On Wed, 24 Sep 2014 00:53:52 -0700 (PDT), dsi1 >
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>On Tuesday, September 23, 2014 5:09:48 PM UTC-10, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>> On 9/23/2014 3:43 PM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
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>> > I use maybe
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>> > two trays a day and the trays get rotated so no ice is more than 24
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>> > hours old. I really can't see why two people need an ice maker. I
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>> > also don't like built in ice makers because invariably they break down
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>> > the day after the warranty runs out.
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>> With twp people it is fairly easy to fill the trays. When the kids were
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>> home it was a battle and I was glad to have it automated. No more
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>> finding one cube left.
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>> In the 20 years we've had one, I did a repair on it once and replaced it
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>> once. The price of convenience I'm willing to pay.
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>Me too. An ice maker is around 100 bucks. They are easy to install. I hope I never have to fill another ice tray again.

You'd be better off with a separate portable ice maker and reclaim
about 2 cu ft of freezer space.