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Model: ET18DKXTN00	Brand: Whirlpool	Age: More than 10 years
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george10		#1 Posted : Saturday, July 18, 2009 12:13:01 PM(UTC)
Rank: Member Groups: Registered Joined: 7/18/2009(UTC) Posts: 1		I replaced the defrost timer and 3-4 days later the coils were iced up. The fridge part was warm. I manually turned the defrost timer to defrost; 25 minutes later the refrigerator re-started. As I suspected, the timer motor was not running when the compressor was running, only when it is in the defrost mode. Can you help? George 10:D


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Evil Eagle		#2 Posted : Saturday, July 18, 2009 4:58:18 PM(UTC)
Rank: Member Groups: Registered Joined: 7/16/2009(UTC) Posts: 4		Im having the same problem with my amana.


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richappy		#3 Posted : Saturday, July 18, 2009 5:15:51 PM(UTC)
Rank: Advanced Member Groups: Senior Expert Joined: 9/10/2007(UTC) Posts: 9,586 Was thanked: 2 time(s) in 2 post(s)		Mark the timer knob and housing to verify timer not turning, you might have ordered the wrong timer.


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