20 Most Recent Whirlpool GD2SHGX Refrigerator - Page 7 Questions & Answers

You have a manual defrost freezer . Ice build up of over 1/2" can act like insulation on wires . If you have no frost build up , and runs constantly , then compressor or refrigerant leak is the problem . Advise to replace freezer . Only 2 parts on manual defrost freezer...compressor and cold control . Compressor will not run if bad cold control . If you have a leak , very expensive to have repaired .

First I want you to unplug the refrigerator and open the control panel inside the fresh food compartment. Inside there is a part called a defrost timer but its electronic. Part number 4388932
This is most likely your problem with the refrigerator. Its not defrosting. When you are working and power is unplugged I want you to check the defrost heater and have a look at the defrost thermostat inside the back wall of the freezer. Take one wire off the end of one side of the defrost element and check to see if there is continuity. The defrost thermostat could also be a problem but when the temperature in the back of freezer reaches 50 degrees the defrost thermostat will have the contacts open. That is normal at that temp. When not normal is when its freezing and the contacts are open. That will cause the freezer to miss defrost. Check these things, check for burn marks on the defrost control board and let me know what you find. Why this post is so late I will never know. Sorry I just noticed the date. Maybe this will help someone..Sea Breeze

Tim, Clean the refrigerator completely with clorox and water. Unplug and remove the rear panel in the back of refrigerator and wash the evaporator coil with this solution. Check the amount of flow to the condensate pan below. The drain line has the gel and this contaminated smell from top to bottom and you will need to insure that all the smell remaining in the drain is draining freely and decontaminated with the clorox. Do these things and wash the remaining pan below the best you can and you will be set to go.

you are probably right. the drain is located behind the back wall of the freezer section, under the evaporator coil. simplest fix is to remove the rear panel and unplug the fridge,prop the doors open and let it melt on its own, a hair dryer or hot water may speed up the process.

not familiar with the model but newer models have a channel that feeds the tubing through the door. older ones you would remove the liner and feed it through. only done it once and was years ago..sorry not more helpful..good luck! :)

they are permanently afixed on the newer models. older ones remove the front grill(pull straight out) it is on the left side

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you either have 3 things an over heated compresser, this wouldnt allow the compressor to cool anything beacuse it has an overload which kicks out once the compressor is too hot, and the compressor doesnt work without the overload. solution: get some paper towels, UNPLUG THE FRIDGE, and run some cold water on the towels and use them to cool the compressor, i like to get like 4 or 5 towels wet them and put them on top of the compressor and get another 4 5 towels wet them put the un the bottom front of the compressor. than use another 4 5 towels and cool the front by just rubbing the middle front. keep repeating this until your compressor is not hot anymore like luke warm or better than buy a 3 in 1 its like 20 dollars and install that ( if you need help i will be more than willing to walk you trough it over this or you can call me too)
and the second thing that it can be is overheated compressor due to the condesner fan not working, and thats simple fix just see when you turn on your fridge and turn the dials all the way up to 9 or w.e option you have. see if the fan by the compressor is working if not replace it its also like 20 bucks
or 3 the worst case scenerio free-on leak it has no freeon and the compressor keeps keeeps working to cool the fridge but it cant without freeon so due to the excessive working lol the compressor overheats and shuts off  if thats the case buy a new fridge
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Hi, Only thing you can do is check the temperature in the fresh food section and it should read 34-27 degrees. The temperature controls should both be set at half of the #'s on the dial.
I hope this helps you. Please let me know if I can assist you further.

Vic

Lower the freezer setting

It sounds like your optic card. My friend fixed his by looking at this site.
http://www.anyonecanfixit.com/icemaker_optics.htm

it can be gas that are leaking from the system

The noise is caused by the bearings in the fan motor going bad. If not replaced soon, it will quit working, and could cause considerable damage to the compressor. Have a technician look at it.

During defrost cycle, the water produced is suppose to drain away through a small drain hole located behind the racks in the freezer section where you'll need to remove the rear panel to see the drain hole. This hole it very likely clogged.
Be careful to unplug the refrigerator before doing any work on it!

sounds like your ice maker heater may not be working, as there is no way to repair the heating element but to replace it with a new ice maker, you can probably jump the ice maker by removing the front cover of it
here is a link with more instructions good luck
http://www.davesrepair.com/DIYhelp/DIYicemakertips.htm

cheek the condenser fan.if its opration is not correct.

Contact Whirlpool Customer Care about this. There has been a serious problem with the Embraco compressors they are using.

I just fixed, possibly, same problem. Took off nut that attaches water to the fridge in the back, and cut off 2'' and replaced the plastic compression ring. Tighten the nut and no leak. $1.29 for pkg of 3 at HD

check the outlet water tube that goes into the ice maker it may be frozen up due toi the solinpoid valve leeaking tru and the water tubeslowly freezing up inside of the tube.n

Have you tried the manufacturers web site?

i had same thing happen the line going to the ice maker was froze i too everything out of frezzer and let line unthaw for about an hour now works fine