No.

Is it large enough for a persons head?

This or a 99p ice cube tray from anywhere and a freezer which we all have in our kitchens anyway?

This :smiley:

it does puzzle me how much energy and emotion that people put into these comments. I would hope that someone would just write a reasonable review and leave out the drama. I like my machine a lot. It is noisy, but I have it in a place where I don't hear it all the time. The ice is softer than an ice cube tray in the freezer, but, you know what, I like that I can chew on it without hurting my teeth. The price is better than any other I have seen. I don't see a bacterial issue with the water, it is always refrigerated. I wish I had a refrigerator like I have had all my life in the states (ice and water in the door), but I don't, mostly don't have the room for it. I think this is a good product for the money. Both my husband and myself have really been enjoying ice filled drinks. If my flat were any smaller and I had to listen to it all the time, I might think twice about buying it. I hope this is helpful to anyone still considering a purchase.

Its not the worst, but its no good.

Ice cube trays is actually far better for me. I might of kept mine if the ice was bigger, harder and not so noisy. It really buzzes far far more than my family fridge freezer.

Here is my 2 cents: I have owned it for 2 days now and the product is what I expected at a lower price than I thought I expected to pay. I am American and am used to having ice, crushed or cubed, in the door of my refrigerator. I talked about buying an icemaker before I even moved here 2 years ago and now I have one. I like this product a lot. I spent all day in London today. I was tired and sticky with sweat after carrying groceries home. As soon as I came home I had a giant glass of ice with soda over it...omg...it was amazing. The machine does recycle the drops that melt, but it is constantly refrigerated, so I don't see a bacterial issue. If one is concerned about too much recycled water, just let it run dry and start again. I think it is a good product and worth the money. I had not thought about cleaning maintenance, maybe one a month run through a load with a SLIGHT bleach solution and DO NOT USE that load. What I do know is that I am pleased with the product. It isn't near my lounge or bedroom, but I can see how the noise would bother someone if it was. Oh, I also keep my Britta pitcher next to the machine, I don't want to have worry about scale build up.

Here is my 2 cents: I have owned it for 2 days now and the product is what I expected at a lower price than I thought I expected to pay. I am American and am used to having ice, crushed or cubed, in the door of my refrigerator. I talked about buying an icemaker before I even moved here 2 years ago and now I have one. I like this product a lot. I spent all day in London today. I was tired and sticky with sweat after carrying groceries home. As soon as I came home I had a giant glass of ice with soda over it...omg...it was amazing. The machine does recycle the drops that melt, but it is constantly refrigerated, so I don't see a bacterial issue. If one is concerned about too much recycled water, just let it run dry and start again. I think it is a good product and worth the money. I had not thought about cleaning maintenance, maybe one a month run through a load with a SLIGHT bleach solution and DO NOT USE that load. What I do know is that I am pleased with the product. It isn't near my lounge or bedroom, but I can see how the noise would bother someone if it was. Oh, I also keep my Britta pitcher next to the machine, I don't want to have worry about scale build up.

Jesus, this sounds like the worst thought out piece of Chinese crap I have ever seen.

Over inflated RRP, and recycles the cubes continuously, making Ice cubes from old water, then leaving them to melt, and make the same against out of the same standing smelly water.

Get your RMA in asap under distance selling regulations, and just buy a £1 of ice every month, save a fortune inc no electricity costs.

Put fresh in mine every 2-3 days.

Do people leave standing water in it or empty it each time? I thought water left at room temperature for long would become full of bacteria?

I found the first few loads of cubes are small and soft, but once the water becomes colder then the ice cubes become larger in size.

There must be a problem with it, ours has been churning out perfect ice for about 2 years. As good as any freezer made ice. Wouldn't be without ours now,

More like a tap that takes 10 mins to spit out any water.

The ice it makes is pretty soft. Nothing like ice from the freezer.

A bit like an oven then?

So its a uslesss bit of kit really. Turning it off and on and if there's a few of you have to put it on half an hour before hand.

I'm not surprised you found it noisy if you had it on overnight :confused:
It takes 6 minutes to make enough ice for a drink. If you had it on all night, you must have made and melted the same ice about a dozen times.

Mines going back, it's noisey and the ice this morning was all slushy.

Nothing like a freezer with an ice function.

​No. When it's full it turns off (ice blocks a IR photo detector light beam), then when after a while some ice melts and it starts making more.

Agree masterg. I had an american fridge in the old place and loved the ice. I looked at these makers and am close on buying one. I like the idea of it to be honest.

What is putting me off is the expense, quality of the ice compared to supermarket, cost of the ice, noise of the machine, and size of it..

I'm not sure either, but an ok deal. However I think a lot of people bought the deal because of the RRP, but in reality this is about £10 cheaper than you can buy the same device (rebadged) on ebay.

As i said earlier, each to their own. I'm not knocking your choice, i just prefer mine.

Does this not defeat the object of it against buying a £1 bag of ice (Normally made from a natural spring source) from the supermarket?

Then you either make just enough for your immediate needs or you put the surplus in a zip bag and put it in the freezer.

It will then melt?

You do know it has an on/off switch right? You make just as much as you require.

Even when it is full it will keep compressing to stop the ice melting. Will end up costing more than Co op bags of ice just to run. :disappointed:

Like everything, it's not for everyone. I don't have room in my freezer for a large bag of ice. With this, i can make it as i need it.

I've shut the door between the kitchen and the lounge and it's still **** me off. Hope it shuts up when it's full up.

Damn anyone know how much returns are?

I buy a bag of ICE from the CO-OP every month, 4 years of ICE from the co-op would buy this minus the electricity charges so not a deal for me.

The RRP is a joke, these are on ebay for a very similar price.

I am looking forward to receiving mine, but they keep pushing the delivery date on me. I was told that it was processed today, 2 days after I ordered it, and scheduled for delivery tomorrow, but because of "high interest in the product" it could take 2-3 days and I can't rearrange my schedule, AGAIN! I am just frustrated with the wait and how I was treated on live chat, disconnected twice and ignored for up to 10 minutes before they answered a question. Whomever was making the mojitos...could you pass one my way??? I am thinking watermelon daiquiris this weekend!

Mine isn't that noisy at all. That said, it is in the kitchen, but i've left the door between there and the living room open. Some of the Amazon reviews did mention the noise none said it was overly loud.

God this machine is noisey! Hope I can return it else I'll be giving away. My family fridge freezer is silent compared to this .

OH!!! Could you wait to turn them in for heroin smuggling until after mine arrives?? Thanks :-)

I am looking forward to receiving mine, but they keep pushing the delivery date on me. I was told that it was processed today, 2 days after I ordered it, and scheduled for delivery tomorrow, but because of "high interest in the product" it could take 2-3 days and I can't rearrange my schedule, AGAIN! I am just frustrated with the wait and how I was treated on live chat, disconnected twice and ignored for up to 10 minutes before they answered a question. Whomever was making the mojitos...could you pass one my way??? I am thinking watermelon daiquiris this weekend!

Yeah I might have to do that. It's still not 100% clear what it is. I would upload a photo on hear, but I don't have a camera handy. That's for your comments. :smiley:

All kidding aside... If I were you, I'd email the company and attach a couple of photos taken from different angles and and explain that you're not quite sure what it is and why it's there and see what they say.

Sorry to hear about yours. Mine also has slight scratching on the steel. Plus the white wrapping is very annoying to remove!

It's just there is a hole drilled out a the bottom and what could be filler as you say wrapped up inside a plastic bag! It just looks unusual.

Okay thanks, that's what I was hoping! It's just not very neat that's all! I suppose Arctica isn't the best make in the world. This is my first ice maker.

No, this is a substance at the bottom of the machine stuffed in a hole. It looks very strange that it's exposed like it is! I thought it might be insulation of some sort but now i'm wondering. :neutral_face:

I'm guessing the "filler" is the insulation. The hole is where it is pumped in. The thing won't work without it.

are youu sure its not the protective white packaging

Mine arrived this afternoon with what appeared to be 'filler; in the bottom (the stuff used for blocking holes in walls etc) and with the paint and metal damage underneath, looked like a 'second'. So, it's going back (I will have to wait until September for replacement....)

Yeah that's what I was thinking!

Oops, somebody forgot to remove the stash of heroin out of your unit before it was shipped on to you?

Haha, just kidding, I don't know but I'm sure somebody else who actually bought one should be able to tell you.

Just received mine and it's got a bag of white/brown powder stuffed in a hole at the bottom. Is this normal?!

Has yours got a bag of white/brown powder stuffed in a hole at the bottom? Mine has and it looks kind of dodgy!!

Got mine lunchtime. Just used it and WOW ice in 6 mins (small setting) Goes great with Baileys. :wink:

Got mine.

Stinks of toxic plastic. Going too put it outside seeing as it's sunny to help get rid of the smell.

You'd have to be crazy to drink anything made it in smelling like it does new

I'm just about to make my first Mojito with the ice from it. :smiley:

I got my email this morning and it was delivered this morning @ 10.00am ish.

you should get delivery today as i had my email this morning and was delivered this morning

That's why they called me, Jon. Received a dispatch email this morning.

I also had a phone call from them yesterday. They asked me if it was for business or personal use (not sure why that matters) and then said it would be delivered today (which it hasn't been). No dispatch e-mail either.

I'm in no rush for it though.

I had a call from them on Monday. Was told it could be delivered that day but more likely today. Still waiting. My garden is overrun with mint and the only solution i've come up with is to make and drink Mojitos. I need ice. :stuck_out_tongue:

I got a call from them today @10.24am from 01827309190 to tell me it would be delivered today.
No its not.
Called @ 1630 and now told delivery wednesday.

anyone had delivery today any good ?

get on chat i had issues with order not found there end after paying pay pal

Fedex

For anyone who has ordered/received, did you receive a dispatch email? Ordered on Saturday and no dispatch email, and also doesn't show up in the previous orders section of my account.

Hi, bought one (great idea for the caravan was my justification lol) - does anyone know the couriers used??? Heat added

Cheers Ordered one this afternoon, stick your name down to get an e-mail when they are back in stock and they message you to inform you thats how I had one this afternoon

Out of stock again @ 18:55 today

back in stock and ordered...bring on the summer heat!!!! nothing like an ice footbath when it is sweltering outside.

yep back in stock, I just ordered one and it went through OK

​back in stock

check your orders via chat as i paid by pay pal and as a guest and the order number didnt exist finally found that payment had been made should be here Wednesday

Back in stock!!!

just had a call from a nice lady in tamworth to let me know my ice maker will be with me tomoz :wink:

As long as it doesn't weigh more than 12Kg apparently

I bought one don't really know why

Follow the link and in the product description: Requires Plumbing: No

I know this is currently oos but does it have to be plumbed in to a water suppy?

This one?

Http://www.lockhartcatering.co.uk/catering-appliances/ice-machines/hea653-arctica-countertop-ice-maker/

this deal has gone....cold

Great find, but now OOS.

Shame it's oos

oos

Out of stock?

You are either an American or an estate agent.

ordered 2 thanks

No idea what you had but ours produces solid ice.

No not tiny, its about the size of a breadmaker. Depends on your needs, our freezer is in the garage under the house, a pain if you just want some ice for a drink. This makes life easy. If you have a freezer in your kitchen probably not a deal for you.

Just ordered one for my boat thanks for post good deal at this price

Doesn't a freezer do the job! Or is this tiny?

I had one of these a few years back, the best you can hope for is the equivalent of compressed slush, I binned it

nothing like ice from a freezer

I've bought. Always wanted a fancy fridge that does it. But this and a 150 5 year old bush fridge freezer saves me a fortune.

OOS

Ordered thanks

OOS

Bought one of these under a different badge 10 years ago. Use it all the time and it's still going strong. Excellent machine

lol :smiley:

I only came in here to see funny puns about Ice cold heat of the deal and left disappointed :disappointed:

Cold as ice

Oos

Come the revolution, you can throw ICE at us - and we'll just shoot u - via the state / police force
WTFU
is this the most we have to argue about ????

Without going in the kitchen to check I am sure its 9 bullets at a time. The first cycle each start up only gives a thin ice, after that its good ice every 5 mins or so.

I was looking at prices the other day, it isn't a 'crazy' price, these are currently selling for £80, they get rebranded under lots of names but it is the cheapest I can see

6-13 minute cycle but only 12kg a day. How many cubes does it make in a cycle 3-6?
I'll buy it just for the free pooper scooper. It's a dog's life.

on searching - it does look identical to the US walmart igloo model. So yup definately looks like frequent rebadging. Would like one...trying to justify it with the missus :wink: On downside, there seems to be a few issues with failing

Looks like the same as we have owned for about 2 years. If it is they sell on Ebay rebadged under lots of different names (Kenley, Andrew James etc). We paid about £70 for it but prices go up and down depending on sellers.
If it is the same I can't fault it, working as I type providing ice for our vodka & cokes :smiley:

Once VAT is added £67.20

+ vat

Thanks op ordered.

What's in the box!

Down to £56!!! Bought 3.

Is it large enough for a persons head?

Ordered thank you.... gonna need it after all these hot deals :smiley:

Always hated not having the ice machine in my hotel room while traveling. Problem solved.

Ordered then I added heat then it all melted

Ordered this on Thursday evening, was despatched friday (not here yet). I was gonna post but thought I'd wait till I got mine first :stuck_out_tongue:

Personally I've ordered to take in the caravan, the electricity useage is quite low and this will be great for cold drinks, keeping the coolers cold etc, been looking for a decent price one for a while.

thanks

Ice is for soft lads, next you'll be telling me you don't drink warm beer!

Hmmm should I vote cold because it's an ice maker?

Ordered and heat, thank you

Have something very similar, well worth it at this price. Rep is lol though.

Flipp, you won't even notice it. You don't need to run it 24/7

Used to have an integrated Ice Maker in our fridge, now got an integrated fridge in new house. Have to say I do miss the ice maker.

Stick the glass in the dispenser, pour your drink. As opposed to fiddling around with the tray, finding it hasn't been refilled, its spilled before freezing, running out of ice when you have company, etc.

This :smiley:

This or a 99p ice cube tray from anywhere and a freezer which we all have in our kitchens anyway?

turn off your shower

Got one thanks.

20% code will no work o well

ordered and thank you brilliant find, have some heat for my ice :sunglasses:

I know im stupid ok

Put the number that you want to buy in the quantity box then it will add to basket

Crazy price

Can not add to basket
|Yap im with stupid need to put a 1 in the box.

u no I actually really do and a lot of others will I'm in an apartment where the water is Luke warm at best out the cold tap I'm forever buying ice this would free up space in my freezer will have to chdlc out how much power it uses though

Really? It has been a life long dream of mine!

No.