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DIY Ice maker

PostPosted: Tue May 13, 2014 3:11 pm
by Olly
Does anyone see a problem with taking a few ice makers like the kind you have in your freezer in a fridge and installing them in an old smaller chest freezer? Would this work? Been wanting an ice maker and they are so damn expensive. I think I'm going to give this a try shout out any ideas you think would improve on my redneck ice maker.

Re: DIY Ice maker

PostPosted: Tue May 13, 2014 3:18 pm
by Woody
Olly wrote:Does anyone see a problem with taking a few ice makers like the kind you have in your freezer in a fridge and installing them in an old smaller chest freezer? Would this work? Been wanting an ice maker and they are so damn expensive. I think I'm going to give this a try shout out any ideas you think would improve on my redneck ice maker.

I have seen it done, it will work.

Re: DIY Ice maker

PostPosted: Tue May 13, 2014 5:52 pm
by one2many
i wouldnt think it would be that hard...hate ice cube trays and buying bags of ice at the store

Re: DIY Ice maker

PostPosted: Tue May 13, 2014 6:01 pm
by Olly
one2many wrote:i wouldnt think it would be that hard...hate ice cube trays and buying bags of ice at the store


Me too and ice makers even used are so expensive. You could get a small 5 cu/ft chest freezer for less than $75 bucks and the ice makers for $30 online.

Re: DIY Ice maker

PostPosted: Tue May 13, 2014 6:09 pm
by one2many
sounds like a good idea.i may try it too.i go through a ton of ice at home and the one in the fridge has trouble keeping up at times

Re: DIY Ice maker

PostPosted: Tue May 13, 2014 6:14 pm
by Olly
one2many wrote:sounds like a good idea.i may try it too.i go through a ton of ice at home and the one in the fridge has trouble keeping up at times


I thought of it the other day and then researched it online and have seen a few people who have done it but not a lot. I would think that letting the entire chest fill up with loose ice would lead to one giant block of ice. Did a quick search online and you can get new 20lb ice bags 500 count for around $30 dollars. Then just bag your own, my plan is to allow the ice to fill up a container then bag the ice. Might build a divider in the chest half filled with loose ice and the other half with bagged ice.

Re: DIY Ice maker

PostPosted: Tue May 13, 2014 7:32 pm
by capt1972

Re: DIY Ice maker

PostPosted: Tue May 13, 2014 7:40 pm
by Olly

Re: DIY Ice maker

PostPosted: Tue May 13, 2014 7:42 pm
by capt1972

My buddy has one, its really not that bad. Now if you are throwing a kegger, well then.....

Re: DIY Ice maker

PostPosted: Tue May 13, 2014 7:43 pm
by Olly
We're talking having lots of ice on hand. I can make more ice than that if I put a bigger tray into my freezer!

Re: DIY Ice maker

PostPosted: Tue May 13, 2014 7:53 pm
by capt1972
Olly wrote:We're talking having lots of ice on hand. I can make more ice than that if I put a bigger tray into my freezer!

I get it. I really posted it as a joke.

You could just go to the dollar store and buy a shitload of ice cube trays and load the chest freezer up then bag it.

Re: DIY Ice maker

PostPosted: Tue May 13, 2014 9:25 pm
by assateague
Wish you would've posted this a month ago. We had one sitting in the feed room for a year, that was given to me by a guy who runs a charter boat. I was too cheap to plug it in, and didn't really have a use for it, anyway, so gave it away. One of those tall ones like in restaurants, with the flip up silver metal door. Sorry!

Re: DIY Ice maker

PostPosted: Tue May 13, 2014 9:27 pm
by one2many
assateague wrote:Wish you would've posted this a month ago. We had one sitting in the feed room for a year, that was given to me by a guy who runs a charter boat. I was too cheap to plug it in, and didn't really have a use for it, anyway, so gave it away. One of those tall ones like in restaurants, with the flip up silver metal door. Sorry!

that would have been the cats meow there.

Re: DIY Ice maker

PostPosted: Tue May 13, 2014 9:33 pm
by FlintRiverFowler
Olly wrote:
one2many wrote:sounds like a good idea.i may try it too.i go through a ton of ice at home and the one in the fridge has trouble keeping up at times


I thought of it the other day and then researched it online and have seen a few people who have done it but not a lot. I would think that letting the entire chest fill up with loose ice would lead to one giant block of ice. Did a quick search online and you can get new 20lb ice bags 500 count for around $30 dollars. Then just bag your own, my plan is to allow the ice to fill up a container then bag the ice. Might build a divider in the chest half filled with loose ice and the other half with bagged ice.

You can just go to one of those big ice machines and steal the real ice bags too. They have 20 lb bags there and the metal clasps.

Re: DIY Ice maker

PostPosted: Tue May 13, 2014 9:37 pm
by AKPirate
Ice machines and air conditioners, you fuckers are weird

Re: DIY Ice maker

PostPosted: Tue May 13, 2014 9:47 pm
by one2many
lmao. i could live without the AC up in the arctic, maybe.
cant stand a warm and swampy bedroom when its time to sleep, that why i get up and go to my own place :o

Re: DIY Ice maker

PostPosted: Tue May 13, 2014 10:16 pm
by FlintRiverFowler
assateague wrote:Wish you would've posted this a month ago. We had one sitting in the feed room for a year, that was given to me by a guy who runs a charter boat. I was too cheap to plug it in, and didn't really have a use for it, anyway, so gave it away. One of those tall ones like in restaurants, with the flip up silver metal door. Sorry!

Easily a grand on Craigslist .

Re: DIY Ice maker

PostPosted: Tue May 13, 2014 10:21 pm
by Tiler_J
assateague wrote:Wish you would've posted this a month ago. We had one sitting in the feed room for a year, that was given to me by a guy who runs a charter boat. I was too cheap to plug it in, and didn't really have a use for it, anyway, so gave it away. One of those tall ones like in restaurants, with the flip up silver metal door. Sorry!

I call BULLSHIT!! There is no way you "gave" one away! Nice try, not buying it. Go troll somewhere else. Next you are going to tell us you dropped a quarter in a parking lot, when you pulled out your keys, and just left it. Yeah, right!!

Re: DIY Ice maker

PostPosted: Tue May 13, 2014 10:27 pm
by one2many
:lol: :lol:

Re: DIY Ice maker

PostPosted: Tue May 13, 2014 10:28 pm
by Feelin' Fowl
AKPirate wrote:Ice machines and air conditioners, you fuckers are weird


:lol:

Re: DIY Ice maker

PostPosted: Wed May 14, 2014 12:31 am
by 3legged_lab

My dad bought one of those to take camping with him - fresh ice for his drinks. It actually works well.

Re: DIY Ice maker

PostPosted: Wed May 14, 2014 5:36 am
by assateague
Tiler_J wrote:
assateague wrote:Wish you would've posted this a month ago. We had one sitting in the feed room for a year, that was given to me by a guy who runs a charter boat. I was too cheap to plug it in, and didn't really have a use for it, anyway, so gave it away. One of those tall ones like in restaurants, with the flip up silver metal door. Sorry!

I call BULLSHIT!! There is no way you "gave" one away! Nice try, not buying it. Go troll somewhere else. Next you are going to tell us you dropped a quarter in a parking lot, when you pulled out your keys, and just left it. Yeah, right!!



Maybe "bartered" would've been a better word. Gave it to the farrier, and haven't paid for hooves since.

Re: DIY Ice maker

PostPosted: Wed May 14, 2014 11:35 am
by aunt betty
Maybe unrelated but I use them big 3-gallon jugs that cat litter comes in to freeze ice.
My deep freeze is on -10. A chunk of ice like that lasts me about two weeks in my Coleman extreme. Temps in the 40's or 50's during day and 20's at night

Re: DIY Ice maker

PostPosted: Wed May 14, 2014 11:50 am
by 3legged_lab
Why not call them king sized ice cube trays?

Re: DIY Ice maker

PostPosted: Wed May 14, 2014 11:53 am
by FlintRiverFowler
aunt betty wrote:Maybe unrelated but I use them big 3-gallon jugs that cat litter comes in to freeze ice.
My deep freeze is on -10. A chunk of ice like that lasts me about two weeks in my Coleman extreme. Temps in the 40's or 50's during day and 20's at night

That's the way ice used to come.
RonE probly has some stories of taking the horse and buggy into town to get his mammy a block of ice.

Re: DIY Ice maker

PostPosted: Wed May 14, 2014 11:58 am
by aunt betty
A 24 pound chunk of solid ice would certainly last for any weekend campout but you need a huge cooler.

Re: DIY Ice maker

PostPosted: Wed May 14, 2014 1:28 pm
by FlintRiverFowler
All this ice machine talk caused me to remember I have one.... Ha.now I got me a little project figuring out how to run a water line and drain out to my garage.
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Re: DIY Ice maker

PostPosted: Wed May 14, 2014 1:30 pm
by RonE
FlintRiverFowler wrote:
aunt betty wrote:Maybe unrelated but I use them big 3-gallon jugs that cat litter comes in to freeze ice.
My deep freeze is on -10. A chunk of ice like that lasts me about two weeks in my Coleman extreme. Temps in the 40's or 50's during day and 20's at night

That's the way ice used to come.
RonE probly has some stories of taking the horse and buggy into town to get his mammy a block of ice.


Mammy's are black ladies with children, I didn't have one of those. I do remember the Ice Man coming to my grandmothers house though. My dads father and his brother (my great or grand uncle) were the General Electric distributers for Texas, Louisiana and New Mexico during the depression and sold many, many, refrigerators. (the ones with the coil on top)

Re: DIY Ice maker

PostPosted: Wed May 14, 2014 1:31 pm
by RonE
FlintRiverFowler wrote:All this ice machine talk caused me to remember I have one.... Ha.now I got me a little project figuring out how to run a water line and drain out to my garage.
ImageUploadedByTapatalk1400091995.176184.jpg


You live in Georgia, don't worry about a drain, just let it drain on the garage floor.

Re: DIY Ice maker

PostPosted: Wed May 14, 2014 1:35 pm
by FlintRiverFowler
RonE wrote:
FlintRiverFowler wrote:All this ice machine talk caused me to remember I have one.... Ha.now I got me a little project figuring out how to run a water line and drain out to my garage.
ImageUploadedByTapatalk1400091995.176184.jpg


You live in Georgia, don't worry about a drain, just let it drain on the garage floor.

It makes a lot of waste water.
Maybe I can figure up a way to water my plants with it.