Portable Icemakers

[Javi]

Any input on portable icemakers like the Dometic HZB-12A/HZB-12SA, the DW is wanting one but I need convincing that it is better than just picking up a bag of ice every couple days at the corner store.

[byrdr1]

We have one and it works fine. MY wife likes the convenience of having it for fresh ice. We have used it to help bag ice. but in the summer time it works very hard to keep up and you have to add water pretty regular. For around $100 it was a good buy. I would not pay more than that for it. YOu can find them on sale usually at the end of the summer season. might find a few around now. I would say they are made the same(different names) and priced all over the place.
Randy

[chuckster57]

We have one too. It pays for itself rather quickly once you figure out how much a bag of ice is, and how often you have to go get one. I even recycle the water from the ice chest.

[Desert185]

Any input on portable icemakers like the Dometic HZB-12A/HZB-12SA, the DW is wanting one but I need convincing that it is better than just picking up a bag of ice every couple days at the corner store.

Thanks for the reminder. I like the 12SA for just the two of us, and CW is having an internet sale.

[Desert185]

Found this:

http://www.walmart.com/search/?query=ice%20makers%20prportable

Looks to be the same as the Dometic. Store pickup.

[Festus2]

Javi -
Looking for ice makers in late November? Whoops, I forgot that you live in Texas.

[BirchyBoy]

Wow, those things aren't cheap. It must be nice, though, having the room to store and use goodies like that. If we had the space, I'd probably be an ice-maker-haver.

[chuckster57]

Wow, those things aren't cheap. It must be nice, though, having the room to store and use goodies like that. If we had the space, I'd probably be an ice-maker-haver.
When I am on the road, it's under the dinette. At the CG it's plugged in outside by the entry door so I don't have to listen to it. Since you can vary the size of the cubes, it will make a bunch of medium size fairly quickly. Once the ice chest is full, I turn it to large cubes and it keeps up.

[PARAPTOR]

We also have the Dometic brand and find it very convenient to have. Wished we would have went with the 12SA model instead of the 15xx model which is very large. I think too large for the added capacity of 6 pounds/day. Neighbors love it though "Camp Site Ice Source". Recommend the 12SA model. Comes in handy when no stores in the area. :eek:

[michol02]

I was in walmart last night, and they have them on sale for $99.

[Desert185]

Javi -
Looking for ice makers in late November? Whoops, I forgot that you live in Texas.

A Margarita or escoces con hielo without ice?! Nah...

[Steve S]

I for one will say that there's nothing worse than having old ice from a store in my drink! :)

[Javi]

I for one will say that there's nothing worse than having old ice from a store in my drink! :)

I've manage to convince the DW that one ice cube in 3 fingers of Bulleit is a mixed drink.. :D

[Steve S]

I've manage to convince the DW that one ice cube in 3 fingers of Bulleit is a mixed drink.. :D

Yup, that's a good mixed drink, any more cubes and it's a watered down drink.

[wahoonc]

I believe all of those ice makers are made by one company, just can't recall who.

We are getting one for our camper before next summer. We typically go through 30# of ice on a weekend, at that rate it won't take long at $3+ a bag to pay for itself.

Prefer my whiskey straight, but want ice water backup.

Aaron:cool:

[msp2jxr]

I have had my portable ice maker for 5 years and it has been lugged around in at least three different trailers and love it. I plug it in as soon as we start to set up the trailer and have Ice for the rum coke by the time I sit down under the awning. I even left it in front of the furnace outlet and melted the back of it. Does not look pretty but still puts out the ice.

[gurlcruza67]

I found one at Home Depot for $99 also. It makes 26lbs of ice in a day. :cool3:

[UsTwo]

We had one...about 4 yrs ago,, had it for our TT and then Ol Girl would use it in the house also..for some reason it started leaking.. She took it back to Costco, got her money back and never replaced it with another.. I guess it was ok. Never thought it kept up that good...

[notanlines]

How many times a day does one have to make a point to go over and put in more water?

[Javi]

How many times a day does one have to make a point to go over and put in more water?

I don't know but I'd suspect its like ice trays... take some out, put some back...:D

[byrdr1]

you fill it up every 2-3 hours if you are removing the ice. if you don't and it recycles its not as much.
randy

[mcsearch1]

Home Depot has many brands on-line from $98 up to $350 with all the bells and whistles.

[msp2jxr]

It really depends on how many people are using ice. I usually have a gallon of water with me and it lasts the weekend in most instances. That is with me and wife using it.

[chuckster57]

We use the ice maker for the ice chest. Two ice trays filled with bottled water in the freezer for consumption.

[buckeyebobhockingcamper]

i bought a magic chef at neighbors garage sale for 10 bucks,plugged it in and it worked so i ran it 5 hours and got 3 lbs or so,wasnt real impressed and wife didnt like the noise

[Javi]

Well, thanks for all the replies, looks like the DW is getting an ice maker for Christmas.. :D

[notanlines]

Javi, you're just an old romanticist.....:D

[jje1960]

We have had ours for 4yrs now, works really well. We fill bags and put them in the freezer, only need to run it every few days. Once the unit get's going, it makes ice pretty quickly, during it's making cycle the water in the hopper gets super cold and the cycle time goes down. We see them in Walmart now very cheap. It's nice not worrying about having to go down and buy ice to put in the cooler at the beach and for the races.