LG Refrigerator Ice Maker (AEQ73569902)

The LG Refrigerator Ice Maker is the complete assembly responsible for producing and harvesting ice inside your refrigerator's freezer compartment. It works by filling a mold with water, freezing it, and then using a heating element and ejector blades to release the ice cubes into the storage bin below. This unit is designed for LG's side-by-side refrigerators and includes all the components needed for a full replacement.

The LG Refrigerator Ice Maker can fail due to a worn-out motor, a cracked ice mold, a faulty thermostat, or mineral buildup from hard water over time. Freezer temperature fluctuations, a blocked water inlet, or a burned-out heating element can also cause the assembly to stop working properly, leaving you without ice.

These symptoms can help you decide if the ice maker matches your problem:

- Refrigerator produces little or no ice

- Ice cubes are unusually small, misshapen, or clumped together

- Ice maker fills with water but does not eject cubes

- Loud grinding or clicking sounds coming from the freezer compartment

- Ice maker arm or ejector blades are visibly broken or stuck

- Water leaks inside the freezer near the ice maker area

- Ice has an off taste or odor due to residue buildup in the mold