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Whirlpool refrigerator GB2FHDXWS09: Fridge and Freezer not cooling

Fri, 24 Apr 2026 10:03:21 -0700

Hey everyone. My whirlpool (2013 model) has stopped cooling in the fridge and Freezer. I have check the continuity on the compressor wires and it checks out good. The fan is running and the compressor cuts on and off. Any ideas of what to check now? Thanks for any help.

⟐ Commented April 24, 2026 at 10:03 MST

Whirlpool Refrigerator: Icemaker won’t make ice

Sat, 11 Apr 2026 10:22:17 -0700

My icemaker doesn’t seem to be producing ice. Can you give me any reason why

Whirlpool Refrigerator: Main compartment door not sealing properly

Sat, 28 Mar 2026 23:54:15 -0700

Fridge is an circa 1980s EHT141DTWRO Whirlpool fridge with top freezer. After refurbish door no longer closes square. I had to cut out the kickplate and weld new steel in so perhaps that's the issue?

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⟐ Answered March 28, 2026 at 23:54 MST

Whirlpool Refrigerator: Water shoots out of both solenoids when dispenser button is pressed

Wed, 25 Feb 2026 08:51:04 -0700

When the water dispenser button is pressed on the door, water fills up and overflows the ice maker mold. I removed the ice maker line from the inlet valve and when the water dispenser button is pressed, water comes out of the dispenser but also out of the ice maker port on the inlet valve. So far I have replaced the main inlet valve, the secondary inlet valve (which has the solenoids for the water and ice maker) and have also replaced the control board. All have been OEM parts from Whirlpool. What else can be making water come out of both solenoids when the water dispenser button is pressed? It is a Whirlpool WRX986SIHZ00. Any help would be much appreciated

⟐ Commented February 25, 2026 at 8:51 MST

Whirlpool Refrigerator: Intermittent Cooling Until Door is Opened

Sun, 22 Feb 2026 07:43:27 -0700

Side by side ED25QFXHW01 fridge that is intermittently cooling. When cooling it gets to normal temps (-5 freezer, 35 fresh) and may run normally for a day or more. Goes through defrost cycles too. But sometimes it stops running (evap fan and compressor fan) and temps rise. Many times when door is opened, it kicks to life and begins cooling again. If it doesn’t, cycling temp to off and back to normal temp setting will start it. Attempts to troubleshoot defrost timer or cooling control when it fails to cool are thwarted when it starts cooling when door is opened.

What is likely culprit?

⟐ Commented February 22, 2026 at 7:43 MST

Whirlpool Refrigerator: Compressor doesn't always restart when temp drops below the setpoint

Thu, 12 Feb 2026 17:16:50 -0700

My Whirlpool ED25RFXFN01 gets nice and cold. However, when the temp drops below the thermostat setpoint, the compressor doesn't always restart. I can sometimes get it to restart by manually turning the thermostat counter-clockwise, and the clockwise again (I can hear the thermostat "click"). I'm not sure if the issue is with the thermostat or something else.

⟐ Commented February 12, 2026 at 17:16 MST

Whirlpool Refrigerator Stainless Steel - WRS588FIHZ: Water leaking from top and bottom of freezer door. (WRS588FIHZ00)

Fri, 06 Feb 2026 08:10:02 -0700

Why is water leaking from top and bottom of freezer door during ice tray filling. The entire ice filling system and both water source solenoids have been replaced

⟐ Answer edited February 06, 2026 at 8:10 MST

Whirlpool Refrigerator WRS325FDA 0: Whirlpool Refrigerator Interior Lights Flickering

Tue, 03 Feb 2026 17:29:38 -0700

My Whirlpool WRS322FDAW01 is just over a year old and all of a sudden the interior lights on both the fridge side and the freezer side are strobing when the door is open. From what I've gathered the lights are LED and may have to be replaced in their entirety. Not sure. Please help!

Also, all of the lights on both sides of the fridge are in sync regarding the strobe effect. I'd even be ok with just shutting them off completely instead of the strobe. Any help will be much appreciated!

Thanks in advance!

⟐ Commented February 03, 2026 at 17:29 MST

Whirlpool Refrigerator: Door ajar/lights/ice not working properly

Sat, 31 Jan 2026 06:44:56 -0700

I have a whirlpool fridge model Wrx988sibm03 that isn’t working properly. The ice maker works then doesn’t, the door ajar alarm goes off even when the doors are shut and the led lights sometimes don’t come on when the doors are open. I assumed it was the door switches and replaced them all. That solved the issue for about a day, probably just from being unplugged, but we are having the same issues again. Before I order a replacement board for $300 any other suggestions.

⟐ Commented January 31, 2026 at 6:44 MST

Whirlpool Refrigerator Stainless Steel - WRS588FIHZ: Why is my ice dispenser intermittent while in use

Mon, 26 Jan 2026 20:13:23 -0700

Ice and water dispensing cuts in and out during use

⟐ Commented January 26, 2026 at 20:13 MST

Whirlpool Refrigerator: Ice maker no ice no water, but water to the door is fine

Tue, 20 Jan 2026 02:27:59 -0700

Whirlpools sxs ice maker is not making ice the water st the door is fine the dial on the ice maker rotates continuesly raising &:lowering the bar any ideas thanks in advance.

⟐ Edited January 20, 2026 at 2:27 MST

Whirlpool Refrigerator WRT138FZD: My freezer fan is making noise took off cover and the blade is rubbing

Mon, 19 Jan 2026 08:04:25 -0700

Fan blade is rubbing on ice build up.

⟐ Commented January 19, 2026 at 8:04 MST

Whirlpool Refrigerator WRF540CWB: Freezer not staying cold

Thu, 15 Jan 2026 02:39:19 -0700

Have a WRF540CWBM00 and we noticed the freezer not staying cold and ice maker not working turned the ice maker off and freezer started cooling installed new ice maker and turned it on and freezer started heating up again now the freezer only gets to around 5 degrees and setpoint is -4 refrigerator stays at set point

⟐ Answer edited January 15, 2026 at 2:39 MST

Whirlpool Refrigerator: Ice maker fill tube freezing up WRX986SIHZ01

Thu, 22 Jan 2026 12:40:18 -0700

I have a WRX986SIHZ01 ice maker in the upper left side of the fridge, with ice in the door, that the fill tube freezes up and will not fill the tube tray to make ice. I have taken the ice maker out many times to thaw the tube and then it will work for a few days maybe a month and then just freeze up again and stop filling. I have replaced the tube heater coil, the inlet value and it keeps happening. It seems to happen when there is a blip in our power, I usually have to unplug the fridge. thaw out the tube, plug it back in and then go to code 38 and set it to Long Defrost cycle and then it will make ice for a month or so and then one day just stop making ice and the I find the tube is frozen again. I am not sure what else to try or do. We have one of those power meters, given to us free from State Farm, I think they are a bunch of BS, but when the app says that we have had a power spike or a blip in the service, the fill tube freezes again and I have to do the cycle over again and it will work for another month or so flawlessly. Seems to be a correlation to the power.

⟐ Answer edited January 22, 2026 at 12:40 MST

Whirlpool Refrigerator: WRF736SDAM12 Ice maker fills a 2nd time causing water to overfill tray

Thu, 01 Jan 2026 10:46:06 -0700

Hi, the Ice maker on my whirlpool fridge will fill with water after a batch is completed but then like 10 minutes later, fill a second time. This causes water to overflow the already filled tray and leak into ice bin. Otherwise it works normally, no errors etc and sometimes doesn’t happen at all. Could this be the control board or does something else initiate another fill cycle?

Thanks!

⟐ Commented January 01, 2026 at 10:46 MST

Whirlpool Refrigerator: Whirlpool GS6SHEXNS00 Freezer is working, fridge is not cooling

Thu, 22 Jan 2026 12:27:59 -0700

The freezer is cold but the fridge feels warm.

So far:

Condenser coils have been cleaned as they were pretty bad.
Condenser fan is spinning fine.
No ice buildup on evap coils.
Defrost thermostat does not appear to have 'popped'.
Evap fan is spinning.
there's no ice buildup or obstruction in the vent going from freezer to fridge.

Keeping things closed up til morning but wanted to post to see if something may have been missed?

⟐ Answer edited January 22, 2026 at 12:27 MST

Whirlpool Refrigerator: What is showroom on frig

Fri, 26 Dec 2025 07:03:52 -0700

what is showroom on frig

⟐ Commented December 26, 2025 at 7:03 MST

Whirlpool Refrigerator: ice maker not dumping ice

Thu, 25 Dec 2025 16:41:24 -0700

Whirlpool refrigerator model GZ25FSRXYY2

Our ice maker is no longer dumping the ice it makes, I think the ice maker mold thermostat may need to be replaced. This thermostat is N. O ( normally open ) and when cold from the ice in the mold it will close, which tells the motor to dump the ice. how can this be tested ? To check it with an ohm meter will do no good because it is N. O. and it has to be ice cold to close. If I remove it from the ice maker and cover it with ice will that make it cold enough to close so it can be tested with an ohm meter ?

Please email me direct at leewalt@powerbank.net because I may not be able to find this place again

THANKS !

from north east iowa

⟐ Answered December 25, 2025 at 16:41 MST

Whirlpool Refrigerator WRX735SDHZ03: Whirlpool wrx735dhz03 Ice maker help

Sat, 20 Dec 2025 23:03:35 -0700

I have a Whirlpool refrigerator model wrx735dhz03 with a built in on the refrigerator door ice maker. I’ve had the refrigerator for just over two years and have now replaced the ice maker unit 3 times. The problem is always the same. It makes ice normally for about six months but then begins to form giant masses of ice in the bottom of the ice tray. These giant ice bergs are best described as cubes frozen into pools of water at the bottom of the ice tray. I was guessing the ice cube tray was being overfilled, or the ice storage drawer was not consistently cold and was allowing already formed ice to melt and refreeze. But, with each new ice maker I install the cycle starts over again… good for six months then ice bergs. And so on. I am using Whirlpool OEM W10882923 ice maker replacements.

I have also done the following: replaced the shutoff valve, measured the water pressure entering the refrigerator (which is at a consistent 35 to 40 psi). Interior of the refrigerator measures 38F on the top shelf and 32 on the bottom shelf.

What else should I be looking at? A thermostat somewhere? Electrical problem?

Any help is appreciated.

⟐ Commented December 20, 2025 at 23:03 MST

Whirlpool Refrigerator: Whirlpool WRS965CIAM00 Refrigerator Side Getting Too Warm or Too Cold

Thu, 18 Dec 2025 16:34:00 -0700

Hi. I have been battling this issue for some time. I believe it to be a control board problem.

I have found what I believe to be the correct Service Sheet for it. It has W10477743 C in the upper right corner, W10490344 in the upper right corner, and has a section headered with SERVICE INFORMATION ( W10490345 A ).

Tests 1 & 2 show pass. On test 3, when it is having an issue the air baffle will not run (open and close). I can't hear it run and the status on the display does not change. If I unplug the unit for 5 or 10 minutes, it will start working again as I can hear it run and see it toggle between 01 & 02 on the display. It will then work for some random period of time at which the process of unplugging for a short time will get it going again. Rinse & repeat.

I am likely getting either too warm or too cold depending on whether the air baffle was open or closed when it begins to fail driving.

As I said, I'm thinking control board. It is identified as a W10446514 which I have seen on some sites as being replaced by W11088499.

I've also been musing if changing one of the relays would be a possible solution. I can't find a schematic for the board, but may be able to trace it. From the wiring diagram it looks like it's either P2-2 or P2-5. It looks like its switching 120v, so contacts could be getting oxidized.

Any thoughts would be appreciated!

⟐ Answered December 18, 2025 at 16:34 MST