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4.5
Our KitchenAid refrigerator stopped making ice cubes a couple weeks ago. After watching a few diagnostic youtube videos I figured it was the ice maker itself that was broken. I went on Amazon and ordered this replacement. I did a search for installation videos and found one for a similar Kitchenaid model. iPad in one hand, screwdriver in the other, it all went together as expected. But after 24 hours, still no ice. So this morning we pushed back the frig, took off the back, and checked the water supply lines, inlet valve and whatever else we could think of. But nothing appeared to be broken.So I took the ice maker out again, checked all the connections and put it back in. Then I remembered the wire lever thingy that was included (not shown in the photo and not part of the old ice maker) and that the instructions said wasn't needed on all models. When installed, the lever has two positions, up and down or on and off. So I put it on and pulled it down (in the on position, duh!) and ice started. My husband said it wasn't worth the time spent, but the satisfaction of fixing it ourselves made it worthwhile to me. We have different philosophies on fixing things. I will call a plumber if there's a foot of water on the floor. If not, I'll try fixing it myself first and then if all else fails, call a plumber. Plus, I probably saved over $150 doing it myself.The actual installation took about 15 minutes. I had never replaced an ice maker before nor had any idea of how they worked before Googling it and watching the youtube videos. I had never even lifted the cover and looked at the darn thing before. The most time consuming part was removing a flip down plastic ice maker cover that snaps on, part of the frig, not this unit. The hinges where you snap off the cover are small and I was afraid of breaking them so I stopped a couple times and finally asked my husband to remove it. Better he should break it than me! (He didn't break it and it came off easily for him.) I had to unscrew a bottom tray from the old ice maker and attach it to this one. That was simple and straightforward. Not realizing that wire lever thingy had to be in the down position was the only hang-up. I removed it after pulling it down to start the ice maker. (I could have used a screwdriver or pliers to turn the little thing the lever attaches to, but I had already put them away.) The ice maker is working perfectly now.This ice maker works with a LOT of different model refrigerators, like Whirlpool, Kitchen Aid and Kenmore. I asked a question in the above question section and received a reply the next day. You can see pages of different models it works with. We have a Kitchen Aid KSCS25INWH00. It's a side by side, freezer on the left and frig on the right.
