the Ice bin, then continue to make ice. Haven't had any issues with this ice maker yet. *time for another update* 10/26/24...wow its been over 2 years of use and still going strong. This machine makes a lot of ice, and we use it almost daily. I have been using filtered water always, but still clean it about every 6 months, if I notice the water leaving residue. Cleans up very easily with this product: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0BCJQ5SZX/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&th=1 This stuff is a win! Easy to use, I dump it in and let it sit a while, then just run the machine like normal, letting the water solution circulate and make ice. I make ice for a couple batches, and keep running water through the machine...once the ice becomes clear again, then I fill up the reservoir and empty from the drain plug. I do this a couple of times, then all done. Of course this type of ice maker is loud when the ice drops, but other than that, it has lasted very well for us in almost constant operation.

Al cambiar de ciclos tiene un ruido extraño que no hacía cuando recién empezamos a utilizar el producto.

This ice maker is lit. It’s not like those basic ones that are all the same and make janky ice and a ton of noise. This ice maker is a game-changer. It’s so quiet that you can barely hear it doing its thing. And it’s super fast. You don’t have to wait for ice or make it ahead of time for your guests. This ice maker has some dope tech. It makes ice in sheets of cubes, just like in the restaurants. You gotta get this ice maker if you love ice.

I ordered the Frigidaire EFIC4520-SSRED XL Ice Maker which arrived next day - Oct./Nov. 2024. Great sale price! — (don’t be waiting around and end up paying 25 or 30 % more ! ! !). Factory packaged very well to prevent just about any damage. Much nicer appearance than I had expected - classy red wine colored stainless steel with Black accent trim which will look great in any modern kitchen or home bar. LED control panel. Unit might be ever so slightly larger than regular ice makers but is hardly noticeable, if at all. N.B. - *Check open lid height to ensure you will have needed clearance if being utilized under your cabinetry. For ease of filling and use, I think it is best placed in an open location without a close overhead cabinet or shelf. This machine utilizes a totally different process to create selectable sizes of square “Clear Ice”. It makes an ice that is clearer in your drink and, more importantly, is a very much harder and longer lasting than the usual bullet shaped, soft ice made by most regular ice machines. It also has a larger than usual water reservoir located at the back rather than right beneath the finished ice, as most machines do, therefore it won’t cause the ice to melt as fast. It also appears to have more insulation than other machines I have used previously, which generally have none at all. The ice is therefore able to last longer in the machine itself. It produces 40lbs a day versus the regular ice machine output of about 28 lbs. The noise level while making ice is similar to that of a home fridge, except that there is a louder “clunk!” when the ice block drops from of the evaporator. I do not find the noise level to be at all excessive or bothersome. The actual ice produced looks like a small slotted ice cube tray, requiring that you break it up a bit into 24 individual cubes which are about 3/4” square. Not fussy about having to do that however, thankfully, it’s quite easily done with any safe knife or metal scoop. I will gladly accept that one slight inconvenience in order to obtain the much better quality, and much longer lasting ice that this particular type of ice machine produces for me! The included instructions are an absolute embarrassment to Fridgidaire. Some Manager there should be fired! Thankfully, this ice machine is quite easy to use anyway. ( *N.B. - If machine shuts off as a result of insufficient water in the tank - After refilling, . . . turn power off, then turn it back on to reset ice making cycle. ) After using continuously, 24/7, for several weeks, not even one minor issue or failure of any kind to report. Comes with One Year Warranty. Very, very happy with this product so far. I just ordered a second one (to have as a spare) because this ice machine does such a great job and the price is so very good as I write. I want to be certain to have an identical replacement when this one, which I am using now, decides to pack it in !! If you want an abundance of real good quality ice from a stylish, easy to use, trouble free, machine you should check this one out. If you want the softer quicker melting bullet shaped ice don’t choose this ice maker. No fear buying here. Nice purchase for me. Good Luck!

I bought this Ice Maker to replace one that made bullet type ice, was an incredible power-hog, and gave up the ghost less than 3 months into having it. While this one does take up a decent chunk of counter space, I'm really happy with how it works; super straightforward operation, nowhere near as loud as the other one I had, relatively quick, and makes enough ice for me in one cycle to only run it every two-three days.

Hace hielo en unos 20 a 25 minutos, este es en cubo y es cristalino. El equipo es facil de operar y para una reunión bien se puede dejar operando el equipo para tener hielo fresco.