Polar C-Series Countertop Ice Machine 11kg Output

My wife suddenly got a massive craving for ice, which turned out to be a text-book scenario for a low red cell count (Anemia). Not having a fridge/Freezer with built in ice maker, I looked on Amazon for a suitable unit and after reading the reviews, bought this one.It does everything it supposed to do and left on and topped up will definately supply a constant supply of conical ice cubes (rather a contradiction in terms but couldn't think of another word for cube that was round!) It is so efficient that a small to medium pub or wine bar would be well supplied.One thing that is not mentioned anywhere in the blub for the machine, is that you can make flavoured ice lumps and the best thing to do is buy squashes. Make up the solution to taste in a jug and pour in the resevoir. After making the flavoured ice, fill up with clean water and make more ice lumps until they are regular water ice again.After use and certainly if you won't be using it for a while, get as much of the water out via the drain tube and leave the lid open until everything is completely dry.In Summary: Good price for such an efficient, professional machine. Some noise in operation and also very heavy.

I purchased this as one of a few gifts for my husbands 60th birthday for his new man cave back in September, it was a while before we had the space to try it as the room wasn't finished until Christmas but it was worth the wait! He loves it!! It works perfectly up to now and it was so nice to be able to offer our house guests instant ice this Christmas without lugging home ready frozen cubes which took up valuable freezer space. I took a while to chose this machine from the myriad on offer, despite some poor reviews posted by others who had clearly had unfortunate experiences. All I can say is so far so good and I feel it pays to take your time choosing. It was the video that convinced me along with the fact the company base is in the U.K. So that if I needed assistance it would hopefully be easier to get it. If you do buy don't forget, treat it like a mini fridge, that means leave it in position/its final resting place unused for at least 24 hours BEFORE switching it on! We also sat it on a thickly folded clean old dust sheet when first switching on in case there were any leaks, just to be on the safe side. The machine is quite large too so make sure there is enough room around it for airflow and access all around it.

We had a cheaper ice machine before buying this one as the old one failed. Can instantly tell the difference in quality and durability. Happy with the delivery and easy set up.

I enjoy making cocktails, but have a tiny fridge with a tiny freezer compartment, so I was keen to not have it full of ice and be able to store some frozen food in it! This machine seemed to be the answer.What it doesn't do is make really cold ice - that won't be any kind of problem for most people, but if you are making cocktails you probably want it as cold as possible. I just tend to transfer the made ice to the freezer compartment to cool down those extra few degrees, whilst the ice straight from the machine is fine for chilling glasses etc. The machine produces a reasonable amount of ice - enough to keep up with the prolific amount I will use if a few friends and I are having an evening "testing" new cocktails.The machine is fascinating to watch in action, so can provide excellent entertainment if there's nothing much on TV. What will be a downside for some people is that it is quite noisy in operation - the cooling fan runs most of the time and is, for sake of reference, probably a bit noisier than a typical bathroom extractor fan. Not a problem for me nor, I expect, most people, but worth bearing in mind if you are particularly sensitive to such things.All in all, I'm extremely happy with my purchase and would certainly recommend this machine.

Excellent product, this is our second one, the last one lasted six years of daily use.Makes ice very quick in three size settings.

Decided to upgrade my polar C table top ice maker to the newer modelPurchased from NISBETS catering supplies after 24 hours no correspondence from NISBETS to where I should return the ice make as the new machine goes through the motions goes cold but no water is present in the ice making tray . Decided to call NISBETS of Coventry where I believe the ice machine was sent from . On contacting customer services at NISBETS I was told to go and contact Amazon ? I explained NISBETS is the supplier and I need the return address where to send the faulty ice maker again they were unable to assist and told me to contact AmazonPostage which I believe is my responsibility and also to choose the carrier as this is my responsibility I may be wrong about the return and postage at my expense . I have posted a picture of the condition of the ice maker around the water filter bearing in mind this is a new machine I was shocked at what I saw . All in all so far I am definitely not impressed by the supplier

Really happy with this Ice Maker. Makes a batch of ice in about 10-15 mins. If you are entertaining it can easily keep up with demand although we tend to make up several batches in advance and keep in the freezer. Very easy to use and was exactly what we were looking for as previously we had been buying bags of ice from the supermarket. Fits neatly on the work surface in our pantry so out of the way but would not look out of place on a kitchen work top. Highly recommend this after doing much research on different models available on the market.

This was a Christmas present for my husband. It did what it said on the box.I usually buy shop bought ice. This Ice maker saved me a considerable amount of money and I had ice cubes ready made when I needed them. The whole machine looked really classy in my kitchen, although it did seem very large when it was unpacked.The size of the ice cubes are really good, meduim and large are the best size to go with. It does take a bit of time to start the process of making ice cubes but it is worth the wait. Great for last minute parties. I would recommend this machine.