Customer Questions and Answers for Refrigerator Defrost Timer by Whirlpool

Mike, the black wire would connect to terminal 1 for the model number provided.

Nino,
Based on your model number and the wiring diagram the loose black wire should go on the terminal #2.

Ralph, For continuous run timer, push the black slotted loose timer motor lead over & all the way down terminal number 1 with wire toward timer motor. The remaining wires should attach to the timer terminals as follows: terminal 1 – Orange Wire, terminal 2 – Pink Wire, terminal 3 – White Wire, and terminal 4 – Red Wire. Thanks,

Buddy, your model uses a black, pink, orange and red wire at the wire connection to the defrost timer, you will need to put the black lead on the #2 terminal of the defrost timer.

Mark, the black wire will go on terminal 1 for the model number that has been provided.

Hello Keith,
unlikely the new defrost timer is faulty in this short a time. However this can be checked by just rotating the defrost timer knob manually till it clicks , the ref should then enter a defrost cycle. If it is not defrosting you should see a heavy frost build-up on the evap coils. If this is tested and it passes then there is another problem. If the fans and compressor are running, and the ref seems to run non stop and it is not a defrost problem then that usually indicates a sealed system problem.

Scott,

The black lead wire on the timer will go to terminal number 1 on the new timer.

Hello Winter, you'll want to look at the wires going to the defrost timer, if you have Black, Pink, Red, and Orange, attach the black lead to the #2 terminal. If you have Orange, Pink, White, and Red, attach it to the #1 terminal. Thanks!

David, Take a look at the color of wires that attach to your defrost timer, if you have a black, pink, red, and orange wire, put the black lead over the #2 terminal. If you have an orange, pink, white, and red wire, place the black lead over the #1 position.

Bob, the black wire will go to terminal 1 on the defrost timer.