Ge Refrigerator Evaporator Fan Test

How to test the evaporator fan in your refrigerator.

Ge refrigerator evaporator fan test.

If you have a dual evaporator model and you need to check the fresh food evaporator fan please refer to this page. If the evaporator fan is not working it will not circulate the cold air to the refrigerator compartment. Locate the door switch that s pressed when the door is closed. The fan in the freezer is what forces the a.

This video will walk you through refrigerator fan motor diagnostics for ge electronic refrigerators. The main board controls the fan motors on these refriger. If this occurs the freezer may still get cold while the refrigerator will not get cold. 3 thoughts on how to test the evaporator fan motor in a ge profile refrigerator wolfsnap march 27 2011 at 5 58 pm i have removed the evap fan and it s indeed bad but i won t be able to get ahold of a re3placement until tomorrow.

If this fan is not running your refrigerator will not cool. Refrigerator condenser fan motor troubleshooting. Hold this down and listen for the motor starting. The purpose of the evaporator fan in a refrigerator is to circulate cold air from the evaporator coils throughout the food storage compartments.

The refrigerator condenser fan plays an essential role in the refrigeration cycle but not all refrigerators have one. This section of the ge refrigerator fan motor page talks about noisy fan motors on ge electronic refrigerators. 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. Fresh food not cooling on ge dual evaporator refrigerators.

To determine if the evaporator fan motor is defective try turning the fan blade by hand. If your freezer isn t as cold as it should be there might be a problem with your evaporator fan motor. 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. If the fan blade does not turn freely replace the fan motor.