Whirlpool WP60106-34 Refrigerator Defrost Heater OEM Part

Replaced the heater coil and the Thermostat underneath the freezer floor. 1. Unplug the Power, allow the ice build-up to thaw (Use hair-dryer). 2. Remove the heavy duty Plastic Tray (Freezer Floor) very carefully (the left and right side lips of the tray are snapped behind the sides of the freezer frame, un-snap the lips using flat spatula) . Gently pull out the Tray 3 Remove the plastic shroud (cold air diverter) at the back of freezer section (after removing the screw, tuck-up the shroud to remove. 4. Remove the Foam board. 5. Remove the heavy aluminum foil covering the condensing coil. 6. Surprise! The entire tray of the condensing coil was covered with ice. Using hair dryer, thaw the coil, the water will drip into the tray at the bottom of the refrigerator. Empty-out this tray as often as need to. 7. Disconnect and remove the heating coil located in the middle of the condensing coil. Disconnect and remove the thermostat. Reverse the above process to complete new installation

There was frost buildup on the floor of the freezer compartment, indicating the refrigerator was failing to self defrost. I manually cycled the defrost timer, which was located on the rear of the refrigerator. After about twenty minutes the compressor came back on, so the timer was working. I then unplugged the fridge. Removing the contents and manually defrosting the freezer was the most time consuming part of the project. I then. Removed the three screws through the metal plate between the freezer and refrigerator doors (one through the hinge, one on the side opposite the hinge, and the third on the underside of the plate). Gently pry the metal plate from the side opposite the hinge, disconnect the two wires, and slide the plate out from behind the hinge. The freezer floor can then be worked over the brackets that held the metal plate and pulled straight out of the freezer. Gently lift the slab of foam board off the evaporator coils (I had to do more defrosting before it would lift from the coils). Once these parts were removed, I was able to thoroughly defrost the coils using a hair dryer. After disconnecting the spade terminals at both ends of the heater, a quick check with an ohmmeter showed the defrost heater had failed. Remove the retaining clip from the middle of the heater and carefully lift the heater from the coils. Reverse the process to reassemble the refrigerator.

I replaced it without any problems. My refrigerator and freezer works perfectly now. Super fast delivery. I am very pleased.

Replaced it with a new one

Replaced heater element. Only hard part was divining how to access the heater without disassembly guidance. It'd be easy to do again now I know that first you MUST remove the doors. Then, after loosening the small cover plate just below the freezer the liner can be slid straight out to the front, revealing all. Except for waiting for the giant block of ice that you'll find there to melt, the whole process should't take 30 minutes.