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Customer Questions and Answers for Refrigerator Defrost Timer Assembly by Whirlpool

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By: Whirlpool
Part Number: OEM12742947
Manufacturer Part Number: R0168027

Refrigerator not defrosting or icing up excessively? A failed defrost timer won't cycle between cooling and defrost modes. Moderately easy repair restores function.

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For Whirlpool Refrigerator Defrost Timer Assembly (Part Number: OEM12742947)

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Hello Sebastian,
If using needle nosed pliers to get them off does not work, you may have to cut the connector off and use crimp on connectors to re-attach them. If the wiring is damaged also you will have to repair the harness since it is no longer available and it would not be a bad idea to check the circuits that connect to the timer to be checked for continuity to ground. Normally when the harness discolors and fails, it is due to a shorted component causing excessive current flow.

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Answered by AppliancePartsPros.com   |   Thursday, October 23, 2014

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