What you see is NOT what you get.
Let's start with the good. The ice maker works, and I have ice again.... great.
HOWEVER. I was really unsatisfied with the seller. Upon receiving the item I realized there were only two power cords, and as you can see from the image it should have 3. Of course the missing one was the one I needed. When I brought this to the attention of the seller I was told 'We sent you everything we had' and 'we can special order you the piece you need' (for a price). I got them my fridge model number and was told it would be 2-3 weeks for a special order.
I ended up going elsewhere to get the power cord and had it delivered in 2 days. The item pictured is NOT what they are selling.
Perfect Fit!
This icemaker is a (nearly) perfect match for less than half the price of the Sears replacement part. I was pleasantly surprised that even my old MAX ice accelerator unit fit perfectly. I had to remove the clips from my original with a pair of pliers, but the clips and unit fit right on. My only problem was the positioning of the lower screw support. Surprisingly, even though everything matched my original (even the color and special markings), I had to trim the lower support for it to fit over the ice container track. Also, be sure to remove the tab at the back of the unit where the water enters the tray. The plastic is scored, but I had to use scissors to remove the tab. You'll know what I mean when you see it!
Not Rocket Science
Installing the ice maker is not Rocket Science. The hardest thing is likely to be cleaning out your freezer. You need to 1) clean out your freezer and put frozen food in an ice chest. 2) Find ice maker water shut off tap and turn water off - may be under sink next to sink water shut offs. 3) Unplug refrigerator - water and electricity do not mix. 4) Unplug ice maker electrical connection. This can be hard because the old one has been in there for years. You can end up skinning your knuckles. Try two sets of pliers pulling in opposite directions. Work it slowly because you do not want to damage the connector that goes into the fridge. 5) Using a flat blade screw driver and a set of hex drivers - remove old ice maker - remove screw below ice maker. take out or loosen hex head screws above ice maker. If you loosen the hex heads you should be able to slide the old ice maker up however the water inlet in the back may block the ice maker from moving up. Work with it! SAVE THE OLD SCREWS...
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