Customer Questions and Answers for Timer by Whirlpool

The Timer is an OEM part for Whirlpool dryers. It controls the full automatic drying cycle, advancing through timed heating, cooling, and tumbling stages. The digital timer precisely measures increments to deliver perfectly dried laundry batch after batch.

Causes of a bad timer can include failure of integrated circuit boards or chips due to electrical currents over time. Lubricants may also break down the inner workings of timer gears.

Symptoms of a bad timer include: 

• Cycles failing to advance properly or stopping mid-cycle unexpectedly
• The dryer remains constantly running without automatic switching stages  
• Drying taking much longer than normal or inconsistently timed loads
• Random buzzing or humming noises emitting from the control area

This OEM Whirlpool part can also be used on Maytag, KitchenAid, Jenn-Air, Amana, Magic Chef, Admiral, Norge, Roper, and Kenmore/Sears brand appliances.