Evaporator Fan Motor

Evaporator Fan Motor

Jenna from IN

Freezer was cold but fridge wasn't.

Screwdriver. Maybe pliers?

Our freezer was cooling just gone but our fridge was not. My husband took apart the inside of the fridge and the evaporator coils were completely iced over but the evaporator fan wouldn't run. He checked and it didn't have continuity so we ordered a new fan/motor. Ordered on Friday morning and the part came Monday. My husband reassembled everything and now the fridge works great. The hardest part was figuring out how to disassemble the fridge.

Evaporator Fan Motor

Patsy from GA

Refrigerator would get to 50 degrees but no lower.

Screwdriver

My husband was able to install the fan with ease. But he is also well versed at working with electronics.

Evaporator Fan Motor

Michael from OK

The refrigerator upper shelves were not getting cold. I took the frig apart and found the evaporator fan was seized up and the evaporator coil was covered in ice.

Adjustable wrench, nut drivers, standard screwdriver, side cutters, nonabrasive pliers

To get to the evap fan and coil you will need to remove all the lower drawers inside the refrigerator as well as the shelf that holds the upper three drawers. Removing this shelf requires the use of screwdriver to pop the end caps off of either side to get to the small machine screws that hold the shelf in. You will also need to remove a pop cover directly behind the temp selector push button on the shelf. Under this cover is the wire harness for the push button and temp display. Once all the above is removed there are two small machine screws that hold the cover over the evap coil and fan. The upper part of that cover has a rectangular hole that mates to the vent that runs up the back wall of the frig. You may need to use a screw driver to bend the upper part of the cover down to slide it out. The fan is mounted using rubber pop through fasteners molded to a larger piece that the fan is attached to using the same type of fasteners. I found that squeezing the rubber upper part of the fasteners with small nonabrasive pliers makes it easy to pull them out. Now cut the zip ties on the wire loom and remove the four pin connector. Use a hair drier or heat gun to defrost the coil and have towels handy. Now install the new fan and reverse the process. Voila, cold upper shelves.