Whirlpool Refrigerator Tripping Breaker

Because they are garbage. They are to sensitive for the actual start up of an air conditioner. Take the gfi breaker out, when day of inspection put it in. Take it out when inspector leaves.

possible defrost timer or fan bad and tripping breaker

New home and new refrigerator...

Plug the refrigerator into a different receptacle located in either the kitchen or dining room. Use a short heavy duty extension cord to get power to the refrigerstor. If it runs ok on another circuit then likely improper house wiring or circuit interrupter.

http://www.searspartsdirect.com/partsdirect/part-model/Jenn-air-Parts/Refrigerator-Parts/Model-JCD2289AEQ/1266/0165000/M0406284/00012?blt=06&prst=&shdMod= here is a simplified wiring diagram for your unit. It might help you track back the problem.

Before it started tripping the circuit breaker what was your refrigerator doing that was not normal? Usually, before something fails massively it will give you hints it is coming. Did your ice maker or lights stop working? Has the compressor been running an excessively long time?

What trips a breaker is the unit drawing more current that what the breaker is listed at. So something in the unit has shorted to cause this to happen. Although the first thing we check in a situation like this is the compressor circuit it isn't always the cause.

It may or may not, depending on the root cause of the GFI tripping. If the GFI is faulty (which does happen) then yes. However if you have a problem with the motor or the circuit to the motor then you will still have issues and the GFI was doing it's job.
Since you already purchased one go ahead and install it and see if it works then go from there.
Good luck

i would install a regular outlet... and if the circuit breaker blows. then their is a direct short within the washer .i never heard of GFI being used on a washer ..remove it.. their may be other outlets on this circuit also that can adding to it tripping. like frig.. find out what is on that circuit by shutting off the breaker for washer see what else goes off...

Unless there is a dedicated circuit of 20 amps to the refrigerator this will continue to happen When your refrigerator goes into defrost and other things like lights fans air conditioners are on the same circuit it will have no choice to not trip the breaker. Try this turn the breaker off and how may thing in your house stop working? You need a 20 AMP circuit or this will possibly damage the compressor or weaken the breaker because it has tripped so many time. Thanks, Please rate my solution, I have done this work for 30 years. Thanks, Sea Breeze
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Unfortunatly washing machines are too sensitive for GFI outlet.only way to fix is too take it off the GFI.

try running an extension cord to the old outlet and see if the fridge works then you'll know if it's the fridge or outlet. good luck

The thing you were "spinning" was the defrost timer, not a circuit breaker. The problem may be you have a shorted defrost heater; It is on a timer that runs it for 30 minutes every 8 hours of compressor use.