Product review (5 stars): Perfect Replacement...and the Most Economical Solution to a Broken Icemaker
The ice-maker on my fridge started leaking water down the sides, making a mess.  I removed it and the non-stick coating on the ice mold tray was gone in several places and coming up in several more.  I think the frozen ice was sticking to the mold and not completely emptying into the ice tray, and when it filled back with water, because some ice was still in the mold, it was over-filling and spilling over.  Replacing the ice mold is fairly simple, but I was surprised to find out just the ice mold was about $70.  I kept seeing this complete ice-maker pop up on Amazon for $90, and after I read the reviews I just sprung for this entire unit instead of just the mold.  Shipping was ridiculously fast.  I ordered on Wednesday night and had the ice-maker in hand Friday afternoon.  No Prime or special shipping costs, just normal shipping.  Since I already had my unit out it was a simple matter to put this unit in, simply attach the bottom off the old unit, snap the end of the wiring harness into the hole, slide the new unit into the freezer, and plug in the wiring harness.  Like another reviewer noted the water cup is a little taller than my old unit, but I was able to bend it up and get it into the new cup without much problem.  After about 5 minutes the tines moved into place and water filled the tray, and after about an hour I had ice.  It has been working perfectly since the installation.  The unit I received was a original Whirlpool unit in a factory box, and I couldn't be more pleased.  I know I saved several hundred dollars and a day of vacation by doing it myself.