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October 17, 2026

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NewAir NIM030SS00

The lowest power draw printed in a nugget manual on this site, tied with the Gevi V2.0, and the lowest rated output. Those two facts are the same fact.

By Scooter M.Updated September 22, 2026Published September 2, 2026How we work
A plug in a wall socket beside a kitchen counter

What NewAir publishes

NewAir NIM030SS00, from the owner's manual p.5, read 2 September 2026.
SpecNewAir NIM030SS00
ModelNIM030SS00
Ice typeNugget
Rated output30 lbs/day [src]
Rated output per hourNot published
Bin capacityNot published
Published power170 W [src]
Nameplate currentNot published
Voltage120 V [src]
Dimensions (W x D x H)9.69" W x 17.64" D x 16.93" H [src]
Weight, empty34.2 lbs [src]
Clearance requiredNot published
Operating rangeNot published
RefrigerantR600a, 20 g charge [src]
NoiseNot published
WarrantyNot published
Max $/mo$3.67(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.

The lowest number in any nugget manual here

Rated Power: 170W. That is the lowest published figure for any nugget machine here, and it is a published power rating rather than a current rating, which puts it in the same trustworthy category as Frigidaire's 185 W.

0.17 kW times four running hours a day times thirty days is 20.4 kWh a month, which at 18 cents per kWh is $3.67. That is less than half the ceiling figure for the GE Profile Opal 2.0, and about eight cents less per month than the Frigidaire.

It is also not a coincidence. This machine is rated at 30 lbs a day rather than 44. Less ice per hour means less compressor work, which is less power. Low draw and low output are two views of the same design decision, and any page presenting the low draw as a free win is selling you something.

A small sign of a serious manual

NewAir publishes the refrigerant charge — 20 g of R600a — alongside the refrigerant type. Nobody else in this comparison does. It is not a number you will ever use, and it is exactly the kind of detail that appears in a document written by someone who expected a technician to read it.

The counterpoint is that the same table publishes no bin capacity and no rated output; the 30 lbs a day on this page comes from the manual's title rather than its specification table, and the page says so.

Measure your counter depth

At 9.69 inches wide, 17.64 deep and 16.93 tall, this is the deepest machine in our comparison. A standard kitchen counter is about 25 inches deep, so once you allow the 3 inches of rear clearance every machine in this category needs, it will sit noticeably forward. Worth knowing before it arrives.

Who should buy this

  • Buy it if there are one or two of you and running cost is the priority.
  • Buy it if you want a published wattage rather than a nameplate you have to interpret.
  • Skip it if the machine will serve a household or guests. Thirty pounds a day is the lowest rating here, and with no published bin capacity you cannot check the number that actually limits it.

Questions people actually ask

How many watts does the NewAir NIM030SS00 use?

170 W, printed as 'Rated Power' in the owner's manual specification table on page 5. That is the lowest figure printed in any nugget manual on this site, matched by the Gevi V2.0, and beaten only by the 136 W Cowsar publishes on a product page rather than in a manual. Because it is a published power rating rather than a nameplate current, the running cost derived from it is closer to real.

What does the NewAir NIM030SS00 cost to run per month?

About $3.67 at four running hours a day and 18 cents per kWh: 0.17 kW times 4 hours times 30 days is 20.4 kWh, times $0.18. That is less than half the ceiling figure for the GE Profile Opal 2.0.

Is 30 pounds of ice a day enough?

For one or two people, comfortably. A tall glass of ice is about half a pound, so 30 lbs a day is roughly sixty glasses. Daily rated output is almost never the binding constraint at home; bin capacity is, and NewAir does not publish one for this model.

Sources

  1. NewAir NIM030SS00 Owner's Manual, p.5 (specifications) (read 2026-09-02)
  2. NewAir NIM044BS00 Owner's Manual, p.5 (specifications) (read 2026-09-02)
  3. EIA Electric Power Monthly, Table 5.6.A, June 2026 (US residential average price) (read 2026-09-02)