Buy Orien FS-55IM 44-Pound Built-In Undercounter Ice MakerOrien FS-55IM 44-Pound Built-In Undercounter Ice Maker Product Description:
- UL approved for home/commercial use
- Air-cooled condenser
- can be used both freestanding or built-in
- Automatic overflow protection
- CFC -Free
Product Description
Orienrsquos FS-55IM built-inundercounter ice maker and ice machine can make 44 pounds of clear ice per day It features a front breathing cooling system that can be used built-in or freestanding and is UL-listed for indoor use
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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful.
Great Ice Maker
By Little Girl Land
I've purchased this icemaker through Amazon about a month, and my family loves it. Both inside and out, it feels like a solid, well-built appliance. Installation was extremely simply. I had been watching for a great price on the Kitchen Aid brand until finding this one, and this product seems even better built than Kitchen Aid which has a higher price tag. On the Orien I even had to change the swing of the door, which I did with absolute no difficulty. It looks great too. I highly recommend this product. This is also the one ice maker that is sold by Sams, but I found a better price through Amazon so purchased it here.Here are some things to consider about this product:1) You need a "floor drain" for this product. Basically, when the ice melts (which it does continuously to keep the ice "fresh"), the water exits the ice maker via a tube that is about four to six inches off the ground. Therefore, you need to be able to feed the tube into drain near floor level (or better yet, a drain that is installed directly into the floor. I don't know if Orien makes a pump, but some Kitchen Aid ice maker models do have a pump to push the water above the drain level so you can push the water into an adjacent sink or drain pipe --- but since all ice makers are notorious for breaking down (be it Kitchen Aid, Whirlpool, Scottsman, Orien, etc), I wanted a model without the extra pump. Keep it simple, and install a floor drain for your ice maker. The Orien, unlike other brands, does come with a very long hose to reach your floor drain.2) The negative review about the ice not breaking apart (but coming out only in sheets) I believe is overstated. Basically, when the ice bin is empty there is enough "fall" for the ice to crash to the bottom of the bin and break apart, but as the bin fills up the ice doesn't break apart because it doesn't have enough fall. This is not a big issue, as a few hits from included scoop (basically using it as an ice pick) causes the cubes to separate quite easily.3) Another issue is that ice really does accumulate at the rear of the bin, causing the ice maker to stop producing ice when the bin is about 2/3 to 3/4 full. Said another way, if I don't occasionally use the scoop to pull the ice toward the front of the bin, the ice maker will cease production of ice at about 18 lbs instead of 25 lbs. While this was initially a little annoying, I'm actually thankful now for this "design flaw" because most of the time I don't need 25 lbs of ice just sitting and melting in my ice maker! Therefore, when I need higher production of ice, I'll occasionally scoop the ice toward the front of the bin so I get a full 25 lbs, but otherwise I allow it to stay "as is" with the lesser production. I have four young children and it has been a hot hot summer, but even so the Orien is more than keeping up with our need for ice.4) The one thing about the product that I do find a little annoying is that there is no "hook" or other place to store the included ice scoop. Some other ice makers have an inside hook on which to hang the scoop, and I am considering adding one --- because the only other options are to keep the scoop in the ice bin (so it gets buried with ice) or keeping it on the counter (which is obviously not ideal). This is not a deal killer, but just a small change that I'd like Orien to make to improve this product.If you can get this product a few hundred dollars less than a KitchenAid or a Whirlpool, I definitely recommend it. And, as I've stated in this review, the product looks and feels like it is a very well made product, even more so than others I've seen.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.
Quality icemaker
By Geezerjock55
We have had this icemaker for a few weeks now with no significant issues. The ice needs a couple of whacks from time to time to break the sheets apart, but not a significant drawback. If you are a heavy user and the ice has farther to fall, it will probablky break up OK. Other icemakers we have purchased were better at making individual cubes, but for a much higher price.
7 of 10 people found the following review helpful.Awesome
By Leila Doran Baggett
I bought one of these units and I love that I don't have to buy ice. We have four kids-they play sports, camp, fish, & hunt. We have alot of company and never have run out of ice since we purchased this ice machine.
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