ecozy 2" Clear Ice Ball Maker Countertop with CrystalFlux Technology, 4 pcs in 40 Mins, 144 pcs/Day, Sphere Ice Maker with Automatic Water Supply, Self-Cleaning, Enhanced Insulation for Whiskey Bar

I just got the Clear Ice Ball Maker, and wow, I’m seriously impressed. As someone who loves Liquor, having ice that doesn’t melt too fast and water down my drink is a huge win. The crystalflux stuff they mention really makes a difference —each ice ball comes out super clear with barely any air bubbles, and they melt slowly, keeping my drink just right. The best part is how fast it makes the ice. Within 40 minutes, I already got ice balls ready to go. This is a game-changer when friends come over, and I’m trying to impress them with a nice drink. Plus, it makes up to 144 balls a day, so it’s perfect if you’re serving drinks for a crowd. Another cool thing is how easy it is to maintain. The self cleaning is great, and I don’t have to deal with any hassle when it comes to keeping everything fresh. It’s also pretty quiet when it runs, which is a big deal for me, cause i have it on the counter. & that caused another concern if it was too big for my counter as it can be used comercially to a water line also, but it’s super convenient for home countertop just fill it with water manually. Overall, this ice maker has made my whiskey nights so much better. Totally worth it!

I decided to try this ice ball maker bc we never have enough ice to fill everyone’s water bottles. When I first opened the maker I was surprised by its size, it was larger than I had anticipated. I will say there are a number of things I really like about it. 1. It runs very quiet. I have had other counter top ice makers that are so loud, this one is not at all! 2. It keeps the ice balls frozen for a long time, they don’t melt fast at all. 3. It makes a lot of ice! 144 balls in 24 hours is way more than I would ever use but would be wonderful if I was having a party. 4. The ice balls are really good size but fit nicely in water bottles which is a huge plus. 5. I like the option of actually hooking it to a water supply and drain. You have to have the right location to be able to do that but it is a really nice option. 6. The self clean function is really nice. It’s so easy to start and runs quickly. It’s also easy to drain the water tank after running the self clean. 7. Using filtered water the ice balls come out crystal clear! 8. The ice balls are perfect for your cocktails/whiskey. They do not melt fast so they don’t water down your drinks. There a couple things that I could see as improvements. 1. The drip tray is okay but I wish it actually attached somehow. It’s always getting pushed away from the maker and well then it doesn’t work so well. 2. The water reservoir isn’t huge but this wouldn’t be an issue if it was hooked to a water line and drain. Overall I really like this Ice ball maker and I am very satisfied with my purchase.

Makes decent balls of ice, but it gets loud and vibrates violently at times.

I love this ice maker. It’s not noisy, it produces a decent amount of ice quickly (within 10 minutes), fits great on my counter and it’s not stupid expensive. This was a replacement for a Frigidaire replica that lasted about 3 months and just quit working. These ice makers normally last quite awhile if you take care of them properly. Keep it clean and keep the water level up. If you continuously let it run out of water to the point where it needs to notify you, that means you’re repeatedly running it dry. That’s going to shorten the lifespan.

I’ve had this for a week and so far, I’m rolling my eyes. The option of having a water supply and drain lines are present, but I can’t use them due to my circumstances. So I have to manually fill the water reservoir. I’ll start there. The door doesn’t open far enough to fill the reservoir with a one-gallon jug of distilled water without spilling it all over the place. This is the first idiotic design choice. Designing the door to open to 90 degrees would solve this problem. I cannot fathom why it was designed this way. It also makes it more difficult to remove the ice bucket. Furthermore, the “Max Fill” marking for filling the reservoir is not visible AT ALL without getting a flashlight, even though the inside is illuminated and my kitchen is brightly lit. I attached photos of this stupidity. The joke of a drip tray is completely inadequate and useless for the amount of water that gets spilled during filling and regular use. So much so that I don’t even bother to use it. But here’s the biggest head scratcher: The way this machine works is a continuous process of producing and melting down ice spheres, which makes zero sense. The ice bucket sits above and shares the same space as the water reservoir and is perforated on the bottom. This arrangement makes it physically impossible to keep the ice frozen. Once ice is produced, it begins melting. The machine can keep the ice bucket full, but since all the ice is continuously melting, all but the topmost layer of spheres are useless due to being in a misshapen state of being half-melted, leaving maybe half-a-dozen (at most!) usable spheres on top of the bucket at any given time. And those spheres are only really usable for a short amount of time after the machine spits them out, as they begin to melt right away and are unusable by the time the machine spits out the next batch. To make matters worse, once the bucket fills up, oftentimes a sphere or two will get stuck above the top rim of the bucket and melt itself to the lower spheres so they stay there, blocking the sensor so the machine isn’t triggered to make new ice. Before long, all you’re left with is an ice sculpture of half-melted, misshapen spheres climbing up the back wall of the bucket, with no usable ice. Because of this continuous melting / production cycle, it runs nearly nonstop, and it’s relatively loud. The end result of all of this is really wet, barely frozen ice. So wet that I wouldn’t use these in a cocktail right out of the machine as they melt extremely fast causing the dilution level of the drink to go through the roof. Instead, I have to remove the most recent 5 or 6 spheres, if I can find that many looking good, and put them in a container in my freezer so they can be properly frozen. All else aside, I just cannot even wrap my head around the fundamental design choice of continuously producing and re-melting the ice. WHY??? This is not an ice maker, this is….well…I don’t even know what to call what this machine does. Why not separate the water reservoir and keep the ice frozen??? My guess is that’s their gimmick for making “clear” ice - keeping it wet. Because when I put the spheres in my freezer to be properly frozen, they’re as cloudy as my manually produced spheres. This thing is getting returned. What a joke.

Review Update. When I received the ice-maker and it didn't work, I spent some time trying to get it to make ice and then gave up and returned it and left a negative review. Within days - ECozy contacted me and quickly sent a replacement item free of charge. I'm happy to report that this item does indeed work and lives up to my original expectations. In the world of mass produced items, we are quite used to having the occasional failure - which is usually returned or disposed of with rarely a response from the manufacturer. ECozy is the exception to this rule. They really stand behind their product and go to extra ordinary effort to make sure their customers are happy. I've therefore revised my review to 5 Stars. Original Review >>>>>I read all the reviews and decided that this was one of the better ice makers available. It wasn't available in Canada so I purchased one on a trip to the US. I made the mistake of not testing it before I returned and discovered it was non-functioning when I arrived home. The machine would go through all of the motions, but the tubes the ice formed on never got cold. I tried contacting the vendor who was quick to respond, but they had no ideas other than leaving it running for longer periods and making sure the water was cold etc. I pushed them for some additional ideas on how to repair it, that turned into them wanting me to send them videos of the machine not working. I gave up and returned it to Amazon at significant cost and will buy another unit here from a different manufacturer.

I gave this ice maker a try as I've always been curious of the appeal of spherical ice. It's actually pretty decent as it has a built in water inlet and an outlet for replacing the existing water. The Water Inlet is optional, so it's not the end of the world since I couldn't connect the inlet without making some janky water line install in my kitchen as it also allows you to manually pour the water into the unit to start the ice making process. As for how fast (or slow) it is, I have no point of reference. I believe it's on the faster side, but again... no point of reference since it's the 1st spherical ice maker I had. The ice balls it produces, it is a pretty solid sphere and it's almost clear enough that I'd almost mistake it for a marble, so it's pretty high quality! The only thing I didn't realize when I purchased it was that the unit was bigger than anticipated. 1 thing that confused me about the product was the extra add-ons that it comes with. There's a rubber ice padding that's used to soften the fall of the ice balls and the plastic ice ball holder (in case you plan on keeping a few solid ones for immediate aesthetic use). All in all, it's an overall decent ice sphere maker Pros: * Fast production * Has a water (optional) inlet/outlet * Self-Cleaning functionality * Good/High(?) quality ice spheres * Easy setup Cons: * Larger than expected * The manual doesn't include information about the add-ons * A bit pricy (no point of reference as it's my 1st ice sphere maker) Overall: For what it is, it's a pretty good maker!

Updated: Worth noting that it looks like there are several different machines in these reviews. This one is specific to the ecozy 2" Clear Ice Ball Maker with CrystalFlux technology. TL/DR version: Pros: Fast Makes a lot of ice Works fine with filtered water Pretty simple to use Cons: Very large footprint Kind of loud Ice balls are smaller than I'd like Inconsistent shape of ice balls The long version: I initially left a 2 star review based solely on my frustration with an aggressive sticker that is clearly intended to be removed but took me 10 minutes to do so. After about a week with it, and some contact with customer service, I'm updating my review to be more reflective of the product overall. Honestly, this is more likely a 3.5 star, but I'm rounding up because their customer service was so responsive. I'm typically a bourbon drinker. If I'm feeling really fancy, I'll have an old-fashioned, but there's so much sugar in them, I usually just stick to bourbon. I've had an spherical ice mold that works pretty well, but is very time consuming and takes about 24 hours for a single ball. I wanted something that would be easier and faster. After a handful of online reviews and videos, I settled on this. I was excited to get it, and shipping was pretty fast. The product box was inside a larger Amazon box with no additional filler or padding, so the extra box was pretty unnecessary. The retail packaging is solid enough that the machine arrived in good condition with no cosmetic issues. My first impression before unpacking is that it's pretty heavy. My second impression after unpacking is that it's also very large. I've included a couple of pictures of it with my coffee maker to give a sense of size. We have a pretty small kitchen, without a lot of counterspace. So this eats up a good chunk of it. As I was setting it up, the aforementioned sticker was my first irritation. The adhesive on a sticker clearly intended to be removed should not be so aggro. Otherwise, set up and the initial self-clean was easy and quick. I am not running plumbing to it, so I can't comment on that piece. The space available for manual filling is pretty tight. At first I was trying to fill it with a Pyrex measuring pitcher, but it's easier with a glass, though you'll need to probably do it twice to fill to the max line. While running, it's pretty loud. Imagine an oscillating room fan. But you only need to run it while making ice. It doesn't have to be on 24/7. It takes about 40 minutes for the first ice balls to drop. Then about every 30 minutes for another 90 minutes or so, before it runs out of water. At which point you'll either need to add more water, or just turn it off. I tried both distilled water and water filtered from my refrigerator. It seems to make no real difference in terms of clarity of the ice. Both came out mostly clear, with small visual defects. The ice balls themselves are pretty small. They're about the right size for my smallest whiskey glasses, but I have some larger ones that they don't make a very impressive fit for. The uniformity of the balls is a little bit all over the place. Some of the other reviews mention that they get more perfectly spherical over several batches, but I haven't seen that to be the case. Sometimes they have the divot in them, sometimes they don't. I've had a couple come out more like blobs than spheres. Even the most perfectly formed ones are pretty lumpy. If you're expecting a perfectly round, perfectly smooth ice sphere like you would get in a fancy high-end bar, these are not that. Fine for personal use, but I wouldn't plan on blowing anyone away with them. One thing I was aware of but should be pointed out is that this is not a freezer, and will not serve as long-term storage for your ice balls. It stays cool enough for the ice to last probably through a party, but it's definitely not cold enough to hold them for more than a few hours. The ice begins to slowly melt immediately after dispensing, so if you're wanting it to last a day or longer, you'll definitely want to have a dedicated container for them in your freezer. It comes with ice trays that you can use, but I think they take up too much space for what they hold. So I am using a reusable silicone, zip-lock freezer bag. The machine itself seems to be well manufactured and solid. It's nice looking, just very large. The drip tray feels like an engineering after-thought, but it does what it's supposed to do. Overall, this does what I need it to do, but there are a few things I wish it did better. The number one thing I'd change would be larger spheres. Number two would be more consistently shaped. Number three would be a much smaller footprint. Otherwise, it's a good product.

I've had this for 24 hours and made sure to leave the unit standing for 12 hours before I even first tried it out. I don't imagine the unit was kept upright during transport by the delivery process so waiting before using gives the unit a chance to settle its 'freon' before operation which protects the longevity of the appliance. It made ice as quickly as it stated it would when I first started it up and the ice does not have any flavor from the manufacturing process. Its pretty quick to get a basket of ice then go dump it into the bag in the deep freezer to keep my ice tasteless. Ive been doing small batches and quick freezing them in the fridge freezer because they will be wet coming from the ice maker and straight freezing them all in the same bag will make the bag of ice stick together into one block. Best to quick freeze mini batches then break them up into the ice bag as you add them in with the rest. That keeps the cubes relatively individually frozen for easy dispensing when you want them. Ive already made almost 2 full bags of ice, which will last some while here for our drinks. I unplug the unit at night and when I don't need ice to be made. The 'laser' shut off works properly and when I have a full basket the machine stops it's processes until the basket is emptied, but I'd rather just shut it down when not in use. I'm very happy with the unit. It's quiet, convenient, and make nice tasty little cubes. If I have any issues with this unit I will update my ratings but so far, it's 5 star all around. Especially since I got it at a 'lightning deal'.

Es un producto muy fácil de usar y muy práctico

Love it..I go through so much ice, and it's getting expensive at 4 dollars a bag. Working great. I love the small ice.

Cumple con mis expectativas, sencillo y eficaz

The Ecozy Portable Ice Maker is one of my favorite purchases of all time. It makes bullet shaped ice, which I wasn't sure if I'd like, but I have to say I don't notice much of a difference between bullets and cubes. I've been trying to get away from drinking soda and I don't like water unless it's ice cold, so I got this for my office. I'm almost total off from soda now and drink a lot of water instead. Setup is pretty easy, just fill it up to the max line, turn on the auto clean and it does it's thing in about a half hour. Pull the drain plug out over the sink to drain the water out, then rinse it out and put the plug back in the drain hole and it's ready to go. To use, fill it to the max line and drop the ice basket in. Turn it on and it starts pumping water into the ice making trough. Every 10-12 minutes it drops another batch of ice. The ice maker is insulated so the ice doesn't melt too fast but as it melts the water just flows into the reservoir to be made into ice again. Word of warning, if the ice basket is full of ice and you fill the reservoir to the max line, the bottom of the ice basket will be sitting in the water so the ice melts faster. When all the ice melts, it will be well above the max fill line, however it doesn't seem to effect the performance other than it will need to make ice more often to keep the basket full. The noise level is very acceptable, when it's cooling there is the sound of the fan which is less than the fans on my computer so I don't notice it. The only real noise that comes from it is when the ice drops into the basket. One thing I did not like it the plastic ice scoop. It's almost too big, I'd estimate it's a 6oz scoop and it's too long to fit in the basket. I purchased a 3oz metal scoop and a magnetic hook to put on the side of the ice maker, and it works much better.