Got an EXTRA loud ice maker that I would like to put on a schedule to only run at night. Instruction manual recommends an "appliance-grade timer" which tells me it's ok to take away its power in the middle of a cycle. It uses a standard NEMA 5-15.
That said, does anyone have any experience using an automated plug with a kitchen appliance? I've had good experience with the SmartThings plugs, but never with something of that size before.
Thanks!
The Zooz ZEN15 is often recommended for "heavy duty" applications, as long as your load doesn't exceed 1800W or 15A (pretty much equivalent at 120V and the most you'll find on most household outlets, unless you have 20V circuits in special areas like kitchens) or 1/2 HP. Check the specs on your ice maker, but it will likely be fine with this.
I used an old "SmartThings Outlet" (Centralite Appliance Modude, 3-series I think) with a fan that was likely not quite as powerful as your icemaker, but worked fine for my (likely smaller) load. You are right to be concerned about this, as many smart plugs are reported to work well only with resistive loads (not motors) and often just much smaller loads than this (pretty much the max most standard household outlets will take) in general.
Wait...are we talking an icemaker within your freezer? And it has a separate power supply for the icemaker? Or are you going to power-off the freezer all day too?
Most likely it's one of those standalone ice cube makers that you see in restaurants and hotels/motels. My neighbor has one that he got from an auction (CHEAP) that he keeps out in his shed. He uses it during the summer for parties and such.
It looks like this:
Sorry, should have said standalone ice maker.
Yep! A Scotsman under-counter ice maker. Noisy AND expensive! Best of both worlds 
This is great feedback. Will check it out. Thank you!!
Also there's this one but it's expensive:
Oh!! LOL. I'm sitting over here going WTF is this guy doing?!? His food is gonna thaw! LOL
But even so, won't all the ice melt if it's not powered on during the day?
Those commercial ice makers usually have pretty good insulation in the hopper, so while some ice may melt during the day, I don't think all of it would melt.
I have a stand alone freezer in my laundry room for my fish food (my fish eat better than we do lol) that I have turn off when the temp outside drops below 50F and then turns back on for 4 hours overnight. Everything stays frozen in there. I could probably even run it every other day and not have anything melt unless the outside temp is >80F for days on end.
New one:
https://www.leviton.com/en/products/dzpa1-2bw
Sorry this is the old model:
https://home.leviton.com/products/z-wave-universal-plug-in-appliance-module/
Lou Costello of Abbot & Costello is often considered the inventor of the stand-alone ice machine. Hotel/Motel ice machines were often labeled “Costello” in a cool script logo. I think Lou was the money guy and he had an engineer partner. I know this has nothing to do with anything, but useless knowledge can be fun. Did you know..... This Month in Physics History ?
Yep. It will be a balance of noise vs melted ice in the bin (pump drain, not gravity drain). Will have to see how it plays out. Hopefully i'll still be married in the end.
Why is the "The More You Know" song playing in my head now?
You really go through that much ice in your house? It seems like buying a new icemaker would be a lot easier.
That is how indoor ice makers typically work. Storage bin is above freezing so older ice at the bottom gets cycled through. It's not like a freezer ice maker.
If I were to guess, this is for energy efficiency, noise, and cleanliness reasons.
If there's so much extra ice, then why do you need such a big icemaker? LOL Sorry, but you're not going to convince me that it wouldn't just be easier to shut the thing off. And I'm willing to bet your wife has said (or yelled) that before too.
My wife goes through a crap ton of ice. I could put a commercial ice maker in here and I bet she'd empty it in a couple of days. Between her and our dog who MUST have ice in his water bowl (her words, not mine), it amazes me that I don't spend $500/monthly on water alone. 
I have two ice trays in my freezer for guests only. Typically when someone asks for ice have to make more because all the cubes have shrunken they've sat around so long. LOL This is probably part of the reason that I jut don't get the ice thing.
And btw, dogs would drink warm water if that's what was around. Cold does not mean wetter. Humans lived for a LONG time before refrigeration.
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