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Engineered for Performance. Proven at Scale.

We didn't just invent ice vending—we perfected it. From high-capacity volume and industrial build quality to cutting-edge technology and custom buildouts, Ice House America gives you everything you need to deploy the market's most reliable ice and water vending machines with total confidence.
Ice House models
4,000+ machines and 1,000+ machine owners around the world.
250,000+ users vending ice with our innovative ICE2U mobile app.
Models designed to maximize your location revenue potential.

The Ice House Advantage

Since pioneering automated ice vending in 2003, Ice House America has set the industry standard. While competitors have tried to replicate our model, none match our real-world reliability, scale, or performance. With over 4,000 unit owners generating billions in sales, IHA powers the largest and most successful vending network in the world.

Why do top operators choose IHA over everyone else? Because we don't just build these machines—we operate them ourselves. We design every unit with the durability, technology, and hands-on support we demand for our own locations. When you partner with IHA, you’re investing in proven equipment built by operators, for operators.

We Care

From location analysis to financing walk-throughs to the use of a leading brand-name, we provide valuable tools to help you buy, place, and maintain a successful ice and water vending machine.

We’re Invested

We don’t just sell ice vending machines, we own them, too! We own 300+ of our own machines across America. We know what makes them successful, and we’ll share these insights with you.

We Innovate

Many different companies can make a vending machine. But we’re the only company that continually innovates, giving our business owners the option to remotely manage their machines, monitor sales and trends, access a network of app users, and more.
Ice vending machine technology

functionally superior

Ice House America built the first ice vending machines—and we’ve continued improving them ever since. Thoughtful engineering, flexible customization, and greater ice-holding capacity deliver the reliability, uptime, and sales potential owners need to build a stronger business.

Bin Size

How much ice your machine can make in a day isn’t as important as how much ice the machine can hold. Customers aren’t likely to wait around for the machine to produce new ice—they want ice now! With a bigger bin, your machine can hold more ice and serve more customers, faster.

Mechanical Design

Simpler is not always better. Some machines minimize moving parts in the hopes of minimizing maintenance. However, in actual practice, these minimal moving parts are more likely to fail. Our multiple motor and auger design creates reliability and reduces failure. That’s why you’ll see many competitor machines available for much less than their original value—they simply don’t have the same longevity.

Technology

Our SmartIce™ remote monitoring system makes it easier than ever to manage your machines remotely. You can get in-depth insights into sales and trends, monitor your machines in real-time, and troubleshoot any issues. For busy entrepreneurs, SmartIce is a no-brainer.

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Wondering how much you can make, how installation works, and where to place a lucrative machine?

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WHAT MAKES ICE HOUSE AMERICA THE BEST ICE & WATER VENDING MACHINE?

Location Support

Finding the right location is critical to your machine’s success. We have a library of potential locations to offer interested entrepreneurs, and we can help you assess any location you have in mind.
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Financing

When you purchase an ice and water vending machine, you own it! We know this is a big investment and getting financing can be confusing. We’ve helped hundreds of owners secure financing that is sensible and transparent.
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Maintenance

Keep your machine running smoothly with an IHA service plan. Our Penguin Plans offer maintenance and support options to fit your business. Prefer to handle maintenance yourself? We’ll provide the guidance and resources you need, while SmartIce helps you monitor machine performance and alerts remotely.

High Volume, High Revenue

High-traffic locations need both production and storage capacity. The Ice House can produce up to 1,300 bags/day and store 6,500 lbs of ice, helping you serve busy periods and replenish stock as customers buy. Production is based on 10-lb bags with two ice makers and varies with operating conditions.
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The Most Recognized Brand

Our Twice the Ice brand of vending machines is recognized across 50 states, 5 countries, and four continents! Our owners can use the Twice the Ice brand for free; absolutely no franchise fees. Or, create and use your own business brand!
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ICE2U Mobile Payments

No other ice machine connects to a mobile app—but ours does. We can connect your machine to the ICE2U app, which literally puts your machine on the map, and allows thousands of customers to make touch-free, mobile payments directly to your machine.
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SmartIce Remote Monitoring

Knowing how much your ice vending machine makes, how much ice you’re selling, what times and seasons are busiest, when you need to conduct maintenance, and other essential metrics makes it easier to run your business. Our remote monitoring system, SmartIce, does all that and more.
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Customization

Choose from cash and/or card reading, bulk ice vending or bagged ice, custom branding, water vending, and other custom options to get the exact vending machine you need. No other ice and water machine is this customizable!
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High-Quality Construction

Ice House America vending machines are made in America from high-quality stainless steel. They are made to withstand outdoor elements and thousands of purchases over years of use. Many of the vending machines we first built are still in use, decades later.
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TWICE THE ICE:  THE MOST RECOGNIZABLE NAME IN THE BUSINESS

Ice House America owns the Twice the Ice brand, but you’re free to leverage it when you purchase a machine from IHA, or make your own brand. When you buy from IHA, you can put whatever logo or branding you want on your machine.

However, plenty of our buyers choose to use the household name of Twice the Ice (TTI). There are thousands of TTI-branded machines in the world, and individuals use twicetheice.com to find locations near them. Twice the Ice’s brand recognition and high-quality reputation helps ice and water entrepreneurs immediately tap into a lucrative brand name, with absolutely no franchising fees.

THE MOST TRUSTED ICE AND WATER VENDING MACHINES

Big businesses like Circle-K convenience stores, Southwest Airlines, Space-X, and more trust Ice House America vending machines because of their durable construction, high level of customization, efficient vending, and large ice creation and storage capacity.

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