Cooling-Defrost Cycle

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12-10-2010, 12:53 PM

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Cooling-Defrost Cycle

Model Number: ET1CHMXKQ05 Brand: Whirlpool Age: 1 - 5 years

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Working thru my current issue of having a bad defrost timer has educated somewhat as it relates to my frig. During the process of learning how to force a defrost cycle by manually turning the timing cam, I now know that the compressor and fan shutoff while the defrost heater does its thing.

My question is, is that that only time the fan will be off? For instance, I just opened the freezer and the fan was off. Does that mean it was in a defrost/heat cycle or not necessarily?

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12-10-2010, 03:23 PM

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The fan works together with the compressor. So if the temperature control shuts off the compressor, the fan will stay off as well.

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12-11-2010, 05:09 AM

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OK, thanks.

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Working thru my current issue of having a bad defrost timer has educated somewhat as it relates to my frig.