Whirlpool WRB322DMBM00 tripping breaker.

Initially fridge and freezer stayed cold GFCI would trip every 10 hours or so(Fridge is only thing on circuit). Fridge would come back on immediately after resetting and function properly. I tried multiple other circuits with gfci and without (breaker blows instead). So this brought me to diagnostic mode. Diagnostic test 1 (defrost circuit) trips the circuit immediately. After a few days fighting this battle the Fridge has warmed up to 60F freezer is still functioning. So my question is since it's something with the defrost circuit how do I figure out what it could be. The freezer isn't having serious ice buildup but have yet to disassemble the whole freezer to se if coils are frozen. I've read it could be as simple as a thermostat, defrost heater or it could be a control board. I am handy enough to swap out parts but anything beyond that, chips or soldiering, I have no clue. Really just trying to figure out how to find the issue and if it's going to better to pay for a professional fix or just replace the whole fridge. Any ideas on my next step here? submitted by /u/jbenner4 [link] [comments]

Mar 24, 2025 - 17:22

Initially fridge and freezer stayed cold GFCI would trip every 10 hours or so(Fridge is only thing on circuit). Fridge would come back on immediately after resetting and function properly. I tried multiple other circuits with gfci and without (breaker blows instead). So this brought me to diagnostic mode. Diagnostic test 1 (defrost circuit) trips the circuit immediately.

After a few days fighting this battle the Fridge has warmed up to 60F freezer is still functioning.

So my question is since it's something with the defrost circuit how do I figure out what it could be. The freezer isn't having serious ice buildup but have yet to disassemble the whole freezer to se if coils are frozen.

I've read it could be as simple as a thermostat, defrost heater or it could be a control board. I am handy enough to swap out parts but anything beyond that, chips or soldiering, I have no clue. Really just trying to figure out how to find the issue and if it's going to better to pay for a professional fix or just replace the whole fridge. Any ideas on my next step here?

submitted by /u/jbenner4
[link] [comments]