Jh for Model Number ed5hvexv002 I have a Whirlpool side-by-side refrigerator, model ed5hvexv002. Recently I have noticed that the refrigerator turns off and not back on. I saw a video about putting a screwdriver head under the defrost timer and turning it until you hear a click. I would turn the refrigerator dial to off and then turn the defrost timer with the screwdriver until I would hear one click (as there are two total clicks back to back but I would stop after one click). I then would have to rapidly turn the refrigerator dial from off to usually up to "2" and eventually the refrigerator would kick on and start cooling. After x amount of hours it turn off and since it would not kick back on, I would have to repeat the steps above. It sounded like a defrost timer going bad (after 10 years of use) so I bought a new one. I noticed on the new one a blank hanging wire with a connector on the other end. The one that I removed from my Whirlpool (the original defrost timer that came with the unit) did not have this black hanging wire with metal copper-looking connector. I watched a few videos but unsure which of the prongs on the defrost timer the copper connector goes on. I have tried a few different ones but the refrigerator doesn't kick on (there is power) and turning the dial does nothing. I also tried turning the dial on the base of it with a screwdriver like I did with the original one but nothing is turning it back on. The unit was getting quite cold so there is always a chance that I put the copper connector over the wrong prong on the new defrost timer. I will check but if you can let me know based on my model # which numbered prong the connector goes over, I would appreciate it. Other than screwing it back in and replacing all the screws that I removed I can't figure out what else I am doing.
Answer Hello JH,the jumper wire of the defrost timer for your model refrigerator goes on terminal 1. The erratic cooling on the ref is likely caused by a failing cold control, the replacement part is WP2198202. Read More... Answered by AppliancePartsPros.com | Tuesday, July 16, 2019