Side by Side Comparison of: RCA vs Ivation

I have a fridge that has NO ICE MAKER. And for me, ICE is a must. I chew it. A lot. I was a bit worried about this, as they are not cheap. But, truly, it works VERY NICELY. Now, it is LARGER than you think. I purchased a small table to put this on, because; I didn't want it sitting on the table or the counter. And the little table does nice. It was only $20. And it works perfectly for this.https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01BXX8RPM/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o09_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1I added photo of my setup, to explain the little table, and ice maker combined. Realize, you add water to it. I found a cup that fills the resevoir in one shot, and simply add water that way. One filling makes a little more than 2-full loads of ice. And it makes those really fast.I make the ice, and put it into an ICE BIN in my freezer, then turn this thing off. That way, it should LAST me a lot longer than it would if you expected it to keep the ice for you.;O)I recommend POWER OFF when you are not making ICE. It powers up FAST. And makes ice FAST. I like it a lot!2016-DEC-27 Update.Never understood the propensity of modern appliances to NEVER FULLY SHUT OFF... This one, for instance, has a green light that BLINKS non-stop as long as it is "OFF". To me, that's a waste. So, I purchased a block, grounded, ON/OFF switch, that the cord plugs into, then that plugs into the wall. That way, I can FULLY turn it off when I'm NOT making Ice. The way I use it, I make 3-full loads of ice, then shut it off until I am running LOW on Ice again. So, this thing is OFF most of the time, and ON only about 1-hour 3-times a week. In my view, it should therefore, last for YEARS using this approach.2017-SEP-19 Update:I've had this now, for almost a year. Still works VERY WELL. HOWEVER, a few things I have done to keep it alive... (1). I not only turn it OFF, but; I have an inline SWITCH installed, that cuts the power to it all together, when it is not being used. I truly believe this may have had a positive impact on it's long life. (2). I have very HARD water where I live, so; I use the VENDING water ONLY in this thing. The kind you see at Walmart or other stores, where you can buy a 3-gallon at a time jug. I am sure it has another positive impact on longevity. (3) I always check the water level BEFORE turning it back on. So, as long as you treat it nicely, and don't use it more than 2-or-3-days a week, as do I, then; it will last you a very long time!

Haven't stopped using this Ice Maker since I got it... I'm loving every second it is in my home... so really needed... can't wait until summer comes so I can have nice ice tea ... oh wait... I can have all year long...yay!really really nice...Update on this icemaker....My icemaker stopped on me and I went to the reviews to see if others were having issues too... and some are...This is only a helping hand and I'm no technician...Unplugged the icemaker... carried it to the sink and sprayed with lukewarm water the underside where the tray moves up and down that pushes the ice to the basket....let is settle for a few minutes and did it again...it's working like brand new....like any machine.... they have glitches...

I bought this over a year ago when I was pregnant as I had a crazy need to chew ice ALL the time. (And for those wondering, my iron was great!) This made ice that was the PERFECT texture to chew, not too hard, no too soft. (Almost as good as hospital ice) It has two different sizes small and large, I always use large as they're really not that big, probably about an inch diameter? The machine itself is great, the loudest noise it makes is the ice dropping into the tray. It does have a hum but it's no more noticeable than a refrigerator hum.For the record, to clean it you should just run a little vinegar-water through it.

Bought this for my son in law who just moved here from So. Africa ( he had one over there, had to leave it behind...not the right current) he LOVES it! Makes ice cubes super fast but he prefers the large size cubes, just the right size for his drinks. Overall, I'm pleased with my purchase!

Makes ice very fast. size cubes are great, large isnt too large, just right. My kids and husband love this. It isn't very loud either, loudest part is when it drops the ice (no louder then a normal icemaker). Great price and product, we are very happy with it.

I owned a similar compact ice maker years ago. It was a magic chef brand. The quality on this one is much better. This one is smaller but makes makes more ice, and at a faster rate.

This thing is a work horse. we got it because my $1,200 refrigerator/freezer makes like 10 ice cubes every few hours and we love ice(even had the repair people come out an the guy said, yeah, because it's hot out, the water in the line is hot so it takes a long time for the it to cool enough to freeze.... so in the summer(or in LA most of the year) the freezer has very low ice output... Whaaat???/ So i started searching for ice makers and found this - right price, right size. we just fill it up every couple of days. . the ice cubes aren't as solid as the ones from my freezer but it cranks them out! and it's been running non stop for a year.

My husband is on fluid restriction and likes to chew on ice. The ice maker in the refrigerator makes cubes too large and dense for this. This machine is great..the small cubes are great for chewing. Also it is so convenient to leave on the counter as we use several times a day. I bought 2 small plastic containers to put the finished ice into. They each hold one basket of ice cubes. I put a kitchen towel on the counter and when I take the basket of ice out I tap it on the towel to release any excess water then fill the plastic container. When I take the container out of the freezer I just tap the container on the counter to loosen the cubes and they are ready to use. I hope this has been helpful.

We had another brand and it died. We LOVE this machine for several reasons. 1. Itmakes a ton of ice..our apartment fridge does not have a ice maker. 2. It hold about a gallon of water. 3. it is quiet. We hope the quality continues as the machine gets older. Big thums up.

Bought this for my husband since we do not have an ice maker connected to our freezer. I am impressed. It makes ice quick. I don't have to worry about constantly refilling water into the unit. It holds 2.8 liters in the water reservoir. You don't have to worry about transferring the ice from the ice maker to the freezer. We have never transferred the ice and it stays frozen. Very pleased.

I give it five stars. 1 very well packaged. 2 arrived on time. 3 instructions are understandable and actually helpful. 4 looks great. 5 works really well. Makes ice quickly and yes, it makes three sizes. When you get one, if read the instructions You'll have a flawless enjoyable ice maker. Oh yeah I had my first ice batch in 7 minutes.

Works as described. Works better if cold water from the fridge is used. I put some ice in the water tub to cool the water as much as possible as this helps make larger ice. Ice melts kind of fast if left in the tray for a while. My ice bin in the freezer is always full now. Happy with the purchase, hope it keeps working for a long time. It's kind of noisy but worth it for the amount of ice it makes. Best to put the ice in the freezer as soon as it drops to the tray.

I have had this ice maker for about 6 months, and I use it maybe 2 times a month. It makes ice fast and it really cool to watch. The only issue I have with it is that sometimes the sensors don't work and the ice will keep making after the basket is full and sometimes tries to keep sucking water after the reservoir is empty. It still makes ice just fine, I just have to keep watching it.

The ice basket is a bit small. Good fast machine. I had a newair previously, and the ice basket was larger, but the ice production slower 9 minutes for 9 sm cubes vs 6 minutes for 9 sm cubes from this machine. This countertop footprint is smaller than the other I had, but not by much. This one doesn't have the side drain either for automatic water filling. But the machine is fast, and registers full fast. Great product.

I am giving this 4 stars because I think the ice maker is great, have had it less than a week and have used it several times already. I bought this because my ice maker in my freezer died, and this was alot cheaper than a repair man. Just not has fast as described. Really can't seeing it making up to 26 lbs. of ice in a day, and so far has not made 1 drop of ice (10 cubes) in as little as 6 minutes. Had it going for 2 hours and made only 2 baskets full of ice, not even close to a pound. I think it will be good for making ice as need for drinks for parties and get togethers and will keep it for that. Was hoping to use it to fill the ice storage in my freezer and I don't think it will be good for that unless I make ice all day long.

This is a sharp looking unit. And it works!That being said, the unit I got has a long wide scratch across the clear see-thru lid pane. I am really bummed about that.Also, although it is still churning out ice like a champ, it appears to be getting louder. I hope that is not a trend that continues.Keep in mind, the first set of ice cubes are always pathetic. After that, all the ice cubes are great!

I received this a couple days ago. We purchased so we could make our own ice at our seasonal campsite. I think we'll be happy with it. Depending on the temperature of the day..........the water reservoir is below the ice tray. THUS not completely cooling the ice storage section. I'll have to wait and see. I am happy with the production of ice. No lie every 10 or so minutes you get 8 cubes, even faster when you have the small cube feature selected. You get what you pay for and myself and my wife are happy......we have unlimited cocktail ice this summer :-) Rock on!

This is my second Ice Maker. The first one I bought had the electronic "eye" that would trigger the machine to stop making ice until is was emptied. That "eye" became defective and kept telling the machine that it was full of ice when, in fact, it wasn't. I assume the machine was still fine and could still make ice if only the "eye" would stop telling it that it was full! No way to fix it! The machine was useless!
This machine uses some sort of metal bar (about 1 inch long) to detect when the ice bucket was full. I assume that when ice lays up against the bar the bar knows it and shuts the machine down until the the bucket it emptied.
This machine makes 9 ice cubes every 9 minutes (give or take). That doesn't sound like very much until you realize that's one ice cube per minute or 120 ice cubes in two hours. Not bad!
I usually make a weeks worth of ice on my day off, dumping the ice into my refrigerator's freezer ice compartment each time its full. The water reservoir is bigger in this ice maker than my old one, too. That makes me happy.
It seems from the reviews that others have had problems with their Ivation Machine but so far (I've been using it about 6 months now) I haven't and like this machine very much. Why 4 stars and not 5? Simply because I've only had it for 6 months. I'll reserve a Star for a couple of years.

I bought the icemaker because my refrigerator in my rental apartment doesn't have one and I use a lot of ice. It works great. My only complaint is that I can't get the plug out to drain the reservoir after use so I have to tip the machine over to empty it is the sink.

I had a Magic Chef icemaker which I loved. It died after 2 years of continuous use. I like this new one but wonder why it beeps. The red lights indicating it's full and needs water are bright. The additional noise is un-needed in my opinion.

I like it. Only 4 stars because nothing beats an ice maker installed in your freezer. VERY easy to use. Hard working machine. Takes up counter space ... make sure you have room. I like the ice it makes; shape, size good for drinks. My concern was the ice melting together and not staying in single pieces like it does in a freezer. This happens a little but easily remedied with the ice scoop provided. Turned out to be non issue. The way I use it .... turn it on while I'm home once a day for a couple hours and dump it into the freezer when I hear new cubes are made until the tray is full. I like it, it solved our problem and would recommend it.

Works well, but sounds like it is having an asthma attack, and very noisy when it's running. Ice is very wet, which is a problem when using the ice to supplement the frig ice maker. The ice clumps together because it's wet when placed into frig ice maker container.

Not much to say about these ice makers. There must be a factory in China that spits these things out as a contract manufacturer as you see the exact same model under a dozen labels. The ice tray isn't that big and the rate of product is fine for a small family during the summer. It can't keep up for use at a party, think of it as an automated ice tray. I have had a few, they last 3 or 4 years. Cheap enough to replace but not a model of design or durability.

You have to be careful when replacing the ice tray or it will cover the "Ice Full sensor"andOK, It makes Ice... Good. But, this is the NOISEST icemaker I think I have been around.

The ice maker worked fine when it worked. Looks good too. Ice making was quick, and the device is easy to use. However, it broke after 8 months...longevity is an issue. I won't be buying this again.

Has to be reset fairly often. So far it has reset but I see from other reviews it may not last much longer. Product is exactly what we needed for a small business office to have ice throughout the day but it's a bit sporadic on producing ice.

Works good but just 1 day after recieveing the ice maker noticed the outer skin of the machine is peeling off. Can't believe that would happen with a new machine.

Works well but has very small capacity to hold both ice and water. I usually use it's entire production to fill up one large 28oz. cup.It does start production immediately when emptied and will be full again in less than an hour so it's production is adequate for a single user, or possibly two users willing to share its small capacity but not much more than that. Care must be taken to top up the water reservoir frequently or risk running out of ice for lack of water. If you only use small amounts of ice you will probably be happy with this unit.

This ice maker did a great job while it made ice. We used it once daily in our office for exactly one year before it stopped making ice. It was not repairable as it appeared to crack on an internal part.

It beeps when you turn it on. It beeps when you turn it off. And it beeps like you hit the jackpot when it's full of ice. What'd I buy, a slot machine? No, it's a simple ice maker. What were they thinking with all this needless beeping? You have this very quiet ice maker and then the silence is shattered by a cacophony of beeping.

And there is no 800 number to be found in the manual. None on the ice maker itself. If you need help, there is no website. I've had other ice makers that are proud to provide support for their products (Avalon Bay).The 800 numbers on the manual actually connect to a real person.

But, the ice maker does make ice as advertised. If you don't mind beeping and no apparent warranty support, this item is for you.

It has a loud beeping. How does the beeping stop.

It is compact and looks very nice, but the fan rattles and it beeps a lot. I wish they would have said that in the other reviews. We will see how it holds up.

It's pretty noisy. I don't see that anyone mentioned that in the reviews so maybe ours has a problem. It kinda squeeks the whole time.It make ice fine.

Definitely not built to last. Considering this has an evaporative cooler like a refrigerator or air-conditioner, which are permanently sealed from the atmosphere with no possibility of leakage or contamination, this thing should last a very long time. However, the manufacturer seems to have used so many other cheep throw-a-way components (such as for the control mechanism) that this unit is likely to be taking up space in the land fill way ahead of it's time. Mine has not been shutting off when then ice basket is full since it was new, and more recently it only produced tiny little beads instead of ice cubes, hence useless.Hello Global Corporations - if you want to do the so called "sustainability" thing, built it to last!

Worked one year and two months and then DIED! Warranty just ran out! Go figure!

Very slow making ice. Must empty the bin into your freezer frequently but, the ice cubes are still wet. When they get into the freezer the freeze together into a large lump. We returned ours. We made much more ice faster using 6 old fashioned ice cube trays.

It was great until it stopped working after 9 months of use.

I bought this in September; it died in December. Says "ice full" when there is no ice in it. We're disappointed. At this price point, I expected it to last at least a year. To not even survive to the end of the year is unacceptable.

Worked for 3 1/2 months.Used it 3 or 4 times a week and it worked great.Now..... it only makes 2 cubes at a time.Too late to send back to Amazon and talking to Curtis International is useless. The people at their support could only speak broken ENGLISH. Being hearing impaired I could not understand him, nor could my wife. Was able to make out that we couldn't get a return number and must send it to Amazon which won't take it according to their return policy. It will make a nice mailbox,raise lid and have dry mail!

It broke after a few months. Don't have time right now for details, sorry. This is my second review because I accidentally erased my nearly finished one due to my rushing to get out of here. Argh! Isn't that the worst? Anyhow, this machine's indicator panel was not configurated properly so it's functions were not clear. That wasn't cool. And I think I'm in the market for a machine that will store cubes as well as make them. The broken one used to melt all the finished cubes away during the preparation for the next batch. So there times when I couldn't get a decent amount of ice for one beverage. And that wan't cool (literally) either
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Worked great for about 5 months and then stopped working.

It iv very noisy & you can not get 8 lbs. in 12 hours

two main reasons for returning what my wife ordered: after carefully reading the directions, it seemed like high maintenance to keep it clean/bacteria-free and it seemed much larger than she imagined to keep on the kitchen counter by our sink.

I had to return this item. Perhaps there was a coolant leak? Ice had strange taste and was oily. Makes ice quickly, great size so would have been a great product if not defective. Box was kind of beat up on arrival.

I had entered a great review previously as I love these appliances. This is the 3rd I purchase. They tend to last a year or so and then have problems, but that's ok. HOWEVER, this last one, supposedly from RCA, did not even last TWO MONTHS!! It's unreal. I'm very careful with it, placed in a secure place where it cannot be damaged at all. Yet, from this morning to now at night, it just ceased working. Incredible! I had purchased a warranty which I have just submitted (just a week or two ago I had requested the warranty to keep with my paperwork...I sure hope the next one is at least as good as the previous ones. It's not worth it if it will only last a month or so...

Save your money. Worked for a couple of months and then stopped making ice. Customer Support appeared to be from India. Huge language barrier and wanted my charge card # to charge me just to look at it. To ship to Customer Support in US would cost nearly $50.00 plus fee just to look at it. Spend a little extra money so you won't have to go through what I did.

Purchase June, 2016 and now it's not working properly. I've used it 6 times before it started making loud noises. Now it's so bad that that we can no longer use it. As you can see from other reviews this product seems to have a very short shelf life. I would recommend finding another product as RCA ice maker is junk.

Unboxed, set it up, waited for 2 hours as recommended and within a few minutes we had ice! I used this for 2 straight nights and it works amazing. Funny thing is it became the talk of the party. Everyone enjoyed the fresh ice to cool off their drinks. This works wonderful and was worth every penny I paid for it.Update: It's been 2 months now and it still works like a champ. Our friends come over on weekends and this thing gets a work out with all the mixed drinks we're making. The ice tray is almost always full and everyone loves having fresh ice. I highly recommend buying one of these.Update 2: The machine flat out died. It gave an "Add Water" warning even though the machine was full of water. I cleaned it out but nothing. It would cycle, pretend to make ice and then error out again. Here's where I got mad. It was still under the 90 Igloo warranty so I called them.Igloo informed me that even though it has their name on it, they don't make it and they would not honor the warranty. Click, they hung up on me. So,Igloo just lost me as a customer for life and I plan on making it know to everyone how horrible their customer support is.Thankfully, I purchased the extended warranty through canopy and they were really awesome. They e-mailed me a shipping label within minutes for a full refund. So, lesson learned, never trust Igloo but by the extended warranty.

piece of crap...I bought it on 9/5/15 and in December, not even 3 months later it was having problem. First it started making micro ice, that is what I call it, where it is super tiny and melts very fast. Then in January 2016, it started reading as Ice Full, all the time. I would open and close the lid and it would work for a while.Then it completely decided not to work. So on 2/3/16 I called Curtis, because it was still under warranty period, and the extended warranty I had bought told me to do it this way. They told me to reset the ice maker. I did. It was a pain.It did start to make really tiny ice,even smaller than before, but the ice full light was always on and I had to empty tray each time it made ice for it to make a new batch.On 2/5/16 it totally died... nothing. so i went to drain it, and the stopper on the bottom broke off in the unit causing water to shoot all over the counter tops... yay!... and once emptied it was left to dry.On 2/8/16, today, I called Curtis, to let them know, the reset didn't work. I called at 9:10am, Sam hung up on me. I called at 9:12 am, Paul hung up on me. I called at 9:17 and finally Daisy, did not hang up on me. She was very nice, but I am still not happy with the way they go about their repair process:I had to pay $7, right then, for their insurance, for after the repair to ship it back to me.I have to pack it in a safe box, and pay to ship it back to them. Included all this info, plus sales receipt. Describe the issues in detail with all the previous calls and issues also in detail.After all that, they will repair it and ship it back to me.I will update after I get the unit back.*** UPDATE****2-8-16... so I just found out it will cost me $65 to ship it back... I can't believe a company can get away with this kind of customer service.I am so disgusted with Curtis International ltd. I am shipping it back and will update again when i get it back.****UPDATE****11-2-16Update********************************So after I paid the $7 insurance, the $65 to ship it, Curtis Int. did ship me a total brand new one. It was an Igloo same design, same color, same buttons, same Issues, Just with Igloo instead of RCA... It lasted 2 months and totally died.I had to wait till Sept 2016 to use my extended Warrenty.They didn't even want this turd back.They told me don't bother shipping it back and they just refunded me my purchase price, not shipping on an Amazon Gift Card.So to sum it up. This Ice Maker is crap. Save your MONEY, and just buy the bags of ICE.This unit costed me $127 the first time, $8.99 Assurion Extended Warrenty, after it died (RCA) $7 insurance to Curtis International, $ 65 to USPS to ship it back to get repaired, they just replaced it... and a grand total of $207.99 and I am right back to buying bags of ICE...Save your $$$$$, RCA and the Replacement IGLOO, both are crap and both died.HOpe this helps.

Worked about a week right then all it made was one huge piece of ice you would have to wait for it to melt to try again. Returned it!

This is the first time I have ever left a review but I feel compelled to do so now. This ice maker is the biggest piece of junk I have ever purchased. It quick working and I haven't even had a year. It makes me sick I wasted so much money on it. DO NOT PURCHASE!!!!!

The darn thin came not working and it smelled bad. It's driving ke covfefe.

I wish I had not bought this it made one batch if ice and now just says add water no matter what I do. Sending this back.

Arrived defective . . but . . even if it had worked, it's very bulky, takes up a ton of room & doesn't put out much volume of ice. Just buying a bag of ice seems like an easier, much more cost effective solution . . . . .

Alittle less robust than I wanted. Makes ice as stated. Failed after six months. Piece of crap