Do-It-Yourself Story

I first noticed a few months back that our ice was dirty sometimes, then it got to where there was always a frozen dirty icecicle drip towards the front, then it totally quit working. Our refrigerator is nowhere near new (8 years old) but otherwise works perfectly, but I wasn't about to use a repairman and spend $200+ on the fridge (that's the approximate quote I received when I called to ask a repair service). I did some investigating and noticed that the silver tube on the underside of the icemaker was rusted through (no idea what that component is called). We also found that the insulating trapdoor in the in-door panel (where the ice comes out of the door) was stuck open, which may be why the icemaker was defrosting at the front and making icecicles. We ordered both replacement parts from appliancepartspros.com and received them within two business days. I installed the icemaker last night and was happy to find ice in the bin this morning. It was super-easy and took me less than ten minutes. I followed the video and used the existing wire harness (mine is integrated into the freezer wall and cannot be removed). We currently have the in-door panel taped off with some insulating material, so I need to disassemble that piece of rigging and install the new door components tonight. Very happy with appliancepartspros and the manufacturer replacement parts I received! Thanks! (P.S.--I am a woman with minimal electric/mechanic knowledge. It really doesn't take a genius to watch the videos and follow the instructions!)