Ge Refrigerator Evaporator Fan Running Slow

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Ge refrigerator evaporator fan running slow.

If your refrigerator isn t cooling and you don t hear the fridge fan running this video guides you through diagnosing what s wrong with the refrigerator evaporator fan. Replace the evaporator fan if it s bad. The evaporator coils are usually located behind the freezer compartment and the evaporator fan should be right in front of them although it may be offset to one side or the other. Hour later it was stopped compressor still running.

Hair dryer defrost and plugged back in and the fan was spinning slow. Nudged it with my finger and it spun slow then stopped. The evaporator fan will cycle on and off it s controlled by a thermistor. If this fan is not running your refrigerator will not cool.

Refrigerator condenser fan motor troubleshooting. Dirty condenser coils can cause cooling problems in the freezer. This air flow is what cools the refrigerator section. You should be able to feel a good air flow from the damper in the refrigerator.

Refrigerators that have. The purpose of the evaporator fan in a refrigerator is to circulate cold air from the evaporator coils throughout the food storage compartments. Pigtailed the evap fan to 120 and plugged it in at it was a hurricane. Everything you ve stated about the motor stopping and turning slow.

How to test the evaporator fan in your refrigerator. This is not enough air to keep the freezer below 28 f. In many cases the problem is do to the fact that the evaporator fan cannot operate freely due to an ice. If you notice that the evaporator fan isn t running when you check for cooling inside the freezer compartment our video troubleshooting evaporator fan problems in refrigerators can help you figure out why the evaporator fan isn t working.

If the fan is not running unplug the refrigerator and remove the evaporator fan cover. See how to use continuity checks to identify the problem and make sure that the fan motor electronic control board and the wiring that connects them are work correctly. The refrigerator condenser fan plays an essential role in the refrigeration cycle but not all refrigerators have one. The condensor fan is running slowly 5 to 10 revs per second.