Rival 8806-BL Ice Cream Maker

I bought the Rival Ice Cream Maker because of it's size and price. However, after I prepared the almost 6 quarts of liquid needed to make the ice cream, followed the given directions regarding the order of assembly and the proper layering of fine ice to rock salt, it stopped working. After only seven minutes and less than three layers of ice and salt, the machine stalled. I read that if this were to happen, I should rotate the canister and if that didn't work (and it didn't), I should add a small amount of water. The water trick worked...for a minute. After trying to manually rotate the canister to no avail, I then added enough water to float the ice. Nothing. So, I am left with 6 quarts of liquid sugar and no way to make ice cream. I wasted my money and time not only on this machine, but the ingredients as well. I just hope Rival's return policy is better than their 8806-BL Ice Cream Maker!