Igloo ICEB26RR 26 lb Portable Ice Maker – Add this Stylish Machine to your Modern Kitchen

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Important safeguards while using Igloo Portable Ice Maker

While using any electrical appliances, you should follow basic safety precautions that include:

• Read the user manual before operating the appliance.
• Do not ever touch the hot surfaces, always use knobs or handles
• Children or cognitively challenged without any supervision should never try to operate this appliance
• To avoid electrical shock do not immerse the plug, cord or any part of unit in water or any other liquids.
• Unplug the unit when not in use, before cleaning and before removing the parts.
• Do not try to operate the appliance with damaged plug or cord, the damaged appliance.
• The manufacturer does not recommend using any other accessory attachments, other than the attachments and accessories provided by the manufacturer. Use of other attachments may cause injury.
• Do not use unit other than its intended use
• Do not place directly to sunlight, near to hot gas or electrical burners or heated oven.
• Never the appliance unattended while it is in use.
• Do not clean with inflammable fluids, fumes can create explosion or fire hazards.Do not turn the unit upside down while in use or when filled with the ice.

Cleaning and maintenance of Igloo Countertop Ice Maker

Before start using the appliance, make sure you remove all the interior and exterior packaging, and follow the steps to clean and maintain the unit in proper way.

• Unplug the appliance from electrical outlet
• Remove the ice basket and scoop, and clean them with warm, soapy water and soft cloth. Wipe out completely with non-abrasive, dry towel.
• Clean the interior and exterior with warm, soapy water and non-abrasive towel.
• Drain the water by unplugging the drain plug located at the bottom of unit.
• Dry interior and exterior by wiping with soft dry cloth.
• If the appliance has been not used for long period drain the complete water from water reservoir.

Things to remember before using Igloo Portable Countertop Ice Maker ICEB26RR

• Follow the steps of cleaning and maintaining.
• Place the unit on flat, leveled surface that is protected from direct sunlight and other sources of heat.
• Allow the device to lie stable for one hour so that refrigerant fluid will settle down before using the device.

Operating Igloo ICEB26RR 26-pound portable automatic ice cube maker

• Open the clear lid to take out the ice basket and pour water into reservoir. Keep the water below the marked level.
• Press the power on LED control panel to start the ice making cycle.
• Select the required size of cube by pressing “SELECT” button. If the temperature of room is less than 60 degree Fahrenheit then it is suggested to select small size ice cubes in order to avoid ice from sticking.
• Each cycle takes 6-15 minutes of time, depending on the size of ice you have been selected and on ambient room temperature.
• Check the water level periodically while the process of ice making is going on. If the water pump is not able to pump the water, then unit will automatically stops and “ADD WATER” indicator will light up.
• If the water level is low, press the power button “OFF”, fill up the water to max level and then press the power button “ON” to start the cycle again.
• When the ice basket is full, the machine stops automatically and “ICE FULL” indicator will light up.
• For every 24 hours change the water in reservoir in order to ensure the reasonable hygiene level.

Helpful tips regarding Igloo Nostalgia Ice Maker

Ice cubes stick together

• This may be due to long period of ice cycle. Stop the ice maker, and then restart when the ice melts.
• The water temperature may be too low in reservoir. Change the water in reservoir and set the temperature in between 45-90 degree Fahrenheit.

Ice maker not working

If the ice maker is running correctly but there are no ice cubes, then try the following:

• The water temperature or ambient temperature in reservoir may be too high. The unit must be in below 90 degree Fahrenheit. Try pouring cold water to water reservoir.
• If allowing the unit to cool down or changing the water does not work, then there may be some leakage of refrigerant fluid or pipe in cooling system may be blocked.

LED lights

• If LED lights on control panel are blinking, the reason may be due to disruption in power source. Stop the ice maker and let it sit for several minutes so that it warm up and allow ice to fall from evaporator fingers. Empty the tray and wait for 3 minutes before starting the unit again.

Recipes

• Igloo ICEB26RR portable ice maker can be used for making the ice cubes instantly for variety of beverages. Below are some delicious beverages that you can make at home.

Muddy water

• 1 part ice: fill 1/4th of each glass with ice made from Igloo countertop ice maker
• 1 part orange juice: pour the orange juice till half of glass
• Cola: pour cola in full glass and stir well.

Roy Rogers

• 6-8 oz. ice: fill glasses with ice from your Igloo ICEB26Rr compact ice maker
• ¼ oz. grenadine: add cola and grenadine
• Maraschino cherries: add maraschino cherries as garnish. Stir well

Blackberry basil iced tea

• 6 cups water
• 4 bags black tea
• 12 oz. fresh black berries
• 8-12 basil leaves
• Liquid sweetener to taste

Combine tea bags, water, basil leaves and black berries in a pitcher. Cover them and refrigerate for 12-24 hours.

When ready, remove teabag and add some liquid sweetener to taste

Fill glass with ice from Igloo portable countertop ice maker.

Add iced tea to the glass until full.

CONCLUSION

Igloo ICEB26RR portable ice maker is a fabulous ice maker and can make ice in very short time. It surprisingly takes up little counter space. With the Igloo ice machine, you can full basket of ice within 40 minutes which is portable, compact and makes ice fast. It is the perfect and best compact ice maker.