I go through a lot of ice each day. This has kept up and is the really good chewable ice like Sonic. Highly recommend!!!

I bought this for my wife for Christmas. She had borrowed two friends nugget ice makers several times because she really likes nugget ice. Both our friends ice makers are cheap Chinese ones and they always have problems with them. One friend ended up getting her money back and the other just suffers with theirs.I knew my wife really wanted one but I wanted a quality one, not a cheap one. I did lots of research and found that the GE Opal always ranked high and had great reviews.We have been totally impressed with this ice maker. My wife’s even got me hooked on nugget ice. It is WAY quieter than our friends. You really don’t hear it unless you are in the kitchen. When we had used our friends ice makers, they were very loud.Some other things I really like about the GE Opal 2 – it makes ice very fast. It connects to WiFi so you can turn it on/off remotely. You can set a schedule for it to turn on/off at certain times.We have very hard water so we have to clean/descale once a month. It is a little bit of a hassle, lots of draining, lots of vinegar, an 18 hour wait time, and lots of rinsing. However, if you want your ice maker running in tip top shape and for it to last, you want to be faithful in doing this maintenance.Overall, we love this ice maker and are very pleased with it. I laugh at my wife because she bags the ice in 2 gallon bags and hands it out to friends and neighbors. She really likes her nugget ice. This GE Opal 2.0 is a workhorse and keeps her and all our friends very happy.

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This is a daily user for us. Makes wonderful ice. Make sure you get it with side reservoir !

Did quite a bit of research and landed on this guy. Hands-down, one of the best purchases I’ve made on Amazon. Don’t know what the other brands are like, but can say this is well worth what I paid.

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The only reason it gets 4 stars is that it is loud when it makes ice. Would love for it to be quieter.

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I mean, is there anything better than the ice from chick-fil-A -at home? You won’t be disappointed. It makes enough ice for four or five people at a time. But don’t think you’ll have a party of 10 and not run out of ice. Still, it’s worth it.

Set up is easy. Ice maker should be near a sink. I can not imagine having it without the extra tank. We fill the tank at least once a day for a family of 4. (Get the tank!) I had to try about 10 times to get WIFi App to sink up. We shut the ice maker off at 9pm and it still has ice in when we turn it at 6am. We have an open floor plan so it is a little louder than I had hoped but I feel like you just get used to it. A few days after use it said I need to descale it even though we have a water softener. GE said to unplug it let it rest. The Error went a way. I did purchase the extended warranty. Lots of good ytube videos on how to open it up and clean the inside. Will update this review in a few month. The ice is perfect and makes drink cold fast with little foam. Not hard to chew and is helping me get more daily water intake. The drip tray is my only complaint so far. When you open the ice drawer it drips so you need a paper towel.12/12/22- had to set it to cycle off every few hours otherwise it starts squealing. The internal defrost cycle does not seem to work that great. So I would not advise trying to run it for 16 hours straight.12/26/22- so still dealing with squealing. I have been playing around with the schedule to give it more chances to defrost. I think the squealing comes from it not being about to push the frozen ice out. Still love the ice so not giving up yet.12/28/22- did several cleaning cycles with bleach. Set up running time for hour on then and hour off. Moved it so it has good ventilation on both sides. No squealing so far after changes.1/14/23- to sync up to phone app pull up a chair and sit right next to it with your phone. Any further away does not seem to work. My machine has been working fine as long as it has several off cycles between run times. If I try to leave it on for more than a few hours it always start making unpleasant noises. It has lost WiFi twice and each when it keeps running without programming it starts making all kinds of bad noises. Just my personal experiences. Keep with a on/off hourly schedule.

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I recieved my GE Profile Opal 2 Ice Maker with the side tank about a week ago and so far so good. While I was waiting for my unit to arrive, I read and re-read the reviews and to be honest: I was expecting the worst. I have been very pleased so far. The machine is in our small shop break room next to my office. The noise is very slight: much like a small refrigerator hum. We fill the side tank once a day and it is always full of the “good ice”. With the light on it makes for a pleasant little beacon of refreshment. I completely realize that this might just be good luck during the honeymoon phase of our relationship, but nothing to complain about yet.

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This is a great ice machine. Although it only makes enough ice for 3 small cups at a time, we bag the ice up and freeze it to refill our ice maker in our fridge.I do find it a bit crazy that they do not send the filter for it with it! For the price you pay for this machine it should have the large water filter and the side tank with it. We did purchase both separately which adds up quickly since the side tank is another $100 and the filter is around $15 I think.All in all it makes the great Sonic style ice we love it’s just a bit on the pricey side!!

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This little machine puts out the BEST pellet ice (like Chick-Fil-A’s). Makes all drinks that much better. Even great for eating by itself. In fact, my dughter’s boyfriend says it’s the best snack in our house! It DOES make a lot of noise, but we don’t care. It’s worth it. We put it in our laundry room off the kitchen, so it doesn’t bother us. Just be sure to keep checking the water reservoir every couple of days. We’re in love with this machine.