subject: The Many Benefits Of A Portable Ice Maker Machine [print this page] Ever wonder how a home ice maker machine works? Isn't it magical that ice cubes materialize, just like that, as if out of thin air? Only a century ago ice was a luxury even in the United States and Europe, never mind ice makers! Back then, a delivery man would come around about once a week with huge heavy blocks of ice on his wagon. This ice came from a lot colder places, and had traveled far.
Even with the invention of modern refrigeration it wouldn't be for several decades more that a home ice maker machine was offered for purchase - not to mention affordable for most! It was a whole other world back then, such that if you had lived in a much hotter locale, particularly those near the equator, you could actually live your whole life without ever having seen an ice cube first-hand! And just how do these little modern marvels manage to make our lives so convenient now?
Nearly all icemakers operate on a motor, a water valve, and a heating unit - yes, that's right, heating! This heating unit is what loosens the ice cubes produced from their mold; after all, ice can have quite a sticky quality, as you might unfortunately know all too well if you've ever licked a really cold fresh piece! The valve, of course, is to control the water coming from your water line. The motor powers it all.
But, guess what - it's really the cooling unit of your refrigerator itself that does the actual work of freezing the water, not the ice maker itself! The ice maker does have a built-in thermostat that monitors the temperature of the water in the mold, however, as well as other parts necessary to produce the final product, a slew of ice cubes!
