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Whirlpool 25.3 Cu. Ft. Side-by-Side Refrigerator with Thru-the-Door Ice and Water - White-on-White - Page 6 Questions & Answers
Ice maker does not run no water
when the ice maker call for water it does it during the harvest cycle / if no harvest cycle the no water or ice . ck the tempt of freezer ( must be 15 deg or lower . ) ck water valve is't a dual valve and ice side may be bad . also ck for a frozen inlet to ice mker /( very common ) hope these help mm feed back pls ..
No refrigeration or freezing
there is no cooling at all , before we go further we must confirm the first step of confirming the compressor and gas pressure. So shut off the fridge and leave it off while you clean and check the evaporator for frost. If frost is seen it is a good indication as the compressor is working with sufficient gas within.
Now after about 6 hours plug in the fridge to start. Observe cooling to happen in about one hour and ice to from under three hours.
Earlier make sure that the thermostat was set to normal mode for freezer and fridge. If there is no ice formation we have a big issue as the compressor and gas must be checked out. If compressor is running check the pressure, get help to test gas pressure. If not you will need to fill up ,If gas pressure is good the possibility of the compressor being inefficient is high. In such a case you must take consensus to estimate and decide, if RPM of motor is low check capacitor.
However if Ice forms then observe the fridge for about 24 hours for cooling to continue and the fridge to cut off . If not the auto defrost timer, or the thermostat must be checked.
If defrost timer works but frost keeps forming check while the compressor shuts if the heaters are working, check continuity of the heaters.
So try this test from the outside and make your observations so that we come to the solution.
I have a whirpool side by side frig WITH DOOR ICE
looking at your model the ice maker is mounted and is not removable . so maybe you mean the ice storage bucket. . make sure the rails are clear and it should slide in and when all the way in lift up and feel the click into pos . this lock the bin so the augar can work . and the door should shut .. hope this hepled mm and thanks for using fix-ya ..
I HAVE AN ESTATE WHIRLPOOL
Hello, All you have to do is to
Take off the back panel in the freezer. 1/4" screws. Use a nut driver or ratchet and socket with an extension.
2. Behind the frost is the evaporator and the defrost heaters. One heater in the middle and one at the bottom. They are glass tubes. If you can see the bottom heater that is great. If not use a hair dryer and defrost only the very bottom to expose the lower heater only.
3. Now in the refrigerator section at the top where the controls are, take off the long plastic piece to expose the timer. The timer should be on the right hand side and have a little circle that is slotted. Get a flat screwdriver and turn that timer slowly clockwise just until it clicks and the refrigerator turns off. This will put it into defrost.
4. Now look at that heater that you exposed and see if it glows and gets hot. If it does, then the timer is bad.
5. If the heater doesn't come on then go ahead and defrost the rest of the evaporator with the hair dryer. This will take a little while. Don't poke at the evaporator!!!
6. Once totally defrosted look at both heaters. They should look like clear glass and see a silver coil running through them. If they look discolored at all then the heaters are bad. The heaters come as a complete assembly with the defrost thermostat which clips onto the evaporator.
7. If the heaters look okay the only way to know for sure if they are bad is to check continuity with a meter on the plug at the end of their wiring harness. If you can check that then you can splice in a new defrost thermostat to solve the problem. However the best thing to do is replace the heaters and defrost thermostat . It is easy to install.
Follow these steps and this will solve your problem.
My refrigerator is making a weird sound almost
Good day,
It is not uncommon for the evaporator fan motor to become noisy. It's accessed by removing the rear panel in the freezer section. Replacing it is not difficult. Just ordinary hand tools will do.
The motor should be available at any decent sized appliance parts house.
Take your model number with you if you don't take the motor itself, and it is wise to replace the blade at the same time.
My ice maker is making ice very slowly
Get a good thermometer and check the temperature inside the freezer. The ideal temperature is going to be around 0, and if it's above about 11 degrees ice production will be slowed down significantly.
Do I wrap / cover produce or just place it in the
clean food goes in the frig . veg go in the veg bin. . if they are wraped they may mold and if left too long and they will dehydrate . so just use common sence . clean is good . do not keep too long . and some things will give off odors if not kept in something . hope this helped mm
Freezer is making frost, fridge side doesn;t seem
The problem is most likely either the defrost timer, and/or the defrost heater element(s) are faulty. The problem is actually that the defrost heater elements are not functioning properly and the evaporator core is actually freezing up and blocking the air flow through the evaporator core and also freezing up the thermal sensor, and when that happens there is no longer enough cold air being circulated through the refrigerator (that is actually how the unit operates and air must be able to flow through the evaporator core and then be circulated throughout the refrigerator to properly function) and as a result the refrigerator stops functioning and food can even thaw out in the freezer although the freezer seems to be iced up. (Usually at the rear wall where the evaporator core is located)
(Air flow through the evaporator core and cold air circulation and re-circulation through the refrigerator is performed by the air circulation fan and it also must be functioning)
Be sure to only use a blow dryer (with a towel on the bottom of the freezer) to thaw out the evaporator core and do not use any hard or sharp objects or the evaporator core can be damaged. The defrost timer can be located inside of the refrigerator itself, (see lower image) or it can be mounted outside usually either behind the air intake cowl or kick panel at the front base of the refrigerator, or most likely located behind the service panel on the rear of the refrigerator, and usually if the defrost timer is turning then it is most likely working, however the defrost timer can move very slowly and you can place a mark on the timer and the housing to check after about fifteen minutes to see if the position on the defrost timer has changed. The deforst timer on newer digital models can be built into the circuit board and is not a seperate timer mechanism. The defrost heater coils can easily be checked by dis-connecting them and using an ohm meter, and a high or an infinite reading would indicate a faulty heater coil, however most of the time they are easily identified as being bad just by looking at them.
Here are some images that should be similar to your situation to help assist you, and let me know if you require any further assistance.
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