Mac Posted March 17, 2022 Share Posted March 17, 2022 Looking for a Commercial Ice Machine. Anyone selling? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sand diva Posted March 18, 2022 Share Posted March 18, 2022 I know someone who has one pretty sure he's not willing to part with it 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MWB Posted March 18, 2022 Share Posted March 18, 2022 2 minutes ago, sand diva said: I know someone who has one pretty sure he's not willing to part with it Is he a light sleeper? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac Posted March 18, 2022 Author Share Posted March 18, 2022 2 minutes ago, sand diva said: I know someone who has one pretty sure he's not willing to part with it Yeah, I know the stingy bastard too! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobalos Posted March 18, 2022 Share Posted March 18, 2022 we found a few on Craigslist about a decade ago. we were going to buy it for the drag car I was crewing on. in the end, we chose just to buy ice when we got to where we were racing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Board Moderator ROBERT L Posted March 18, 2022 Board Moderator Share Posted March 18, 2022 I can’t help on the ice machine. But I am a little curious how big are your parties? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac Posted March 18, 2022 Author Share Posted March 18, 2022 11 minutes ago, ROBERT L said: I can’t help on the ice machine. But I am a little curious how big are your parties? Well, it gets hot here in Havasu... Pool parties, boating, summertime... Gotta have ice. I don't want to have to run to the store and the freezer can only hold so much. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Realbadlarry Posted March 18, 2022 Share Posted March 18, 2022 I don't see the payoff unless you use a LOT of ice.. the power to run them has to eat up any savings...unless you use a LOT of ice... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Realbadlarry Posted March 18, 2022 Share Posted March 18, 2022 (edited) buy a chest freezer and fill it up.... well then you are halfway there... all i know is the good ones I've seen are 1500-2000. You can buy a lot of ice for that. Edited March 18, 2022 by Realbadlarry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac Posted March 18, 2022 Author Share Posted March 18, 2022 4 minutes ago, Realbadlarry said: I don't see the payoff unless you use a LOT of ice.. the power to run them has to eat up any savings...unless you use a LOT of ice... 1 minute ago, Realbadlarry said: buy a chest freezer and fill it up.... I don't like your tone... I want a freaking ice machine! 3 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dynamicdude Posted March 18, 2022 Share Posted March 18, 2022 Mac, I have been looking as well. Trying to find one not to big is they key for me. I found this one and it uses a 5gal jug so you dont have to run water supply. https://www.amazon.com/Artidy-Commercial-Ice-Maker-Machine/dp/B08HR5D6ML/ref=sr_1_6?keywords=ice+machine+5+gallon+jug&qid=1647619421&sprefix=ice+machine+5+gal%2Caps%2C133&sr=8-6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac Posted March 18, 2022 Author Share Posted March 18, 2022 If I can't find a decent used one, I'll get something like this. https://www.amazon.com/VEVOR-Commercial-Ice-Maker-Supermarkets/dp/B07R81Y1B8/ref=sr_1_17_sspa?keywords=commercial+ice+maker&qid=1647619596&sr=8-17-spons&psc=1&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUExTzFCS1ZBNUhGNklVJmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUEwNDEyMTkxVFlXQThQRkVCM0NFJmVuY3J5cHRlZEFkSWQ9QTA5MDUyNTJJUDJXVzQwTVBONlEmd2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9tdGYmYWN0aW9uPWNsaWNrUmVkaXJlY3QmZG9Ob3RMb2dDbGljaz10cnVl 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dynamicdude Posted March 18, 2022 Share Posted March 18, 2022 Yeah we are in a different ice consumption zip code haha 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookie Posted March 18, 2022 Share Posted March 18, 2022 (edited) My neighbor has one and I have a key to the garage. I fill up a small trash can and place in my freezer. When I need ice for the boat, it is right there............................good to have great neighbors. Also going to the store everyday and buying ice for coolers gets old Edited March 18, 2022 by Cookie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted March 18, 2022 Share Posted March 18, 2022 24 minutes ago, Realbadlarry said: I don't see the payoff unless you use a LOT of ice.. the power to run them has to eat up any savings...unless you use a LOT of ice... it actually had very little effect on my electric bill here in havasu. same with water bill, didnt effect it at all. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MWB Posted March 18, 2022 Share Posted March 18, 2022 5 minutes ago, Mac said: If I can't find a decent used one, I'll get something like this. https://www.amazon.com/VEVOR-Commercial-Ice-Maker-Supermarkets/dp/B07R81Y1B8/ref=sr_1_17_sspa?keywords=commercial+ice+maker&qid=1647619596&sr=8-17-spons&psc=1&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUExTzFCS1ZBNUhGNklVJmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUEwNDEyMTkxVFlXQThQRkVCM0NFJmVuY3J5cHRlZEFkSWQ9QTA5MDUyNTJJUDJXVzQwTVBONlEmd2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9tdGYmYWN0aW9uPWNsaWNrUmVkaXJlY3QmZG9Ob3RMb2dDbGljaz10cnVl Th old company had one like that. It produced enough ice for us to use for drinking water during the summer. I even used it a few times when going to the dunes. Here is the thing though. The ice sucked, not all ice is created equal. The ice wouldn't last one day. By the time I got to the dunes I would need more ice. Also the last time that ice maker broke down we had the guy come out to fix it and when he opened it up and I saw the trays that made the ice. That was the last time I used that ice for anything. Guess you are supposed to clean them pretty regularly or they become disgusting, you get to turn them off to do that so you loose a lot of ice when you do that. In closing, Buy a big chest freezer and buy ice. Freeze water bottles for the cooler on the boat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted March 18, 2022 Share Posted March 18, 2022 Up to 300lbs a day if needed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luvdunin Posted March 18, 2022 Share Posted March 18, 2022 20 minutes ago, Dynamicdude said: Mac, I have been looking as well. Trying to find one not to big is they key for me. I found this one and it uses a 5gal jug so you dont have to run water supply. https://www.amazon.com/Artidy-Commercial-Ice-Maker-Machine/dp/B08HR5D6ML/ref=sr_1_6?keywords=ice+machine+5+gallon+jug&qid=1647619421&sprefix=ice+machine+5+gal%2Caps%2C133&sr=8-6 This is cool...lol...but I don't think it's close to commercial. 100 pounds is only 5 costco bags! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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carboy Posted March 18, 2022 Share Posted March 18, 2022 (edited) On 3/18/2022 at 9:01 AM, Mac said: I don't like your tone... I want a freaking ice machine! Mac, don't listen to these people, they know nothing of which they speak! I did a commercial ice machine 14 years ago, will never go without one. Matter of fact, we turned off the ice machine in the fridge at home, never was a fan of the nasty, smelly, cloudy ice the comes out of those things. Nothing like crystal clear, rock hard ice that comes out of a commercial machine! I Have a Manitowoc SY0304A, have it sitting on a 400 pound bin... it's been a rock solid machine. While very true, you can buy a ton of ice for what a decent ice machine and bin cost, it's got nothing to do with saving money. I'm guessing, if you factor in the initial cost combined with operating and possible repair cost over the life of the machine, I don't think you'll ever come close to breaking even much less saving any money. But the convenience and ice quality, without a doubt, makes it all worth it, to me anyway. It was always such a pain in the ass, prepping for trips, flogging all day loading motorhomes, trailers, then the last thing you have to do is load up coolers. Gotta run over to the store to pick up 25 bags of ice (half way through the trip, have to go into town for ice), haul ass to get it home while it's turning to water, like I said, just a pain in the ass. We bring a ton of ice with us on trips, load up one 144 quart cooler with just ice, two smaller soft coolers we use in the cars, then have two smaller 50-ish quart coolers, one with beers, one with sodas. Also line two bins in the fridge freezer with clean trash bags, load them up with ice. We always have ice filled coolers on every ride, drinks with ice in them at camp, after 10 days in the dunes, always come home with leftover ice. Plus, I don't wait to the last minute to load up ice chests... I'll do that early on, at my convenience. That way, everything gets cooled down, then before we hit the road, I drain the ice water out of the coolers and top them off with ice. I went with Manitowoc at the recommendation of a buddy of mine who is a HVAC guy with some ice machine experience as well as local ice machine repair business. Edited March 26, 2022 by carboy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1tonfun Posted March 18, 2022 Share Posted March 18, 2022 Had a client that serviced them. Be careful on buying a used one. Like MWB said, they need to be cleaned regularly which most people don't do. Most of the failures he deals with are from the lack of cleaning and hard water deposits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wash 10 Crew Posted March 18, 2022 Share Posted March 18, 2022 (edited) MAC, YES ice machine in Havasu house. We actully started off with a spare sisde x side frig/freezer in the garage and we took out all the shelves in the freezer and put in a kitchen size rubbermaid trash can and let the built in ice maker make ice and dump into the plastic trash can. Only down fall was it you dont dump the ice every few days, the rubbermaid would overfill and when you opened the door you ended up sweeping the spilled ice out of the garage. Just FYI, get a good filter for the inlet water line, 2 stage carbon and them 1 micron. We also bought a used large redbull 2 glass door refrig and it is in the garage also loaded will all the favorite flavors. Beverage cost are more than fuel bills! Edited March 18, 2022 by Wash 10 Crew 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Board Moderator Crusty Posted March 18, 2022 Board Moderator Share Posted March 18, 2022 4 hours ago, Wash 10 Crew said: MAC, YES ice machine in Havasu house. We actully started off with a spare sisde x side frig/freezer in the garage and we took out all the shelves in the freezer and put in a kitchen size rubbermaid trash can and let the built in ice maker make ice and dump into the plastic trash can. Only down fall was it you dont dump the ice every few days, the rubbermaid would overfill and when you opened the door you ended up sweeping the spilled ice out of the garage. Just FYI, get a good filter for the inlet water line, 2 stage carbon and them 1 micron. We also bought a used large redbull 2 glass door refrig and it is in the garage also loaded will all the favorite flavors. Beverage cost are more than fuel bills! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
South Bay Posted March 18, 2022 Share Posted March 18, 2022 Sorry . . . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2dasand Posted March 25, 2022 Share Posted March 25, 2022 Mac, I want one, too!! Find a twoofer deal..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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