Product review (5 stars): Icemaker Replacement for Kenmore Elite (made by Whirlpool) Side by Side
The icemaker in my 13 year old refrigerator just stopped working. I considered calling Sears service, but given the low, low price of this part (Sears parts wanted $139 and the service call would have been extra and maybe taken two trips) and the positive reviews here, I decided to give it a try, even knowing this was not a genuine Sears or Whirlpool part.

It took me about 30 minutes to install, mostly because of spending time finding a knife to cut out the plastic water inlet.  Installation was a snap.  I used old wiring harness, because it had connectors for the accelerated ice switch.  While the new icemaker did not have that switch, I used the front cover with the switch from the old icemaker, connected it and voila, it worked (the switch connects to a fan that is in the freezer and not a part of the icemaker.  The cover did not fit perfectly, but I was able to wedge it on so that it looks and works great!  Within about an hour, it was making ice!!

What a great surprise! A new icemaker, installed, for about $42!!!

Be sure and unplug refrig before working on this - I didn't at first and burned my fingers a bit on ice tray heater when removing old icemaker!!