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expired Posted by zhangzheng • Jan 28, 2022
expired Posted by zhangzheng • Jan 28, 2022

Costco Members: GE Profile Opal 2.0 Nugget Ice Maker w/ 1 Gallon XL Side Tank

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$500

$550

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Costco Wholesale has for their Members: GE Profile Opal 2.0 Nugget Ice Maker w/ 1 Gallon XL Side Tank (XPIOX3SCSS) on sale for $499.99. Shipping is free.

Thanks to Quality Assurance zhangzheng for posting this deal.

About this Product:
  • Rapid Production: Up to 24 Pounds of Ice per Day, First Batch Ready in 20 Minutes or Less
  • Opal Nugget Ice: Serve Up Chewable, Crunchable, Nugget Ice that's Ready Fast and Retains its Flavor, Unlike Traditional Hard Cubes
  • 1-Gallon Side Tank
  • Built-in Wifi and Voice Control: Compatible with Alexa and Google Assistant

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Written by SubZero5 | Staff
  • About this deal:
    • $50 less than previous Frontpage deal.
    • $50 manufacturer's savings is valid 1/28/22 through 2/13/22. While supplies last. Limit 3 per member.
  • Reviews:
    • Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars on Best Buy from over 1,200 reviews.
  • About this store:
    • See Costco return policy here.

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Costco Wholesale has for their Members: GE Profile Opal 2.0 Nugget Ice Maker w/ 1 Gallon XL Side Tank (XPIOX3SCSS) on sale for $499.99. Shipping is free.

Thanks to Quality Assurance zhangzheng for posting this deal.

About this Product:
  • Rapid Production: Up to 24 Pounds of Ice per Day, First Batch Ready in 20 Minutes or Less
  • Opal Nugget Ice: Serve Up Chewable, Crunchable, Nugget Ice that's Ready Fast and Retains its Flavor, Unlike Traditional Hard Cubes
  • 1-Gallon Side Tank
  • Built-in Wifi and Voice Control: Compatible with Alexa and Google Assistant

Editor's Notes

Written by SubZero5 | Staff
  • About this deal:
    • $50 less than previous Frontpage deal.
    • $50 manufacturer's savings is valid 1/28/22 through 2/13/22. While supplies last. Limit 3 per member.
  • Reviews:
    • Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars on Best Buy from over 1,200 reviews.
  • About this store:
    • See Costco return policy here.

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Wifi would be a nice feature because you can say, Alexa make some ice ice baby and the machine will start creating ice. My $300 ice maker does not have this feature, every morning I have to go downstairs to press the make ice button like a peasant, then wait 20 min for first batch of ice in order to use them. Would be nice if I can set an automated command to turn it all every morning so by the time I'm awake, I'll have a fresh batch of ice to use.

Your HDMI 2.0 joke is cringely af though, like, I can't even force an lol out of it. It's so bad it's making Amy Schumer funny
Do yourself a favor and ONLY use distilled water in this. I've gone through a few of the previous models of these and it's worth it.
If you're at home an average amount of time, and the only beverage you like is ICE water, break the price up over what you're already saving a month or year.


When people rework their kitchens, they drop hundreds and sometimes thousands to get specific things that look a certain way or not.


We have a professional ice maker at the office that constantly cycles/drains and the ice there is head over heels better than the ice in my new refrigerator (which is good).


There's lots of reasons to splurge on something like this that is nicer than what you currently have.


The trick is to only get something like this once and a while and not every day.

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Jan 28, 2022
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skuse
Jan 28, 2022
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Quote from EEUT84 :
this is a byproduct of the water. reverse osmosis water with no minerals added back will give you clear ice cubes. not the healthiest thing though
I always thought is was air... in order to get the clear ice it needs to be frozen from the bottom up to purge the air out.
Jan 28, 2022
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nnvan
Jan 28, 2022
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Quote from Airliner :
Do yourself a favor and ONLY use distilled water in this. I've gone through a few of the previous models of these and it's worth it.
Can you explain this a little more? Does non-distilled water damage the machine? Distilled water is very corrosive and I thought this would be more damaging to the machine.
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DL_
Jan 28, 2022
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Quote from nnvan :
Can you explain this a little more? Does non-distilled water damage the machine? Distilled water is very corrosive and I thought this would be more damaging to the machine.
Mineral build up.
Jan 28, 2022
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Jim1482
Jan 28, 2022
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Quote from Airliner :
Do yourself a favor and ONLY use distilled water in this. I've gone through a few of the previous models of these and it's worth it.
I use water from my $500 Berkey. Pure clean water with pure clean ice cubes.
Jan 28, 2022
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CObri
Jan 28, 2022
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Quote from Airliner :
Do yourself a favor and ONLY use distilled water in this. I've gone through a few of the previous models of these and it's worth it.
Agreed! We bought one, used the filter and had issues with it. Replaced it under warranty and they recommended using distilled water. Haven't had an issue since. That said, we love this ice machine. It is the chewable ice (same as hospital ice). It is pricey, but great purchase (and this is a very good price for this ice machine).
Jan 28, 2022
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MellowThread1297
Jan 28, 2022
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I got this 2 weeks ago after the last post and absolutely love it. My family is super hydrated now because we're always looking for excuses to get the "good ice"! Requesting a price adjustment now.
Only downside (besides price) is that it's pretty big, and you need a decent amount of space to keep it and to be able to easily clean it out, which apparently you're supposed to do regularly.
Jan 28, 2022
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halger9
Jan 28, 2022
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Quote from Dolemite :
Nice. I bought my gf one last week. Yes it's very expensive, but does feeling fancy really have a price?
If you bought it from Costco you can request the price adjustment and they'll refund you the 50 dollars. I just bought one myself a couple weeks ago.

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Jan 28, 2022
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glh3o
Jan 28, 2022
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Quote from viper2ko :
I dont think this makes clear ice. Amazon has a clear ice maker i got for about $200. Works very well
Quote from skuse :
Agree.. at least how it appears from the pics. Will check out amazon...

(geez... will prolly end up ordering something else I dont really need..)
Clear ice... Child's play!

I want something that makes Purple Rain!!!
Jan 28, 2022
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ecsjr
Jan 28, 2022
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Just for reference…
$550 is consistent "sale" price on Amazon and Home Depot. Never realized Costco had it.
$500 is deal because it hardly ever goes on "true sale."
Black Friday price is $450 2020 and $410 2021 Black Friday's.
Last edited by ecsjr January 28, 2022 at 05:06 PM.
Jan 28, 2022
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sxd303
Jan 28, 2022
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Quote from nnvan :
Can you explain this a little more? Does non-distilled water damage the machine? Distilled water is very corrosive and I thought this would be more damaging to the machine.
Distilled water is corrosive?? I thought the whole point was it's distilled and has no minerals to corrode anything.
Jan 28, 2022
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SlickDit
Jan 28, 2022
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Quote from sxd303 :
Distilled water is corrosive?? I thought the whole point was it's distilled and has no minerals to corrode anything.
Basically, water likes to have stuff in it. Removing stuff from water imbalances it, water tries to balance itself again so it starts sucking stuff back in. Damned if you do...
I would imagine this is why large commercial ice makers etc generally only ship with a huge carbon filter. I don't have experience with this icemaker but I would personally feed it soft water, through a carbon filter. Occasionally throw some soft yet non-filtered water in there for the antimicrobial benefits of chlorine.

Probably better to go with the suggestions of other owners though as I'm not one.
Last edited by SlickDit January 28, 2022 at 12:57 PM.
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jpa1
Jan 28, 2022
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Question: why don't fridges these days just have better quality ice? I know there's ones with "craft ice" but I'm unaware of any the make ice like commercial ice makers. It's always the cloudy moon cubes. I'd hate to run 2 appliances but the commercial ice is clearly better…
Jan 28, 2022
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slickyslack
Jan 28, 2022
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Was really tempted to get this at one point, but then did some math and realized that if I bought one 5lb bag of nugget ice from Chick Fil-A at $1.59/bag and go through about a bag every two weeks (so far I'm going through a bag every three weeks), it would take me about 12 years to recoup the cost the this ice maker (and that doesn't even include the electricity cost of running it and getting distilled water if that's really needed). Not to mention it seems like a lot of people say you need to clean this machine once a week. It just doesn't seem worth it if you have a Chick Fil-A or Sonic nearby and have extra freezer space to just store a bag.
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jeffricks2051
Jan 28, 2022
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Quote from nnvan :
Can you explain this a little more? Does non-distilled water damage the machine? Distilled water is very corrosive and I thought this would be more damaging to the machine.
How is distilled water corrosive? I once read a Breville coffee machine manual and it said not to use distilled water. I was perplexed about that. I believe breville wrote that because water without minerals makes coffee that doesn't taste as good. Distilled water has no impurities or scale so it should be easy on coffee makers and ice machines. It's just the taste of the coffee and ice will be off.




The guy you quoted said to use distilled water. I think he said that because tap water contains impurities that both gum up the icemaker and make the ice taste like crap. Another huge reason is there is sentiment in water so you will have hard water buildup. In my area the water is very hard. Hard water will totally gum up a machine like this with sentiment.

Even if you use good water, I'm sure the manual says to descale the machine time to time, and should tell how to do that.


just in. Saw this snippet in google search results:
Because distilled water is stripped of magnesium and calcium—the primary minerals, unfortunately, that allow water to retain flavor—using it in your coffee maker will result in less build-up of minerals in the internal mechanisms and reservoir. ... In some coffee makers, distilled water is actually harmful for the machine.

I dont' know what to think.
Last edited by jeffricks2051 January 28, 2022 at 01:54 PM.

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Jan 28, 2022
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Quote from skuse :
I always thought is was air... in order to get the clear ice it needs to be frozen from the bottom up to purge the air out.
This is the correct answer. Check out the Clearly Frozen ice tray. It takes a couple batches to understand how to do it right, but it works great for less than $40. It produces 2"x2" clear cubes. Their website also has a science page explaining why it works.

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