Whirlpool WP2217220 Ice Maker Water Pump

The Whirlpool WP2217220 is an essential component for refrigerators that provide chilled water and crushed or cubed ice. More precisely, it's an ice maker motor and circulation pump unit. This component works by pumping water upward from the refrigerator's reservoir. After passing over the evaporator plate, the water turns into ice. A mechanism causes the ice to be released and broken up into cubes or crushed once it has solidified enough. In essence, the WP2217220 serves as the heart of your refrigerator's ice making system. Your ice maker won't be able to make ice if the pump isn't working properly. A malfunctioning pump can cause a number of problems, such as sluggish ice production, ice cubes with strange shapes, or no ice even being produced.