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This small button-style plug fills and finishes an unused hole or access opening on the appliance, restoring a clean appearance and helping keep out dust and moisture. It's a simple cosmetic and protective replacement. What it does:
Usually ships within 4 - 14 days
This replacement screw fastens internal components and panels so parts stay secure and quiet. It's a direct-fit fastener used where the original mounting screw is missing or damaged to restore proper assembly. What it does:
This timer mounting bracket secures the appliance timer assembly to the cabinet so the timer stays aligned and stable during operation. Replaces a worn or broken bracket to restore proper timer support and reduce vibration. What it does:
The Defrost Thermostat is an OEM part for Whirlpool refrigerators. This thermostat regulates the temperature within the defrost cycle, ensuring that the defrost heater activates and deactivates at the appropriate times to prevent frost buildup on the evaporator coils.
Causes of a bad defrost thermostat can include electrical failures, wear and tear over time, or damage from temperature fluctuations.
Symptoms of a bad defrost thermostat include:
This OEM Whirlpool part is also compatible with Maytag, KitchenAid, Jenn-Air, Amana, Magic Chef, Admiral, Norge, Roper and some Kenmore models.
After running some tests I determined that the problem was a bad defrost timer. The timer would occasionally fail to trigger the compressor to restart at the end of the defrost cycle. Since I had the unit taken apart, I replaced the termination t-stat and the compressor start relay at the same time. Parts came quick 1.5 days, job completed and the unit is up and running. Read more