Do-It-Yourself Story

I have an LG side by side refrigerator from 2004. It’s a great refrigerator, even after 19 years, with a giant ice storage bin that holds probably 15 pounds of ice. The ice maker quit making ice so I started looking for the replacement. The model number on the original ice maker is 5989JA0002G and that model number is no longer made. I found mixed information on what model number replaces the old one. The dimensions were my biggest concern because in the side by side the ice maker mounts on the back wall and anything much wider than 12 inches wasn’t going to fit. Looking at 4 different LG model numbers, sellers listed conflicting measurements, or none at all. Finally, I talked with Mary at AppliancePartsPros.com and she confirmed with her warehouse that LG model 5989JA0002N was less than 12 inches long. I received the new ice maker in about 3 days and sitting next to the old one, I couldn’t see any difference in size. The pigtail connector was an exact match to the old one, so that was a big plus. Installation of the ice maker was pretty easy, just one screw on the bottom and it slides on or off of 2 brackets and plug in the connector. Because the refrigerator has an ice dispenser / crusher, there is a panel cover under the ice maker where all the wiring and controller are mounted. This made it less easy and there are no videos I could find for this setup. Removing the 4 outer most screws lets it slip down and tilt to get to the 1 screw in the bottom of the ice maker. I did remove one of the guide rails for the ice tray to help get the cover out of the way. I did all of this quickly enough that nothing started to thaw, maybe 15 minutes the day I removed the old one and 15 minutes a week later when I installed the new one.