Product review (5 stars): I am going to enjoy writing this review because I have water and ice ...
I am going to enjoy writing this review because I have water and ice cubes again. I am unsure if I would buy this brand LG refrigerator again because either the price for repair was outrageous or the parts were a pain. My ice maker broke and I decided instead of paying a few hundred dollars for repair I would "DIY."  As I am not particularly handy around the house this was an enormous job for me. I looked up the repair on Youtube and decided to do it myself. It took me several hours but I installed it and it was producing my beloved ice cubes. The following week we noticed water on the floor by the fridge and the ice making was very slow, investigating this I found the water valve was leaking. This was poor on my part because I had it out previously when repairing the icemaker and debated on changing it then. Since I had it all apart this was the correct thing to do. I didn't.

Now for your information and to get to the point I have an LG model LFX 25960ST. I ORDER THE ORIGINAL PART Water Inlet Valve ONLINE AT AMAZON. Clearly I was confused because the water valve I removed looked completely different than the replacement I ordered. Every thing I read directed me to the upgraded water valve. I am here to say DON'T BE Afraid, THE NEWER REPLACEMENT FITS IN THE AREA AND WORKS CORRECTLY. One thing, there is and extra wire on this valve, just leave it hanging, it do not have a plug on this refrigerator. It really had me going. In the end I hooked it all up and in twelve hours the fridge was and is producing ice cubes. As a previous review said, the part did not match the one it was to replace, contacted the seller and was advised that LG had service notes on removing the wiring harness and connecting directly to the refrigerator. Followed the recommendation and installed the part, works fine. Would have been helpful if service instructions had been included. AND I AGREE.

Points to remember:
go to Youtube and look at the video repairs
Unplug first
turn off water
have plenty of room
bag all screws
take pictures of everything
you will find this very important days later
AND REMEMBER THERE IS A SPECIFIC WAY TO REMOVE THE HOSE FROM THE WATER VALVE. JUST DON'T PULL IT OUT.

I did, darn it, I cause my own problem.