Wow, your videos are great! I have had a Gen 1 Opal for 2 Years and 9 months, I bought it through Amazon with the 5 year warranty. It just went out and will produce no ice! Filed a claim and they said they would simply refund all my purchase price. Decided to check on youtube and found your videos. I opened my Opal up and found the disgusting mold as you said it would have and decided not to fix mine and just buy the Gen 2. Your video's are by far the best on this subject and I am honestly glad that I am able to agree with you 100% on the new design 2nd Gen. keep up the excellent work (if you want to!) and thank you for your videos!

Thank you for taking the time to make this! Our Gen one has been on it's last legs for a while and just finally kicked the bucket. With black Friday coming up, I wanted to find fair breakdowns of the two 44lbs makers and the Opal 2.0. After these videos, I'll probably still go with the 2.0 despite the higher output in the 44's.

Thanks to your videos I am purchasing the Gen 2. Appreciate your honesty.

Well done! I purchased the Gen 1 by mistake and was thinking of keeping it instead of returning it and getting the Gen 2. Not anymore, it's going back! Thank you!😄

Great videos. I actually run CLR through the machine followed up with a bleach solution then several times rinses and that stuff works great! I also attached a small auxiliary fan to the side actuated by a WiFi Sonoff TM16 temperature activation module so as to automatically turn the fan on at a specific temperature. The unit would just not make any ice until I figured out these Gen 1 units have a horrible ventilation system and the compressor easily overheats and just shuts down. Would be nice if GE or someone would've mentioned that! 😂

Very nice and thorough review, thank you!!!!🙏 I'm about to purchase one of these units and your video was super helpful

Thank you!! The first thing I noticed that was a BIG difference and a huge mistake (that they have now fixed for an extra $&&) was the size of water reservoir. The first was exactly 1 gallon which made nice if you were buying purified water. The 2.0 is only .75 gallon. They now have introduced 2.0 XL that has the 1 gallon reservoir.

This is amazing. I have an OG month 2 opal. We’ve loved it. Had it forever. And the older it’s gotten. The more mildew it grows. It makes mildew as fast as it makes ice. We were considering a 2.0. This sold us. Lol.

You need to add this to your tool arsenal! Great for corners, edges& small spaces. Cleans that reservoir slick as a whistle. Pour water in it and flush it right on out the hose… WHAT?! I can’t put a picture? A stiff bristled, flat artist paint brush. Mine’s about 1/2”.

I think without holes in the bottom of the ice tray its probably keeping the ice colder. And therefore less water.

So glad I came across your video about the mold. I looked at my internal reservoir and it was disgusting. I am really curious whether GEN two models have resolved this problem.

Do you work in D.C.?

Elaine -- would you recommend using the water filter? I did not see you go over that in your video. Also, with or without the filter what water do you recommend. Thanks.

Hi Elaine 👋🏿 has the Gen 2 been having mold issues? Have you opened it yet👀🤢😊

I have a major mold issue with generation one

I ordered mine in early July haven’t gotten yet hope this isn’t a scam

my opal stopped working. Water run but don't cool enough to a full bucket make ice nuggets I can see few nuggets on the bucket that it. The machine work great while works but now sad me to think I pay $499.97 at The Home Depot and two and half years later it stop working

Mold within days as well in my gen 1. It’s disgusting! Having to clean my entire machine once a week

I have a the 2.0 version too, but have you seen this dispenser version: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/f857ibteu5_Zmmg.html The hoses look premium, unlike the Gen 2.