Whirlpool Refrigerator Ice Maker (W10916040)

The Whirlpool Refrigerator Ice Maker is the self-contained unit inside your freezer that produces and harvests ice automatically by filling with water, freezing it in a mold, and releasing the cubes into the ice bin below. It uses a heating element to slightly warm the mold, a motor to rotate the ejector blades, and a shutoff arm to stop production when the bin is full.

The Whirlpool Refrigerator Ice Maker can stop working correctly due to a failed thermostat, worn motor, cracked mold, or a burned-out heating element that prevents ice from releasing cleanly. Mineral buildup from hard water, a stuck shutoff arm, or a faulty water inlet connection can also cause the unit to slow down or stop making ice entirely.

These symptoms can help you decide if the ice maker is the source of your problem:

- Ice maker produces no ice despite water supply being connected and freezer temperature being correct

- Ice cubes are undersized, misshapen, or clumped together in the bin

- Ice maker runs constantly and overfills or overflows the bin

- Ejector arm is visibly stuck, broken, or not rotating through a full cycle

- Loud clicking, grinding, or humming coming from the ice maker area

- Ice has an unusual taste or odor traced to the ice maker unit itself

- Shutoff arm does not move freely or fails to stop ice production when bin is full