Kitchen Large Electric Appliances - Dog Chewed it off! Whirlpool Refrig ED25TE
Doityourself.com community forum was created to provide answers to all questions related to home improvement and home repair. Doityourself community can help you find information about how-to topics on small fixes to large remodeling projects. With comprehensive how-to content and expertly moderated community forums DoItYourself.com makes it easy to tackle even the most complex home improvement projects.View Full Version : Dog Chewed it off! Whirlpool Refrig ED25TE
Mokie
03-01-08, 02:39 PM
Help!! I have a couple of volunteers from my church here right now fixing the wiring/tubing on the back of a refrig that was given to me (almost brand new!) I had it on my back porch, as I was finishing putting in new flooring in my kitchen, and my dog chewed off all the exposed wiring, tubes, etc.
The guys have replaced most all of the wiring, they feel it was pretty apparent what went where, but they would like to be sure. There is one ground wire that is now really short and there is no evident area nearby that it goes to, however he found a place at the compressor(?) on the other side that looks like it might go there. The other end goes into a harness and looks like it grounds something else, too.
Can I get schematics /drawings of the electrical and tubing that would help us here or, could I post some pics and have someone tell me if it's put back together correctly, or do you have any suggestions? I would like to get this finished today (3/01/0 so hopefully someone out there knows about wiring and the tubes for the automatic water and the icemaker. It's only the "chewable" items at the back that were chewed off, so pics might work?
Thanks in advance for your help!
The guys have replaced most all of the wiring, they feel it was pretty apparent what went where, but they would like to be sure. There is one ground wire that is now really short and there is no evident area nearby that it goes to, however he found a place at the compressor(?) on the other side that looks like it might go there. The other end goes into a harness and looks like it grounds something else, too.
Can I get schematics /drawings of the electrical and tubing that would help us here or, could I post some pics and have someone tell me if it's put back together correctly, or do you have any suggestions? I would like to get this finished today (3/01/0 so hopefully someone out there knows about wiring and the tubes for the automatic water and the icemaker. It's only the "chewable" items at the back that were chewed off, so pics might work?
Thanks in advance for your help!
Unclediezel
03-01-08, 03:19 PM
If you go to whirlpools website , click the customer service tab, and enter your model # . they should have the schematics available for download....
Mokie
03-01-08, 05:37 PM
I tried, but couldn't find anything that helped me. I've posted on a few other appliance forums, but haven't been able to find schematics that cover what I need.
The guys got all the wiring re-done so we went ahead and plugged it in. The fan came on and the lights came on and everything appears to be working. I put a icecube tray in the freezer and a cup of water in the refrid part, so I'll wait and see what happens there.
I know this might be a dumb question, but I saw the fan start turning when we first plugged it in, (it's very quiet!) but now it's not turning or running. I know my current refrigerator will kick in some horrible noise every now and then, I'm assuming it's the fan, and that they don't run all the time? (I'm hoping?) If so, then I think I'm okay.
I still would like to post some close-up pictures of what we re-wired, just for someone to say, "looks good." I have a fear of fire, and I don't want to roll the thing into my house until I feel confident that it's safe.
Mind you, I don't have any reason to think otherwise, I'd just rather be safe than sorry ;)
If anyone is willing to eyeball the work, I'd really appreciate an opinion! Thanks!
The guys got all the wiring re-done so we went ahead and plugged it in. The fan came on and the lights came on and everything appears to be working. I put a icecube tray in the freezer and a cup of water in the refrid part, so I'll wait and see what happens there.
I know this might be a dumb question, but I saw the fan start turning when we first plugged it in, (it's very quiet!) but now it's not turning or running. I know my current refrigerator will kick in some horrible noise every now and then, I'm assuming it's the fan, and that they don't run all the time? (I'm hoping?) If so, then I think I'm okay.
I still would like to post some close-up pictures of what we re-wired, just for someone to say, "looks good." I have a fear of fire, and I don't want to roll the thing into my house until I feel confident that it's safe.
Mind you, I don't have any reason to think otherwise, I'd just rather be safe than sorry ;)
If anyone is willing to eyeball the work, I'd really appreciate an opinion! Thanks!
Unclediezel
03-01-08, 05:56 PM
Certainly....
Post the pics to a photo hosting site such as photobucket, and post the link to the pics.....
Also, if you feel brave, under the lower front edge, ther may be an envelope with the Technical data sheet. it will have the wiring diagram on it. The other choice is taped to the back of the fridge, but if it were there , you would have seen it....
Post the pics to a photo hosting site such as photobucket, and post the link to the pics.....
Also, if you feel brave, under the lower front edge, ther may be an envelope with the Technical data sheet. it will have the wiring diagram on it. The other choice is taped to the back of the fridge, but if it were there , you would have seen it....