To us.
But more commonly known to most as “ice cubes.” 😉
Yup, that’s right, we tested out our new Koldfront Ultra Compact Portable Ice Maker
Over the years, I’ve become somewhat of an ice junkie. (Thanks a lot dad.) Like fill-a-huge-tervis-tumbler-to-the-brim-with-ice-so-nothing-else-fits-and-then-pour-in-two-drops-of-diet-coke type of girl. I also always have a drink (with ice) by my side. Soon, our lack of available ice on the boat is probably a big lifestyle adjustment for me.
But thanks to Jereme and his fabulous idea to purchase a portable ice maker, we will, at the very least, now have a way to *make* ice ourselves. Even if it’s just a few cubes at a time.
So, the other day, Jereme and I tested out our fancy new cube maker. And it was super simple! You basically just plug it in, fill it with water per the instruction manual, and let it do its thing. Easy peasy!
And voila! ICE!!!
Just a little word to the wise… the machine does NOT keep the ice frozen after it’s made (we knew this going in and witnessed it first hand on our test run). You definitely need to remove the cubes immediately or they will begin to melt right back into the original water supply that created them in the first place.
We also noticed that after the first two rounds of ice had been made, the third round of cubes came out significantly larger. The bullet shaped cubes were much thicker and more substantial than the first two rounds. Hmmm, interesting.
The koldfront machine draws 2.1 amps, which isn’t terrible since we won’t have to run it all the time. And I think for the price, it was definitely worth the investment.
Now, let’s see how long it takes for us to break it. 😉
I’ve been going back and forth about adding one of these to our boat. I am an ice junkie as well. My problem is that we don’t have a large inverter (only a small 300 watt inverter for charging laptop like stuff). So we would either have to run it off of the Honda gen or get a bigger inverter. So I don’t think we will go for this but I will be waiting for an updated review to really make up my mind.
Thanks,
Jesse
Your motor problems sound electrical. Some times after a engine warms up it could malfunction. Or for an even easier fix, make sure the air vent is open on your gas can. 🙂
That’s great Kim. If you have a choice and I were you, I’d go for the third and fourth drink myself.
Just saying!
😉
Thanks for the info/advice Jared! We got your email too. We think it might be a gas issue too, which is why we decided to do another re-cleaning of the carburetor. We’ve also left the gas tank vent shut before…and learned the hard way. 😉 If our second cleaning doesn’t work, then it’s on to plan B. -Jereme
Hey Jesse!! We’ll definitely let you know how the ice-making adventure unfolds once we are actually trying to make ice on the boat. I’m hoping it is worth the trouble and that the machine doesn’t break immediately. I’ll def be sad if it does. We got your email about the carburetor too and I think we have some “carb cleaning parties” in our future. 😉 We should’ve gotten a dipping kit like you said bc we ended up emptying an entire spray bottle in a glass bowl. Luckily, since we’re still at a marina we’ve been picking up non-ethanol gas. Thanks for the tips and other recommendations!!! We are hoping our re-cleaning does the trick for now. We shall see. -Kim
Or fifth or sixth. Right? 😉 -Kim
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