Whirlpool 4317943A Whirlpool Refrigerator Ice Maker Kit for Whirlpool, KitchenAid, Maytag, Amana, J

The $80 ice maker is THE ORIGINAL FACTORY Teflon like coated ice tray and it's worth the $80 over the $40 models you can find. I've had this Kenmore refrigator since 1995 and the ice maker began loosing it's ice tray coating at about 2010. I replaced the factory unit with one of the $40 unit and was surprised to find the ice cube tray was not the original Teflon but what appeared to be a thick white paint. It worked for about 18 months but I started noticing flakes in my ice which I eventually determined to be paint and metal. It's a good quality product if that's what you're looking for and I believe it to be a OEM direct replacement.

The part arrived on time without damage, good sign. The replacement comes with various adapter cables although not for my particular application. Fortunately I utilized the cable from the old unit and it worked perfectly!! Nice to have an ample supply of ice for those long tall glasses :)

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Easy replacement. Got everything in kit to install wiring. Shutoff lever no problem to switch over. This is a direct replacement part and has worked perfectly since install.

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This actually works better than the one that came with the refrigerator when new. Maybe they've improved the part, which seems rare these days, or maybe the original was never quite right. The heater on the bottom of the new one in particular seems to loosen the ice better so it easily releases from the tray. The original unit always groaned for at least a few minutes when it was trying to flip out the finished ice. I finally had to replace the original unit because it couldn't dump the ice at all unless I reached in and manually gave the ice a push, like the gears or motor had worn out.

There is an installation guide in English. Easy enough to follow if one is handy. There are online video how-to's on replacing this style ice maker as well if you want to see it done. Reaching the screw toward the back of the freezer can be a stretch, and I used a small mirror to see what I was doing when working with that bit. One surprise is that while this part comes with several electrical harnesses, one of which is supposed to just plug into the freezer, the wiring harness on my 2002 Whirlpool is hard-wired to the freezer. That just meant I had to disconnect my existing harness from the ice maker end and re-use it. Not a big deal.

If you're wanting to replace a compatible ice-maker for yourself and save labor costs, this one seems like a good choice.

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