Ratings & Reviews for GE Profile Opal 38-lb Ice Per day Portable/Countertop Nugget Ice Maker ( Black )

Awful Started screaming after installed in two day

I’ll be returning it. It makes a lot of screaming noise.

Great product

Great ice maker, quick, quiet, and we love the ice nuggets. Easy to add water

Not as good as the older model

This machine makes more slush than ice. It also starts at random times making an excruciating loud noise for a long time. We have to unplug it in order for it to stop. Definitely returning it.

Best possible ice you can have at home.

We waited a long time for this ice maker to come through development and into production and it was well worth the wait. The quality of the ice made with this product is absolutely outstanding. This is the second unit we’ve owned as our original one died after 4 years of continuous service. We now can’t live without one and our whole family thoroughly enjoys it daily.

Great ice maker

makes ice very quickly. i wish it had a setting for cubed but it is an amazing ice maker and it is more quest then alot of the other options ive had before. the self cleaning is very good as el and the ice is very consistent nothing to big or small. it is a bit big the size of it for my bar but we mad it work.

Awesome

It has been great to have ice all day long. I use it at school and all my coworkers love to come get ice.

Opal review

On my second one as the first opal I received only lasted 60 days before it starting screaming whenever it turned on. Was replaced under warranty. Have had my second unit less than 30 days. Is working but didn’t even use for 3 days when the sanitize light came on. After 2 weeks it says it needs a new filter. I have a water softener and osmosis system so unsure why the unit constantly needs to be sanitized and a new filter so soon. I think the manufacturer needs to work the kinks out of the...

Opal ice machine

So far its ok. The ice doesnt seem as hard as the last one we had .. its more of a slushy consistency

New Features

This unit is my third GE countertop ice maker. The unit appears to have many upgrades. The scale inhibiting filter, air filter, and enhanced control panel. I use nothing but distilled water in my units and follow the cleaning instructions on a monthly basis. We will see if this unit makes it more than 18 months.

disappointed

The design and performance was really complete in the beginning. However, the lighted instructions on the front were always malfunctioning. (ex. when it says needs more water, the reserve tank was full. Then when says making ice was not. Says to sanitize when I sanitized a week before as the instructions said with new filter. The capacity and noise level was just fine for us.

Great chewable ice!

This is my second opal ice maker, the first one was destroyed along with my house by a tornado. I really love my opal ice maker! Makes the best chewable ice, better than Sonic's ice. I noticed my second unit has some improvements, glad to see them. The only negative I can say is if you don't have counter space to place it by a sink to drain it, be prepared to pick it up, it's a bit heavy.

Great purchase from a solid company

Had some bad problems with the first one we got, but the warranty held up and GE took great care making things right.

Terrible noise

Do not buy, makes terrible sounds. Support says it needs 8 inches or clearance all around including the top which means it won't fit on a counter or under the cabinets. They also said to remove the new filters it comes with. Terrible design.

Transformational!

I’m addicted to my ge nugget icemaker! Use it everyday and LOVE it. First saw at a friend’s home and immediately bought one for my place as soon as I came home. It’s wonderful—quiet, easy, delicious ice improves every beverage (including iced coffee!), great looking, A+ on all counts. Capacity is plentiful for small family or singles.

Perfect!

Beautiful. Quiet. Great ice production. Easy to use.

Instructions lacking

The instructions sucked. Had to google for videos.

Ice master

GE Opal produces delicious nugget ice faster than any other machine I’ve used. While it looks sleek on the counter and boasts an impressive storage capacity, that comes at the cost of a sizable portion of your countertop. You’ll definitely hear it working, but it makes more of a steady hum that is not at all distracting. If you’re looking for a premium machine that delivers the best ice and lots of it, this is your machine.

Great ice but is it worth it?

Don't waste your money. Two of these units in approximately 18 months have failed! The first failed after only a few months and he replaced it with a new unit. About a year later that unit has failed. I love the ice this unit made but I am convinced there is a design flaw. Read the reviews! Not just the reviews made when new....read all of the reviews and you will see that these machines are prone to failure. GE needs to stand behind their product!

Noise. Swealing

It almost lasted a week before the notorious squealing sound came. I will try to upload a video. They have it listed as “optional”. They have got to do a mass recall on these and fix the problem. Search YouTube for “ge ice noise”. You will be amazed. Sadly, it makes awesome ice. Now to get the noise fixed

Beautiful

Absolutely beautiful appliance. I love the new subtle features of the 2.0 and it makes ice super quick. We get so many positive comments on it from house guests