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September 2, 2026

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Frigidaire Gallery EFIC255

The only nugget machine in this category whose maker publishes an actual power consumption rather than a nameplate ceiling. That one difference changes everything you can say about it.

By Scooter M.Updated September 2, 2026How we work
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Frigidaire EFIC255

185 W published against a 44 lb/day rating, and ten inches wide.

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What Frigidaire publishes

Frigidaire Gallery EFIC255, from the Use & Care manual p.12, read 2 September 2026.
SpecFrigidaire EFIC255
ModelEFIC255
Ice typeNugget
Rated output44 lbs/day [src]
Rated output per hourNot published
Bin capacity3 lbs [src]
Published power185 W [src]
Nameplate currentNot published
Voltage115 V [src]
Dimensions (W x D x H)10" W x 14.6" D x 16.5" H [src]
Weight, emptyNot published
Clearance requiredNot published
Operating rangeNot published
RefrigerantR600a [src]
NoiseNot published
WarrantyNot published
Max $/mo$4.00(published W)
Every value is linked to the document it came from and the date we read it. "Not published" means the manufacturer does not publish that figure and we did not substitute one. Cost column is a monthly ceiling, not a measurement: 4 running hours a day at $0.18/kWh. Where a manufacturer publishes an actual power consumption we use it; otherwise we derive volts times amps from the nameplate, which is a ceiling the machine does not continuously draw. Here is the whole calculation.

Why 185 W is the most important number here

Almost every electrical figure quoted about nugget ice makers is a nameplate: volts times amps, which is the maximum an appliance may draw and the number used for sizing a circuit. It is not consumption. A cycling compressor appliance draws less than its nameplate while running and nothing at all while idle.

Frigidaire prints Power Consumption: 185 W. That is a different kind of statement, and it means the running-cost figure for this machine is arithmetic on a manufacturer's consumption number rather than a ceiling we derived because nothing better existed.

185 W times 4 hours times 30 days is 22.2 kWh a month. At 18 cents per kWh that is $4.00. Compare the GE Opal 2.0's $7.78, and then note that the two numbers are not the same kind of thing: one is a consumption calculation and one is a ceiling. That distinction is on the table on every page of this site, and it is the reason our cost column is headed "Max $/mo" rather than "cost to run".

The specification Frigidaire does not print

Frigidaire's table gives input voltage, power consumption, daily ice output, refrigerant and three dimensions. It does not give bin capacity, weight, clearance or an operating temperature range.

Bin capacity is the one you will miss, because it is what decides how many glasses you get before the machine has to catch up. The 3 lb figure on this site for the EFIC255 comes from a retail listing, which is our weakest tier, and the spec table flags it. Every other bin figure here is from a manual.

Ten inches wide

At 10 inches wide, 14.6 deep and 16.5 tall this is the narrowest full-size nugget machine we have specs for. Frigidaire does not publish a clearance requirement, but every other manufacturer in this category asks for 3 to 4 inches at the sides and rear, and the physics is the same, so plan for it.

Who should buy this

  • Buy it if running cost matters. It is the cheapest full-size nugget machine to run of any we can source, by a factor of nearly two against the Opal ceiling.
  • Buy it if counter width is tight. Ten inches is the narrowest here.
  • Skip it if you want a manufacturer-published bin capacity, an operating range or a clearance figure. Frigidaire publishes none of them.

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Questions people actually ask

How many watts does the Frigidaire EFIC255 use?

185 W, printed in the Use & Care manual's product specifications on page 12. That is a published power consumption rather than a nameplate ceiling, which makes it the most trustworthy electrical figure of any nugget machine on this site. Retail listings elsewhere claim 500 W; the manual contradicts them.

How much ice does the Frigidaire Gallery EFIC255 make?

The manual states a daily ice output of 20 kg per 24 hours, which converts to 44.1 lbs. That is the highest rated output of any nugget machine we have specs for, and higher than the GE Profile Opal 2.0's published 38 lbs a day.

What is the bin capacity of the EFIC255?

Frigidaire's specification table does not list one. The 3 lb figure that appears on this site for the EFIC255 comes from a retail listing, which is our weakest source tier, and it is flagged as such on the page. Every other machine's bin capacity here comes from a manufacturer manual.

What does the Frigidaire EFIC255 cost to run?

About $4.00 a month at four running hours a day and 18 cents per kWh: 185 W is 0.185 kW, times 4 hours, times 30 days, is 22.2 kWh, times $0.18. Because 185 W is a published consumption figure rather than a nameplate, that number is closer to a real cost than the equivalent figure for the GE Opal.

Sources

  1. Frigidaire EFIC255 Use & Care Manual, p.12 (product specifications) (read 2026-09-02)
  2. GE Profile Opal 2.0 Owner's Manual 49-9000029 Rev. 6, p.17 (read 2026-09-02)
  3. EIA Electric Power Monthly, Table 5.6.A, June 2026 (US residential average price) (read 2026-09-02)