Customer Questions and Answers for Refrigerator Defrost Timer by Whirlpool

Hello William. You will need to set it up as a continuous run application for the unit.

Hello Paul. You will need to place the black wire on terminal number 1 of the timer.

Hello Dobie,
One side of the defrost thermostat connects to the heating element and the other end connects to the pink lead that goes to terminal 2 of the defrost timer. The two wires can be swapped and it will not affect the normal operation of the refrigerator.

Hello Gary,
This unit should be wired for continuous defrost. You will need to place the black jumper lead onto terminal number 1 for best performance.

Hello Mary. You will need to install the black wire onto terminal number 2 of the timer.

Hello Tonia. You will need to put the wire onto terminal number 2 of the timer.

Sofia,

Based on your wiring configuration the black wire would go over terminal labeled 1 on the new timer.

Hello Greg,
This is not related to the defrost timer. You will need to look for an air flow restriction across the condenser coils or a bad condenser fan motor W10822259. The heat is backing up in the unit in the sealed system and causing the hot divider.

Hello Ahmed. You need to put the wire onto terminal number 2 of the timer.

Hello Joyce. You need to put the black wire on terminal number 2 of the timer.