Post #784737 by Prettyman's Atoll on Tue, Mar 6, 2018 10:20 AM

Hamo, Prikli -- Thank you once again for your suggestions. I was originally thinking of going with an icemaker that had built-in refrigeration for the ice, since I'll have both power and cold water lines, but this has got me thinking more along your lines. I couldn't find any icemakers that were small enough, affordable enough, and that produced enough ice, so going this route makes things a good deal simpler.

An update on the planning process—after almost three weeks of waiting, I've finally got an appointment to meet with the planner/inspector at the building permit office in 30 minutes for an initial conversation to discover what they'll let me do, what they won't let me do, and what they'll charge for the permit. I'm hoping this goes better than the discussion with the local utility who has a 1923 easement over essentially my entire backyard that prevents me from doing anything more than putting in a vegetable garden.