Need to unplug fridge- Whirlpool Gold Side-by-Side

Normally unit technical sheet is hidden for technician reference inside the front bottom kick plate or just under it. Please put it back after using it to the right place. Next guy working on your fridge need to refer that.

Oh yes. Shut it off let it drain and dry. When you start it up tho let the freezer cool for 2 days to be sure, then turn on the ice maker. 48 hrs will allow the unit to dry up any moisture you may have missed and all will be well.

Hi,

Here is a tip that I wrote about the reasons why ice makers do not work.

Ice Maker Problems and Ice Maker Troubleshooting

heatman101

Hi,
Here is a tip that I wrote about the reasons why ice makers do not work.

Ice Maker Problems and Ice Maker Troubleshooting

heatman101


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Go to sears.com, select "Parts Direct", enter model number and wait for unit to be displayed, find ice maker part number and price.

This could be a bad thermostat. If your thermostat never closes it's swith then the defrost element never comes on and you get the problem you are having. Easy fix. Do you know where your timer is and can you retate it?

Either the evap fan has a problem, or the defrost system has failed. You should never see frost in the freezer section as the defrost sensor should sense that the coils need to be defrosted before that much frost accumulates.

Unplugging to clean out helped because the frost got a chance to melt away.

If you find the evap motor is running, then the things to check are the defrost sensor, the defrost timer, and the defrost heater.

Reply back if you would like more info.

I did some research online, and read that the Start Relay is most commonly the problem. My husband bought the part, (about $50) and reattached it to the side of the compressor....and was cold immediately! apparently a very common problem on these fridges.

the module on the icemaker may be bad or the emitter-recever

the most comon problem is the ice machine in the freezer actuates at low teperatures. actuation is when the unit goes into harvest the ice. if your freezer is not aciving low enough temperature the ice machine stops working ' check to ensure the condensor under the fridge is not pluged with dust .Also make shure there is adiquit air flow around the ice machine. hope this helped someone .