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Originally Posted by NoVa_Jim (Post 2362980)

The LED light-panel on my 5-year-old Whirlpool fridge recently started flickering rapidly when the door is opened. I checked the power, unplugged/re-plugged the fridge, and checked for loose connections in the light assembly. The two French door switches that activate the light both seem to be operating properly. Anything else I should check before I spend $70+ on a replacement?

Do a search on You Tube. I am sure someone else has had that problem and there may be a simple solution. Whirlpool makes poor appliances!

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Originally Posted by NoVa_Jim (Post 2363277)

"Flicker" may have been the wrong word to use. This flashing is like a strobe light! Impossible to ignore. If I'm going in the fridge to get something that I know approximately where it is located, I close my eyes and feel around. Yeah, it's getting fixed for sure! :laugh:

Happened to us. In the old days, you just replaced a bulb when the old one burned out. Today it’s a flashing strobe light panel that flashes when you need to change the panel. We bought a panel on Amazon and replaced the flashing one.

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Originally Posted by MSGirl (Post 2363580)

I would suggest removing the flickering light panel and order the same model number from Amazon. If you have several light panels in the fridge, don't be surprised if you need to replace another panel and it may have a different model number.

Had the same problem with a Samsung Refridge

The bulbs go bad.
If you search the model number you should be able to find the bulb you need.

They are easy to change once you have the right bulb

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Originally Posted by Dusty_Star (Post 2363480)

& pizza should be made following a strict recipe

And be Chicago style deep dish. Pizza is a pie, as spoken by the great sage Dean Martin, "the moon in the sky like a big pizza pie".
Ever see a flat pie with a crispy crust? Nope, they are deep and filled with goodness. New York style pizzas are merely flatbreads.
I would not challenge the wisdom of such a sage ..

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Originally Posted by justjim (Post 2363184)

That’s an idea. Or you could just ignore it as long as the Frig continues to work properly. Sort of like a little rattle in your car. You can ignore it, worry about it or spend time trying to fix it. You get it fixed and another little one shows up next week. Oh, the tough choices we have to make. Fore.

Or, did you check to see if it stays on when the door is closed. It may be worn out from over use. 🙄😉

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Originally Posted by NoVa_Jim (Post 2362980)

The Whirlpool fridge lights are horrible. There are a set of 4 of them, the one that is located at the top of the refrigerator portion of the fridge/freezer contains a power module that provides low voltage power to the other lights. Unfortunately, this can sometimes cause flickering of any or all of the lights or any or all of the lights to simply go off. You can't actually tell which module or modules is bad by the lights that are off.

What I've done is to purchase a set of 4 lights from amazon you can get them with covers:
https://www.amazon.com/Refrigerator-.../dp/B0C3MSJYQ4. You can also get them without covers. The process that I use is to replace the one that is having the problem. If that doesn't solve the problem, I put the old one back in and replace the one with the power module. If that doesn't solve the problem, I then start replacing the other modules one at a time until the lights come back on. It should be simple; however, the inept Whirlpool engineering has made the process more difficult. Note that a set of 4 lights from Amazon is ~$40. I keep the other good lights for the next time I have a light go bad. The "Whirlpool original" lights are dramatically more expensive. It's a good idea to turn off the power to the fridge when replacing the lights.
Good luck.

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Originally Posted by BrianL (Post 2363936)

The Whirlpool fridge lights are horrible. There are a set of 4 of them, the one that is located at the top of the refrigerator portion of the fridge/freezer contains a power module that provides low voltage power to the other lights. Unfortunately, this can sometimes cause flickering of any or all of the lights or any or all of the lights to simply go off. You can't actually tell which module or modules is bad by the lights that are off.

What I've done is to purchase a set of 4 lights from amazon you can get them with covers:
Amazon.com. You can also get them without covers. The process that I use is to replace the one that is having the problem. If that doesn't solve the problem, I put the old one back in and replace the one with the power module. If that doesn't solve the problem, I then start replacing the other modules one at a time until the lights come back on. It should be simple; however, the inept Whirlpool engineering has made the process more difficult. Note that a set of 4 lights from Amazon is ~$40. I keep the other good lights for the next time I have a light go bad. The "Whirlpool original" lights are dramatically more expensive. It's a good idea to turn off the power to the fridge when replacing the lights.
Good luck.

I agree, a very poor design. I would remove the flickering light panel and read the model number directly from the panel. Mine has 3 light panels, and the one on top of the refrigerator section is different from the other two. If the top one is flickering, you probably only need to replace that panel.