See my demo on my unit here: https://youtu.be/S_HcvQeMAFs
Here's the difference between v1.0 and v2.0 and why you should get v2.0.
They moved the water container over to avoid heating the water which should reduce the amount of mold/bacteria growth.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0QamqU
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Do note that Amazon is not offering or even allowing to purchase third party extended warranty (like all state), and ice machines are notorious for going bad after the 1 year mark. With an expensive purchase like this, with things that are known to go bad, I'll probably buy the 2.0 from Costco with more warranty
Tips from experience with it:
The side tank is a MUST. Otherwise you'll be annoyed with having to pull the ice bucket out to constantly fill the internal reservoir with water.
When on, it does make a slight humming sound when running; nothing too crazy but may require the volume of the tv to be turned up 1 or 2 levels if you have an open kitchen/living room area (say from volume level 10 to level 12).
The cleaning is DEFINITELY required. Do not skip. There are 2 types of cleaning: 1 - maintenance flush is what I call it. It's a teaspoon of bleach in the internal reservoir with 4-5 cups of fresh water to kill any bacteria. Run this once, drain and then run a fresh water cycle 3-4 times (draining each time). 2 - We live in North FL with hard water so we use nothing but filtered water. However, with that said, We've had ours for 4 months and I've had to run a full internal reservoir of straight vinegar to get the calcium deposits loosened up and flushed out. What I find works best is to set it up in the late evening, run 3 cycles of the vinegar through the Opal (no discharging the vinegar between cycles), let it sit overnight and then in the morning, run it 2 more times, drain the vinegar with all the sediment deposits, wipe out the inside, flush with fresh filtered water for 4 to 5 cycles (draining each time) to make sure you don't have any residual vinegar and wipe the inside thoroughly with a wet, fresh water paper towel or new sponge. Run one more cycle with fresh water and then set it back up to make ice. NOTE: For both types of cleanings, be sure to fill the reservoir with 4 or 5 cups of the water that you'll use to make the ice, flip the switch back to making ice and in a few minutes, fresh crunchy ice will be waiting for you.
50/50 chance I pull the trigger and become one of those people
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The only downer is the 2.0 with side water doesn't have a water line hook up. Not sure about other models.
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Do note that Amazon is not offering or even allowing to purchase third party extended warranty (like all state), and ice machines are notorious for going bad after the 1 year mark. With an expensive purchase like this, with things that are known to go bad, I'll probably buy the 2.0 from Costco with more warranty
The only downer is the 2.0 with side water doesn't have a water line hook up. Not sure about other models.
It is a little noisy, but not bad. I will fill a glass when I sit down to watch TV, and it'll run for a bit to replace the cup I just took. It doesn't bug me, but might bother you..
Tips from experience with it:
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Edit: I got the 2.0. Don't know the differences between the two
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