Homemade ice machine update! Viewer requested

[@borkbork3950]

I was just talking to my husband how I wish they made this commercially. Patent the idea!

[@starwoodstudios1]

Oh yes.. There is cold ice, and warm Ice. That's why the ice you buy in those outdoor ice boxes does not last. If you find a store with the ice in the Frozen food case running at -5 to 0 degrees, or even better, the ice cream case operating at -10 to -12 degrees. A lot of C-stores and some newer gas stores keep their ice in these cases. This is the best ice! This guy has a great idea!

[@TKCL]

Thanks for watching

[@AdventureAwaits1111]

Great idea and thank you for the videos! As far as increasing production, i believe refrigerator ice makers run on a timer....so with your colder environment, you COULD decrease the time between dumps (if that is able to be modified) The fact it stays cold and its a DEEP freezer is why the ice never sticks...it never melts. Great job man!

[@pohbor5788]

Even if there's no real "savings", just the convenience of having it at home, ability to get the cooler iced before you leave, and not having to stop at a gas station makes it a winner for me. Great video!!!!

[@TKCL]

That's right! Thanks

[@nomame7413]

I agree, its also awesome if you want some chilled water while working in the garage.

[@happyinharned2597]

absolutely conveinient

[@StudioDaVeed]

You 'should' pre-cool your coolers before a trip I have heard. Load it up a day before - drain/re-ice before departure. I've done this with cheap coolers - didn't really see any effect. But if you a yeti or other high brand it supposedly works.

[@garylayton4143]

Man it takes a real smart person to come up with ice dont go below 32°... if the freezer is at zero then anything inside eventually reaches zero including ice lmao.... love the videos man and a genius idea. I work on and install ice machines for a living and I would have never thought about this.

[@TKCL]

Thank you very much

[@SL8408]

I gotta say, this is the kind of guy you have a beer and some wholesome conversations with. Gives you that feeling he's a grade "A" friend

[@TKCL]

I sure like to think I'm that guy and neighbor! Plus I love beer, an IPA man myself

[@pauljordan756]

American ingenuity!!! Great job! 👍🇺🇸💯💪

[@theoggojira8347]

Bravo sir, bravo. "Professional, no but I saved alot of money"

[@TKCL]

That's all I was looking for.... And the convenience

[@pamelamartin9386]

A "Country Boy" knows how to get er' done!!!👍👍👍👍👍

[@TKCL]

That's right!

[@hunterm.172]

Ole Hank said it best when he said a country boy will survive lol genius idea lol

[@TKCL]

Thank you

[@realreviews9207]

This is one of the smartest things I have ever seen. After one year using about 50 lbs of ice a week, this should pay for itself in about one year. KUTOS TO YOU

[@TKCL]

9 months plus electricity usage. I'll find that out soon, just ordered a killawatt meter. Thanks for watching

[@ericcrawford6646]

Just finished mine. Best idea EVER! Bought my freezer very used for $50. 5 cubic feet. Used a whirlpool icemaker kit. On mine, the solenoid wires are green and yellow green. Thank you for posting this video!

[@TKCL]

Thank you for watching

[@DonTheGoods]

Commercial ice machines have an insulated bin only, and not a freezer bin so the ice does melt and it goes down a drain. Therefore it does stick together at the bottom. But this is ingenious and I may do this myself in my garage. I am a commercial refrigeration tech. Great job!

[@bobnation9799]

Brilliant project. This kind of ingenuity is what makes America great.

[@TKCL]

Thank you

[@Cinziaking]

I’m an ice guy... filling work coolers every day during summer...your ingenuity is commendable!

[@TKCL]

Thank you for watching

[@kurtistraux8435]

Great job on your ice maker, ingenuity determination and a good attitude can get a lot done

[@TKCL]

Thank you

[@knuckle47]

I’ve spent some time reading all of these comments and replies… as a KZbin regular myself, I’d say you have taken the crowd by a storm. Imaginative, creative and brilliant idea and plan. So, I’ve always wanted an ice maker…thanks!!

[@TKCL]

Thank you for taking the time to watch, respond and read the comments. More videos coming soon

[@SetitesTechAdventures]

The fact the ice doesn't freeze or stick makes me think I need to do this. I don't need as much ice as you do but the home icemakers break within a year and waste A LOT OF WATER with the constant melting. This is nice.

[@OhReallyo_O]

Lol I don’t even need one of these but I’m on video number 3! 😂🤣😂

[@TKCL]

Video number 4 out today 😁

[@philipraimondo]

LOVE This!!! Very cool. Working in restaurants for many years I have dealt with my share of commercial ice machines and which perform well and the ones that just plain suck... One tid bit I learned a while back was that Ice Machines LOVE ice... meaning the fuller the machine is the faster the cycles can run on the machine. So, I propose a test. Measure 24 hours of production with very little or no ice. Then purchase some bags of ice... (Yes small investment). and make it at least half full. then test 24 hours.... Perhaps having it full with ice will help maintain a full machine stay fuller ... Thanks again... very cool.

[@TKCL]

I'm actually doing something very similar next week. Stay tuned

[@pampilgrim2274]

Hi, Andrew! You are saving money by installing your own ice maker.

[@TKCL]

I think so! Love it

[@TexasBaker]

This is the coolest, most useful, practical thing I've ever seen. I love your presentation and everything too. I'm subscribed, can't wait to see what all you do!

[@TKCL]

Thank you for watching

[@stalbertjocelyn]

You could attach the fans to aluminium flex pipes from the side to the bottom then have the air flow over the molds. Cheep and easy to test. And for cooling mass you could fill large pop bottles with water, reuse them for your coolers. Great job.

[@TKCL]

Testing fans today and tomorrow

[@robsycko]

There is an adjustment for time in the front cover of the ice makers. You can speed up the prosses if the ice forms well before the dump time. It is a flathead screw under the cover and on some models it has a + and - symbol so you know witch way to turn. Make adjustments half turn at a time or less.

[@TKCL]

Correct, I looked into that

[@MrNiceCobra]

robsycko, that screw is regulating amount of water entering icemaker by changing water valve opening time..... There is a sensor molded in the wire and touching the bottom of metal ice form, that will close electric circuit ,when metal ice form temperature will get below 32F(meaning water is frozen in the form and it is time to rotate icemaker motor and dump out ice cubes. So the only way to speed up ice production is to lower freezer temperature.

[@macbelow9488]

Build a box that mounts to the top of cooler for the fans. The air being pushed down will mix with the bottom and help equalizer the variance in temp.

[@TKCL]

Video out today for the fans

[@bradleyrupska4988]

I want to thank you for the video!!! As soon as I get back to work!! I am going to build one just like this. We go boating and fishing just about every weekend in the St Petersburg Florida area!! We have a counter top ice make that runs non stop when we are home. But, we still have to buy ice for fishing in the Gulf!! So thank you again!! Great job!!!

[@TKCL]

Awesome, stay tuned for tomorrows video. I think I really increased production. Thanks for watching

[@christohercosta87]

I love the lengths he goes to stick to control groups and honesty, well done my fellow Floridian brother! Stay honest and keep to the facts!!!.🤙🏼🤙🏼

[@rsmith3062]

With freezer running, lid open, no frost on inside surface use a hand held temperature gun scanning sided or side or up and down you should be able to locate and identify placement of refrigerant cooling lines making it safe to puncture case for electrical and water lines. these perforations can be resealed with silicon cocking.

[@bradbarber1856]

That’s a good idea I never really thought about something like that you’re pretty smart for a young man

[@TKCL]

Why thank you!

[@l.skipallen9080]

I think you're pretty smart for any age person. Your ice maker looks great and I'm inspired to make one. Thank you. 06/18/21

[@TKCL]

Thank you for watching and the kind words

[@attleheideann1469]

My family & I are also inspired! Thanks for these great works!

[@jasonsmith5077]

Commercial ice makers also make much smaller cubes which means it freezes faster and you get more production. In turn it also melts faster. Great idea I foresee a project in my future.

[@TKCL]

Thank you for watching, glad you enjoyed it

[@StudioDaVeed]

Two Tips if ya haven't seen them. 1) Glad to see the standard catch bin. Catch 'fresh potable ice' a day or two before trip. 2) Amazon sells drawstring ice bags for home use in large lots.

[@TKCL]

Thank you for the information

[@brianromeyk7396]

Nice job on the icemaker . Just the tip fill the water tube up with sand it will not crush when you heat it up

[@markfults1693]

I just watched the original n was gonna say that lol 🤣

[@TKCL]

Good tip!

[@rickf.9253]

If you do the fan, you don't need to put it low, near the top pointing down will circulate it. You da man! My kind of tinkerer!

[@TKCL]

Installed two fans this morning, testing for 24 hours and weighing ice production tomorrow. It's moving a ton of air in that small space. Video out soon

[@JeffSkymaster]

@@TKCL Lets hope that the fans can hold up in sub zero conditions

[@TKCL]

We shall see, they are made for kegerators

[@mackjenkins7721]

Man I was wondering how that ice maker was doing & to turn out. That is awesome to know that it is doing good. You are definitely saving you a lot of money. My family is spending fifty bucks every weekend on ice.

[@TKCL]

Yikes! At that rate you could justify a commercial ice maker.

[@mackjenkins7721]

@@TKCL yes they should. That much money just to drink there alcohol. Partying every weekend. "LOL"

[@richhunt5459]

I think you did an awesome job! Very impressive!

[@TKCL]

Thank you

[@allyouneed71]

It looks like you removed the metal bar from the makers...that bar acts as a off switch for when the ice builds up .. I don't know if this will be an issue for you as you consume a lot of ice, but you might consider placing the makers on either end of the freezer to allow them to function if it ever does become an issue ... awesome machine

[@TKCL]

It's not an issue, I can easily unplug or manually trip them when it's full. It's never filled up on me because I use so much ice.

[@empirecook]

I’ve literally just watched Part one and two and after part two, I assumed there wouldn’t be another video on this yet and thought it’d be cool to get some fans in there to increase the chill. Sterling job you’ve done dude! Can’t wait for more. Got a little confused for a minute at why you’d have ice at 32C, then realised Americans lol.

[@TKCL]

Fan video out tomorrow

[@reddogg.1970]

Well done ! That's what trial an error is all about! Hats off to ya!

[@fredericrike5974]

Great work around! The "standard kitchen refrigerator/freezer ice makers" will make about 10 lbs a day, each. Once the box is cold enough to freeze the water, they run mostly on timed events. You may not gain much with the interior fans, and remember the fan motors heat will have the other effect; heat. Your lash up for the IM kit valves and the freezer is laudable but all that was needed was a plug/cord for the freezer that is rated for 15 amps or more at 110 volts, and it will carry all the loads- IM kits, valves, freezer to the 20 amp circuit you plugged into. I'd also figure our which walls of the freezer have chilling coils in them, some have only one wall cooling, some two almost none three or four, and elevate the box, make hole in the free side with an insulated door where I could swing it aside to scoop out the ice and it could quickly and automatically close. And if more ice is the ticket, install one or two more IM kits. Awesome! I worked on this stuff for a career and it never dawned on me! Awesome! PS; ice sticking together usually means the door gasket has a leak or is being left open too much and air borne moisture is condensing on the ice, which causes the sticking. Seal up your cord passages through the gasket- if you do a rework, run your cords through the "hot wall" and seal them up. Damn, why didn't I think of that- I have wanted something like it at camp for years! And I have the junk to make it from! FR Final PS; You don't need a "pro look", you need "personal snazz"- paint or wrap some "flames of ice" or something you like on it! FR!

[@TKCL]

Actually discovered they run on temperature not time, installed fans and tested. I am about to post that video.

[@tracyr5594]

It's a very cool project.

[@TKCL]

Thank you for watching

[@1977Alterego]

Try Insulating the cold water line , from source to the water inlet at the freezer entry. Ice production should increase the colder the water is entering the system. Nice DIY video, keep it up.

[@TKCL]

Thank you for watching

[@GeneKini]

Such an awesome build!!! Another advantage to it is that if any component breaks, it is easily replaced.

[@TKCL]

Exactly!

[@MrJeffm66]

Ok, I know what my next project is. We buy a big bag of ice every day just about it. This is a fantastic idea, thank you.

[@TKCL]

Well this won't produce but about 7-8 lbs a day with two ice makers, so keep that in mind. But glad you enjoyed it. You could always get a bigger freezer and add as many ice makers as you want.

[@frank8534]

Thank for the update. Wish guys did more updates on their cool projects

[@TKCL]

Another tomorrow, I installed fans.

[@williamsmith1171]

Hi from Massachusetts I order 2 ice makers myself to add to a freezer I have I do a lot of fishing so I decided to try what you did.I love your channel sir.Its great to learn from each other take care.Oh I like to say find that sweet water and catchum up. I'm sure I will have fun with that project

[@TKCL]

Nice, best of luck with your build. I fish a lot too so the ice is nice!

[@SgtCude59]

Great ideal not only chipper but your ice is solid not like store-bought which is hollow some are thin ice

[@TKCL]

Exactly

[@Kammfrank82]

With the thermostat and timer question you all are all right, there is two types one that runs on a timer and the other uses a temp sensor.

[@TKCL]

We shall find out in a couple of days, testing that now.

[@ye11oman]

What a fantastic video series as a weekend warrior myself it's always nice to be able to find a way to keep the salmon on ice

[@TKCL]

More videos coming! Thanks for watching

[@SecularMentat]

I love the DIY nature of this. You're right, it could be cleaner, but it does the job well and what more can you ask for from a DIY project?

[@TKCL]

Thank you for watching

[@ryanzynda5114]

Im glad that your ice maker is working great.

[@TKCL]

Me too!

[@AJNunez-zy5mp]

Been watching your ice making videos and I'm hooked, very hot here too and we use a lot of ice in El Paso, thanks alot for the idea.

[@TKCL]

Thank you for watching

[@lovejoy740]

Use a metal screen for paint roller to angle the ice away mount fans underneath the roller to bring the colder air from bottom

[@williamharlan1714]

Cool project... Even after the ice chest fills and equalizes temperature, you have to factor the cost of electricity into the equation to get the actual time before you recoup your investment. You use a lot of ice!

[@TKCL]

Convenience is hard to put a price on

[@williamharlan1714]

@@TKCL So true I rarely go cheap, I usually go quality. Thanks for sharing your project.

[@rsmith3062]

Add another bank of two ice makers for use during high demand summer months. unplug or remove during lower demand winter months. It's human nature to want and use more (of anything) when it's cheep and convenient! Well done this was a great idea. I'd love to see your subs upload their builds and see variations and improvements!

[@TKCL]

I installed fans yesterday and testing capacity increase. Video out tomorrow

[@WillieStubbs]

I've replaced probably 6 ice makers in my refrigerators over 20 years now and love your use of them in the freezer. With that duplex design if one goes out you still have a working one going. I'd like to reclaim the space in my freezer taken up by the silly icemakers that break and just make a huge dump bin to keep plenty of ice on hand. Now to surf the internet and see if I can find an ice maker that puts out those saucer shaped ice cubes instead of the kind you and I have now.

[@myronadams2101]

On a similar line , I removed the shelves from a regular refrigerator freezer and put the biggest storage tote in it for an ice catch container. Worked great for me except the extra weight was too much for the freezer. Looks like you’re method solved that problem

[@TKCL]

That's the route my friend took.

[@myronadams2101]

@@TKCL if you would, make a post or video on longevity of the ice makers. I had one in a new refrigerator that was replaced 3 times before the warranty went out. I asked the repair man what was causing them to fail so fast. He said it’s mostly due to cheap plastics working in a cold environment. He also said turning down the ice cube size adjustment would probably help out a lot. He ended up being right because the last ice maker went almost 3 years before it died. I’m just curious if the colder temperatures in the deep freezer will have any effect on the lifespan of the ice makers.

[@TKCL]

I run this freezer the same temperature as my refrigerator freezer, so that shouldn't make a difference. The beauty of this system is I can replace these ice makers quickly with another brand if I have any issues.

[@phil955i]

Just one of those fans will probably do the job, to more evenly distribute the temperature inside the freezer space. Freezers rely on convection anyway, but I get that what you're trying to do is to speed up ice production. Very good idea, I'm really surprised a manufacturer hasn't come up with the same idea, there must be a market for it.

[@TKCL]

Thanks for watching

[@eddierodriguez419]

Sweet now that's what I'm talking about right there 👍🏻👍🏻.. it looks good to me 🥰 forget how it looks. It what performs💪🏻💪🏻

[@TKCL]

Thanks

[@ptravers9077]

The best feature about this cooler is that it open on top heat rises .. I would put I switch to turn that fan off when the door is open or it could counteract what ur trying to do

[@ratmanfpv9017]

Good job brother love the build. And it is a great idea

[@TKCL]

Thank you for watching

[@alanshaw4655]

wow, i just ran across you're video, and i must say, you have out smarted even me !..lol. you are 100% right, commercial ice makers, even ones that are for homes are very high dollar to say the least !. i normally do not use much ice , except when i go fishing, or on a road trip. the price of 10lb, 20lb bags of ice is high !. this video is just what i needed to find !. i even have a spare ice maker ( somewhere around here ?..lol ) , and now that i have watched this, i know what my next project is going to be !.

[@TKCL]

Awesome, glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching

[@andrewanderson1436]

Heck ya now I wanna make one.

[@TKCL]

Thank you for watching

[@colinhamer6506]

looking at the frost line there's probably no cooling elements in the bottom 3rd I'd try cutting a block of polystyrene to raise the bottom topped off with plastic or glass

[@kerrybowden9097]

Well that is one clever idea.. Nice, and quite the savings over store bought ice...

[@TKCL]

I'm very happy with it

[@Gloch9]

Wish I could share an image of the one I made. I glued a pvc board to the side wall of the freezer chest so that I could use screws to mount the ice maker inside. Turned out really nice, thanks for the idea Kelly.

[@TKCL]

Thank you for watching and your idea

[@oh-qn6ht]

Wanted a way to make my own ice as its getting expensive to buy at the store. I had a freezer given to me recently just like the one you used that had meat spoil in it. Took a couple month of cleaning and letting it air out but its coming around. will be perfect for this setup!! thanks for the videos and update.

[@TKCL]

I just installed fans and I'm testing them overnight for production increases. I'll have a video out by the end of the week

[@mikemelchiorre7414]

I can not say that I know the model ice makers that you purchased ; but , I used to deliver refrigerators and also install ice maker kits , they are all very similar , some having a different plug end . My thoughts are that they are timers that rotate and trigger their functions of heat , push , fill . I've clocked them to be approx. 2 hr. cycles and eight cubes per .

[@TKCL]

These actually work on temperature, video out today

[@The_Bearded_Lady]

i love this. i have a countertop ice maker because i can't drink without a full cup of ice etc. but i feel like my little ice machine makes like 4x as much as one of yours. however it cannot hold that much and so i constantly have to use it or move it to my freezer. i wonder if you could take the components of a higher powered one like mine and put it in a big freezer like yours... another thing i like about yours is that you can also use it for food. if i did it would i would maybe put the ice makers over the other side and get one of the baskets that fit over the hump on that side and use the basket for food and the deeper big part for ice (and maybe put some gallon jugs of water at the bottom too), but yeah very useful and i love that it doesn't stop your freezer from being a freezer or your ice makers from being ice makers and is easy to undo. thanks for sharing!

[@TKCL]

Lots of options. Mine also makes much larger, colder and longer lasting cubes than those table top models.

[@nickdannunzio7683]

Before you do the interior fan, put a second thermometer near the top to determine the actual temperature difference... if you do mount the fan... you can put it just about anywhere (so pick a spot on or near your brackets) as you are circulating air in a closed container (air and water have very similar flow dynamics)...

[@TKCL]

Thank you for the information

[@phil955i]

I agree with that, you can put the fan just about anywhere you like, you are just circulating the air after all.

[@9A0C9]

Great idea!! We got luck and got an icemaker at a thrift store for 40bucks works wonders!!! I looked online new is around 1k.

[@TKCL]

Wow that's a steal

[@9A0C9]

@@TKCL it pays to shop around lol

[@lorencolt]

put a perfed 4" or 6" pipe down in the ice and pull air up off the bottom of the freezer. make it u shaped and mount the fan on the upper end of the pipe blowing to the ice makers

[@TKCL]

I've considered doing that, but a lot of people suggest that moving air anywhere inside and across the ice makers should work just as well. I am testing that today and tomorrow

[@dystopianparadise5916]

Brilliant! I love it! Those fans should help (I hope). Circulating the air should give you a constant mean temperature. I have a 26y.o. fridge that still runs fine because I keep it filled up, using canned goods or water bottles to fill any unused space and the bottom of my 23y.o. deep freeze is all gallon jugs of water that come in handy when the power goes out.

[@TKCL]

Testing the fans today, video out soon

[@michaelquillen4774]

If you take 3 to 4 inch pvc you can heat it then flatten it and attach your fans to it to push the air past the ice same as we did with pool liners only we where pulling air out

[@1AEROSOL.1PUFF]

THIS WAS A WONDERFUL IDEA, I CANNOT WAIT TO SEE IT FULL OF ICE. 🫖

[@TKCL]

Thank you for watching

[@tvance111]

Mount the fan motor up next to the ice maker's but have it pull air thru a pipe that is ran down into the ice on the bottom of the cooler. The air will circulate between the ice cubes, thru ALL the MANY holes drilled in the pipe up towards the ice makers. This has turned out to be an incredible ideal.

[@TKCL]

I like the pipe idea! Thanks

[@davidshirley7976]

You're a Genius!!! Thank you so much for sharing.

[@james4582]

It’s a interesting project for sure and it appears to work in his favor. The working of a commercial machine is different in a lot of ways and usually work on temp and timer. And I think 10 degrees is adequate to freeze those cubes.of course ice can be colder than 32 degrees hoshizaki crescent cube is rated at 15 degrees mainly because of its sharp and solid cube. The best cube and coldest is a Mold Draft it’s a solid 1 1/2 x 1 x1 Rated at 5 degrees

[@james4582]

Kold Draft

[@TKCL]

I can turn down to minus 10 and I Installed fans today to test production increases. Videos out soon

[@johndave132]

@@TKCL put up the video!!! Anxiously waiting

[@TKCL]

Still testing, I need another two days to get my results posted. Then I have another cool test next week.

[@johndeno562]

Like that ice maker. Pretty slick, or cool which ever you like.

[@TKCL]

Lol I see what you did there

[@cutum]

Great idea! Sure is convenient having an ice maker!

[@TKCL]

Yes it is! Thanks for watching

[@genelucas7379]

Well, you have yourself a new subscriber. That's is so awesome, I to am a weekend warrior. I'm going to build me one. Thanks!!

[@TKCL]

Thank you for watching

[@TKCL]

And subscribing

[@777smitty4]

I have been planning to try that for years glad to see it will work if I ever get around to doing it great job!!!!!

[@TKCL]

Thank you for watching

[@kevinmartin7354]

Mount the fans up towards the lid and face them downward. They will push the warm air down and the colder air up. The circulation will provide an even cooling and ice level will not be an issue.

[@senorjp21]

Ice (and anything) can be cooled to absolute zero. Ice can't get WARMER than 32-34 f because it melts. The freezer is doing some unecessary cooling because storing the ice doesn't require 0 f. You could probably save some electricity by running the freezer a little warmer.

[@andrewk8636]

Then the ice is warmer and melts faster. The freezer isn't working much because the ice is keeping a very low temperature already. The freezer only needs to maintain the temperature. The only part it needs to freeze is the water coming in for new cubes. Colder ice cubes last longer in a cooler though the difference isn't as big as people might think.

[@J1WE]

2 things I think could improve ice production. Unless its a timed thing. 1)Insulating around the ice maker device. Maybe a styrofoam cooler could be utilized. Creating a smaller area for where ice is made. 2) a simple airflow created inside? Some sort of way to have air move around. This is all very wicked though and love the idea. Thanks for sharing Edit* literally made it to this video after watching your last vids. I now see someone offered fans haha

[@TKCL]

Installing and testing fans today

[@w8tillucmiooo]

You could mount the fans in a channel with air holes drilled in it, so the ice level wouldn't affect it. You could make the channel out of two pieces of aluminum attached in a 90 degree angle and place it in one of the corners of the freezer. Mount the fan about 6" from the bottom of the channel and drill air holes in the bottom of the channel that ice couldn't get in to.

[@TKCL]

I did a very simple design, video out today.

[@hartleyhomesteadmichigan6041]

Nice looking ice maker!

[@TKCL]

Thank you

[@rickf.9253]

That's awesome that they are not sticking together! I wondered if they would when I watched the first video. Nice job!

[@TKCL]

Nope, no melting is occurring.

[@richardthomas3873]

Have you reset the timer on them? I've not worked on one in a long time but used to when you put the arm down it dumped water and it stayed in the slots for so many minutes then dumped. There was a gear you could move to make it fast or slower to dumping. U may read up on it . Make lot more ice what they say . Hope it helps

[@TKCL]

I pulled the end cap off and don't see any adjustments. Luckily my ice size is already quite large. I installed fans this morning and I'm testing production increases.

[@davidedwards3734]

Saving money is an idea we all have. Great video Andrew!!! Have a Safe Day

[@TKCL]

Thank you

[@scottallen3060]

I like this. I’m going to share it with some of my family that use a lot of ice during the summer months.

[@TKCL]

Thanks for watching!

[@dougdavis4439]

Was thinking if you mounted the fans parallel, up top or otherwise, it will create a air current that will still get the cold air from the bottom moving across the ice makers. Know you can't mount them lower. Anyway, hope the wood hunt is going good for you and the friend with the OSB hookup can come through. Take care.

[@TKCL]

Any air movement is better than none, I agree. As for the osb, I had something amazing happen. I'll share that soon

[@dougdavis4439]

@@TKCL Agreed, I think you'll really see a difference. Know my kegerator started cycling a lot less frequently and the temp stability improved dramatically. Hopefully amazing good on the OSB! Take care.

[@TOAD7464]

To help with efficiency get a thick piece of foam insulation to set the freezer on. You lose a lot through the bottom.

[@TKCL]

I have a few ideas for next week's video, thanks!

[@chrismiller2387]

Mount them with magnets. 8 on the back wall or the bottom of the lid and then 4 on each fan so they stick together. No screws needed

[@TKCL]

I think the walls are aluminum

[@LatteLu68]

Brilliant!! That is so awesome!! great job! Have a wonderful evening!

[@TKCL]

Thank you

[@kenmoore800]

Awesome idea looks like it works really good, you should tee off your water line and mount a valve to the side to get glasses of filtered water while working in your shop ,just a thought, great job !

[@TKCL]

Thank you for watching and the feedback.

[@markfults1693]

2 things..one fill tube with sand to bend it without crushing it n install an ultraviolet light to help kill any bacteria :).. nice build

[@TKCL]

Thank you

[@tarawood-bradley2119]

Mounting fans, if you have a pipe that is running from the bottom to just next to the ice makers then you can mount the fan on top of the pipe and suck up the cold air to the top of the freezer. I have not done this myself however the theory sounds solid.

[@tarawood-bradley2119]

Another theory would be to attach copper pipes in your freezer like a loop, eventually the copper pipe will cool down and act as a heat/cool transfer agent to cool the air at the top.

[@tarawood-bradley2119]

I am not sure of adding water with an anti freeze component to help move coolness.

[@tarawood-bradley2119]

Lets just say I have seen a lot of videos on how refrigeration works and it is a technology that we use in large computer sites to stop computers overheating. There is a crazy video of someone putting a heater inside a fridge to see how far he could push the fridge, lets just say the fridge eventually gave up. I have even see a video of someone using swimming pool as somewhere to dump heat from their water cooled computers.

[@childofgod1458]

Amazing job man I really like how it turned out an how it keeps producing 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@TKCL]

Thank you

[@crusinscamp]

I got a blower similar to that little blower (search "SparkFun blower") for radon reduction in my basement. They're surprisingly cheap and effective. It's been humming away for months with no fuss. Nice job on the ice maker.

[@TKCL]

Thank you

[@waltmooredanwilson8754]

What a really cool, or should I say 'cold' video. No, 'cold' seems too cruel, even though an ice maker is 'cold'. Anyway, just joking around a little. What I mean is, I loved the video. Love you guys and love your channel. Take care and God Bless.

[@TKCL]

Thank you for watching, take care and God bless