Product review (5 stars): Great Replacement Ice Maker
I purchased my Icemaker from Partshouse and their service was the best.

We have a Kenmore (Whirlpool) side by side purchased 2004. The original icemaker lasted until 2009. Rather than pay for service/parts from Sears or any other appliance repair company, I researched the problem, determined the icemaker itself was defective, and purchased another genuine Whirlpool icemaker as a replacement. The second one lasted only three years.

Seriously, there has to be a manufacturing defect (China?) somewhere along the way.  I recall the first automatic icemakers would last 10 or more years!

This icemaker was shipped immediately by the seller and arrived in just two days!  It does not appear to be made by Whirlpool but rather a generic replacement.  But who cares?  The two I've had that were Whirlpool sure didn't last very long.

Installation is easy and took me approximately 15 minutes, and that included the time it took to remove food items from a couple shelves, the ice bucket, etc.

Please note that dependent upon the icemaker you are replacing, you will have to remove either a back or side "knockout" for the water inlet tube. That might have been the hardest part of the installation as the back cutout was a little difficult to cut out.

The only thing that seems a little different is that this icemaker's auto shutoff arm does not come with a plastic triangle shaped piece to snap on.  I'm guessing that without the plastic piece it wouldn't shut off until the bucket and half the freezer were filled with ice.  My solution was to remove the plastic piece from the defective icemaker and snap it on the new one's auto shutoff arm.

Within 24 hours, we once again had a full load of ice ready to go. Thanks again to Partshouse and Amazon for a great item at a great price!