LG Refrigerator Ice Maker (AEQ73570501)

The LG Refrigerator Ice Maker is the self-contained assembly that produces and harvests ice cubes inside your refrigerator's freezer compartment. It works by filling a mold with water, freezing it, then using a heating element and ejector arms to release finished cubes into the storage bin below. The assembly includes all the core components needed to complete the ice-making cycle automatically.

The LG Refrigerator Ice Maker can fail from a faulty thermostat or sensor that misreads temperature, a worn motor that can no longer turn the ejector arms, or mineral buildup from hard water that jams the mechanism over time. Ice maker assemblies may also stop working after a water supply issue causes the mold to freeze unevenly or the unit to cycle incorrectly until components wear out.

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

- Refrigerator produces little or no ice

- Ice maker runs but cubes are not ejected into the bin

- Cubes are undersized, hollow, or misshapen

- Ice maker makes grinding or clicking sounds during the harvest cycle

- Unit cycles continuously without completing a full ice-making cycle

- Ice has an unusual taste or odor tied to the assembly itself

- Ice maker is frozen solid or jammed and will not advance