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01-31-2015, 06:08 PM
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City: Bayview
Vessel Name: Puffin
Vessel Model: Willard Vega 30
Join Date: Aug 2013
Posts: 1,444
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Boat show gadgets
Our gadget this year is a counter top ice maker. Life just got better!
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01-31-2015, 06:18 PM
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City: Atlanta, GA
Vessel Name: Dauntless
Vessel Model: Carver 355
Join Date: Jan 2015
Posts: 14
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Nice. I have been thinking of removing my larger ice maker on the aft deck and putting in a refrigerator instead. Would love something like this. Who makes it? How long does it take to make ice?
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01-31-2015, 06:31 PM
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City: Bayview
Vessel Name: Puffin
Vessel Model: Willard Vega 30
Join Date: Aug 2013
Posts: 1,444
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Dometic. I had two glasses of ice in 15 minutes! $165.00.
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01-31-2015, 06:46 PM
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Enigma
City: Slicker?
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 16,566
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Greetings,
That's expensive ice...How many amps does it draw and where is the water supply?
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01-31-2015, 06:52 PM
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Guru
City: Bayview
Vessel Name: Puffin
Vessel Model: Willard Vega 30
Join Date: Aug 2013
Posts: 1,444
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2 amps while releasing ice from the mold, 1/2 amp while making ice. Water is from a built in reservoir.
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01-31-2015, 06:59 PM
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City: Full Time Cruising East Coast
Vessel Name: Meridian
Vessel Model: Krogen-42
Join Date: Aug 2011
Posts: 1,014
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12 or 110?
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01-31-2015, 06:59 PM
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Enigma
City: Slicker?
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 16,566
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Greetings,
Mr. BC. Thanks.
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01-31-2015, 07:10 PM
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Guru
City: Bayview
Vessel Name: Puffin
Vessel Model: Willard Vega 30
Join Date: Aug 2013
Posts: 1,444
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110volt
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01-31-2015, 07:32 PM
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City: Sarasota/Ft. Lauderdale
Join Date: Apr 2014
Posts: 5,438
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Last time I looked Welcome had a couple used ones for sale. Not sure what brand they were.
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01-31-2015, 07:44 PM
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Guru
City: Hailing Port: Charleston, SC
Vessel Name: Moonstruck
Vessel Model: Sabre 42 Hardtop Express
Join Date: Nov 2008
Posts: 8,276
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WalMart has them for about $120.00.
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01-31-2015, 09:19 PM
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City: Stuart FL
Vessel Name: Lucky Lucky
Vessel Model: Pacific Mariner 65
Join Date: Aug 2013
Posts: 2,760
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Bought one a few years ago from Walmart for $139. Brand is Magic Chef. Great unit. 3 sizes of "cubes" and it's fast.
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Lucky Lucky
Stuart, FL
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01-31-2015, 11:39 PM
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Guru
City: Hotel, CA
Join Date: Sep 2011
Posts: 8,323
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Think I'll buy one and try again. We purchased ours from Best Buy 3-4 years ago and had two in a row leak all over our countertop so opted for a refund. Aside from that we loved it.
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It's easier to fool people than to convince them that they've been fooled - Mark Twain
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02-01-2015, 07:03 AM
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Guru
City: Windsor
Vessel Name: Keeper IV
Vessel Model: 44 Viking ACMY
Join Date: Nov 2013
Posts: 1,350
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My B-in-law just put the Walmart version on his sailboat. He thinks its the greatest thing since he discovered sliced bread.
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02-01-2015, 07:28 AM
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City: Marathon, Florida
Vessel Name: Walkabout
Vessel Model: 1989 Sea Ray 380 Aft Cabin
Join Date: Jan 2012
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They are good if you have unlimited power as in running the genny alot. We bought a Dometic and tried it, but took it back. Our 1000 watt inverter would not run it. It made ice great if the genny was on but we try to live mostly without it.
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02-01-2015, 08:19 AM
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Senior Member
City: Cape Cod, MA or Fort Myers, FL
Vessel Name: Osprey
Vessel Model: Her Shine. Newburyport
Join Date: Dec 2013
Posts: 389
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Mine runs fine on the inverter. But the cheap plastic scoop that was suppose to move the ice broke. Still use it sometimes, but must remember to scoop the ice by hand. The ice has a lot of air in it, so it melts FAST! It's quick to make some ice for a Sundowner.
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02-01-2015, 11:40 AM
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Guru
City: SF Bay Area
Vessel Model: Tollycraft 34' Tri Cabin
Join Date: Feb 2011
Posts: 12,569
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What most do not take into account is the actual temperature of ice itself and the cooling effects delivered.
Do these ice makers make "warm" ice or "cold" ice? I noted in a post that the ice from these units melts quickly... embedded aeration was mentioned and could assist in the fast melt... but, even more so...factor of machine producing too "warm" ice enables quick melt too.
BIG difference in melt times between "warm" ice that is just below the 32 d/f freezing point, say + 30 d/f ice... as compared to "cold" ice that is well below freezing, say - 10 d/f ice.
BTU to alter BTU is basically linear. Colder the ice... longer, more efficient (faster) the cooling process per cube. "Cold" Ice = less ice used to accomplish desired temperature = more drinks per ice making sequence. Of course, colder the ice made = more electric energy needed and maybe longer spans between cube delivery!
In life - "trade off for everything"!
Happy Libation-Cooling Daze! - Art
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02-01-2015, 12:06 PM
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Guru
City: Stuart FL
Vessel Name: Lucky Lucky
Vessel Model: Pacific Mariner 65
Join Date: Aug 2013
Posts: 2,760
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When we use ours it runs all night on the inverter with minimal effect on our batteries. Last night we went to dinner with dock friends. I ordered a Long Island Iced Tea. Then asked if they use warm ice or cold ice. We were all asked to leave at once.
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Lucky Lucky
Stuart, FL
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02-01-2015, 12:13 PM
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Guru
City: SF Bay Area
Vessel Model: Tollycraft 34' Tri Cabin
Join Date: Feb 2011
Posts: 12,569
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Quote:
Originally Posted by hmason
When we use ours it runs all night on the inverter with minimal effect on our batteries. Last night we went to dinner with dock friends. I ordered a Long Island Iced Tea. Then asked if they use warm ice or cold ice. We were all asked to leave at once.
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You should have simply requested warm ice - Long Island mix tastes better not too cold!
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02-01-2015, 12:46 PM
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Guru
City: Bayview
Vessel Name: Puffin
Vessel Model: Willard Vega 30
Join Date: Aug 2013
Posts: 1,444
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That's the one!
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