Product review (5 stars): Skip the "Stripper Plate" step
My ice maker stopped working and my handyman said just to replace it (about 5-6 years old).  I finally got tired of buying bags of ice and ordered this ice maker after reading consistent reviews stating how easy it was to install (5-10 minutes).  I received the product sooner than stated, read the directions, watched a YouTube video and decided to tackle installation myself.  I am a 50+years old female, short, and not very strong.  The instructions say to remove the old ice maker by removing 2 screws from the back bracket mount.  My old ice maker was connected with one screw on the side and once unscrewed and plug disconnected it popped out easily.  There is one place in the instructions that show (see picture) to put old "Stripper Plate" in new ice maker.  I pondered this for a long time and couldn't make any sense of it, so I totally skipped this step, installed the new ice maker AS IS, and voila - "ICE".  I couldn't be more pleased and it would have taken about 15 minutes if I weren't confused by the Stripper Plate  step.