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.
Ge refrigerator evaporator fan motor test.
Fresh food not cooling on ge dual evaporator refrigerators.
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.
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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.
Locate the door switch that s pressed when the door is closed.
According to repair clinic other possible reasons include dirty evaporator coils a faulty thermostat or a bad evaporator motor compressor a loud blowing sound from the motor doesn t mean it s bad either.
This section of the ge refrigerator fan motor page talks about noisy fan motors on ge electronic refrigerators.
Refrigerator condenser fan motor troubleshooting.
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If you have a dual evaporator model and you need to check the fresh food evaporator fan please refer to this page.
Evaporator fan bracket mounting screws located at either side of the bracket.
To test the evaporator fan motor in your freezer open the door and feel for cold air.
If this occurs the freezer may still get cold while the refrigerator will not get cold.
Remove the evaporator fan assembly.
Disconnect the evaporator fan wiring harness.
The refrigerator condenser fan plays an essential role in the refrigeration cycle but not all refrigerators have one.
If your freezer isn t as cold as it should be there might be a problem with your evaporator fan motor.
To determine if the evaporator fan motor is defective try turning the fan blade by hand.
To test the evaporator fan motor skip to the test procedure otherwise proceed further.
If the evaporator fan is not working it will not circulate the cold air to the refrigerator compartment.