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Got one of the countertop nugget ice machines (GE Profile Opal 2) just over two years ago. I was skeptical since the reviews on reliability weren't great, but it's been pretty great though (so far). If/when it dies, we'll probably get another.
 
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No idea how to find them these days, but could keep an eye out for restaurant auctions to find an older "professional" grade chest type ice maker that are made to be worked on (or at least they used to be). Especially if you have a family in sports or that just love their ice. Wouldn't be surprised if there are videos on YouTube and/or people talking on Reddit about repair and various issues for each make/model too.
I looked into that for our fridge and read some other people’s posts in Facebook group about going down the same route. Short version is that companies won’t warranty or service commercial appliances installed in residential settings. That’s as far as I investigated and people could just be lying, but I dropped it and moved forward.

Acknowledging that you were talking about an old used one and doing self maintenance which does sound fun and maybe we could do something like in the garage or shop, but not for primary. Sounds fun.
 
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