Hello,

I have a Whirlpool ED25TQ side by side that has been working well since I bought it.

Now I hear a click sound every minute or so that I never heard before. Everything in the freezer is in the process of melting. It is cold but not freezer cold. I can feel cold air coming into the freezer from the back but it doesn't feel like it is as cold as it should be. Then again, I am not a pro.

The clicking is a new occurrence and everything in the freezer is dripping water.

Any ideas?

Thank you in advance..

Jeff

Hi Jeff,

Its likely your compressor start relay has gone bad. Its mounted on the side of your compressor in the back of your refrigerator.

Unplug your refrigerator first! Then take it off, you can use a flathead screwdriver to pry it off if its hard to remove with your hand.

Then make down on paper were the wires go to it, then take the wires off and shake it, if it rattles then its definitely bad.

I've run into lots of compressor start relies that go bad due to overheating and finding the condenser coils totally clogged with lint/pet hair, which cause that relay to go bad.

To clean your condenser coils open both refrig, and freezer doors wide open, then unsnap your bottom kickplate grille(Pull hard), then get a vacuum cleaner and suck up all the lint/pet hair.

Here's the one for this model:
Manufacturer part number 2262185 is RepairClinic item number 1026721
2262185



Also would be good to replace the overload as well:
Manufacturer part number 2183456 is RepairClinic item number 450529
2183456

Jake

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The full part number (had to crawl around to find it) is

ED25TQXFW01 - manufactured 04/1998

Are those part numbers you listed the correct ones for this model?

Yes, those parts I listed are correct for your model.

Jake

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