Whirlpool Side by Side not cooling

[bobnorth]

My 3 year old Whirlpool side by side refrigerator just stopped cooling. The condensor coils were real clogged, which I vacuumed out and cleaned real good. All fans are spinning good; no ice anywhere. The frig has warmed up enough now that no frost anywhere is possible, and still no cooling. It runs continuously and I hear an occasional click which I think is coming from underneath in back, aka the compressor. I turn the timer test switch and it does shut the frig off, but when I turn it some more it comes back on -- but I'm hearing fans only -- I don't think I'm hearing the compressor kick on. The fix it manual I have lists the most likely failures (that I'm sure is not caused by other conditions) is:
defrost timer
thermostat.
the model is Whirlpool ED25TEXHW01
--Any ideas are greatly appreciated...I am technically inclined.

[FreeApplianceRepair]

Hi,
The clicking sound you are hearing is the start relay on the compressor.
The compressor can not start because the start relay is bad and needs to be replace.



John@FreeApplianceRepair.com
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[FreeApplianceRepair]

If you remove the back cover and take a look at the compressor I think you will find that the start relay looks something like the white one in the photo I'm posting.

Let us know what you find,




John@FreeApplianceRepair.com
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[fooey]

I have a similar problem, and had this happen a couple of years or so ago, but, I cannot recall what it exactly was, but I think it was the relay.

The model I have is the ED25TEXHW00 and the click of death is happening...

is the relay that white thing on the side of the compressor? (can't see the pic)

Thanks

[Dan O.]

** ED25TEXHW00 and the click of death is happening... is the relay that white thing on the side of the compressor? **

Yes, and that style of relay (the white body ones) seems to be more prone to such failures, more so than older style compressor relays were.

** can't see the pic **

You can see a picture of the one used on your (and many other Whirlpool, Kenmore and KitchenAid ) fridge models at the following link:

- Whirlpool Refrigerator Relay (white)
LINK > http://www.appliance411.com/data.php?rc=1021860

BTW. Don't allow the fridge to continue to click on and off or permanent damage can be done to the compressor ($$$+).

JFYI

Dan O.
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