Customer Questions and Answers for Compressor Start Relay by Whirlpool

Hello Dave, thank you for contacting APP, If the issue with the GFCI is intermittent and the unit does not appear to be experiencing any other issues I would suspect the GFCI outlet itself or another source electrical issue. Also, the unit should be on a dedicated circuit with only the outlet for the unit and a breaker for the unit by itself instead of a shared circuit with multiple outlets and possibly other appliances or loads. If the unit is not on a dedicated circuit there may be issues like this, especially with GFCI or AFCI. To verify if the issue is with the GFCI or the unit you may try putting the unit on a different outlet that is not on a GFCI circuit via an extension cord and see if this circuit the unit is now on is tripping. Placing the unit on a separate circuit via an extension cord like this is for testing purposes only, we cannot recommend to leave the unit installed in this manner once the testing has been completed. Another method for testing whether it is the unit or the GFCI is to place the unit on a Surge Protector with a resettable switch and see if the issue goes away, this too is for testing purposes only. If either of these testing methods is used and the issue goes away then there is a source electrical issue. If the issue continues on the circuit the unit is on while utilizing either of these testing methods it may be that the Start Relay W10613606, the Defrost Heater WP67004188, or another component has failed.