Customer Reviews
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CONS: Sanitation.PROS: Compact. Hot/Cold Water. Ice.Additional Thoughts: This is a free standing water cooler/heater and ice maker. It is advertised to be compatible with most 2, 3, 5 gallon jugs so guess what I did. I found a 4 gallon jug at Sams Club and it fit and worked. I purchased two 4 gallon jugs so I could refill them with my own filtered water and not have to fill them all the way. I also purchased reusable caps for them which are working well, so far. I will try to describe how this works as it is my first water cooler. After you place the water jug on top, the cooler will allow water to drain from the jug and fill a reservoir at number 1 (in my photo). Then, if you select cool/hot/ice, the dispenser pulls from the lower reservoir as needed, and refills it from the jug as needed. If you want cold water, press the Cooling button, and a compressor turns on and cools some coils that are in the reservoir. If you want hot water, press the Heating button and hot water will be dispensed. Pretty straight forward, but if you want ice, things change. Press the Ice Making button and the machine will pull water from the reservoir and fill a container for the ice maker behind the door that I point at with number 2. As the machine makes ice, the reservoir is filled from the jug. About very 7 minutes, the ice cycle completes and restarts until you turn off the ice maker or the ice bin is full. The ice will melt slowly if you leave it in ice making or cooling mode, and faster if you turn both modes off. The melted ice goes right back into the reservoir for reuse. I find that as a possible sanitation issue that may or may not concern you. Filling a standard mug takes just a few seconds. After having this for a couple months, I have not experienced any leaks. Overall, I only use this for cold water or if I want a hot chocolate. If I want ice I will use my refrigerator, unless I want these small cubes for some reason.LovingTheRetiredLife
It had an ice maker also, I thought this feature would be useful but the ice does melt fairly quick.The water dispenses very slow in comparison to other machines I’ve used.I’m not as impressed at I thought I would be. I think I would have like a much cheaper machine more than this one. Def not worth the amount I paid.
This water cooler and ice maker combo is a fantastic addition to my home. It's so convenient to have hot and cold water right there, and the ice maker is surprisingly fast. I don't have to worry about filling up ice trays anymore, which is a small but mighty time-saver. It doesn't take up a ton of space either, which is great for my kitchen. The kids' safety lock for the hot water gives me peace of mind too.
Awesome water dispenser and ice maker. We put in our shop so we don't have to go back to the house. It fits a 5 gallon good but we noticed after a while the bottle sucked in. IDK if thats the machine or the bottle. Hot water dispenser gets very hot and we'll probably use during winter for hot chocolates. I also like to use the ice to fill bags that way we have ice ready to go.
This thing is amazing ice in minutes I love the touch button controls