The purpose of the evaporator fan in a refrigerator is to circulate cold air from the evaporator coils throughout the food storage compartments.
Evaporator fan motor whirlpool side by side refrigerator.
If the evaporator fan is not working it will not circulate the cold air to the refrigerator compartment.
Try turning it by hand.
If this occurs the freezer may still get cold while the refrigerator will not get cold.
Your appliance may differ depending on the manufacturer and model.
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.
If the fan blade does not turn freely replace the fan motor.
If the freezer isn t working you should be able to tell quickly.
To determine if the evaporator fan motor is defective try turning the fan blade by hand.
This video provides step by step repair instructions for replacing the evaporator fan motor on a whirlpool refrigerator.
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If the freezer is cold there likely isn t an issue with the evaporator fan motor.
If the refrigerator is noisy or loud especially when one of the doors are opened either the evaporator or condenser fan blade may be at fault.
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.
Replace the evaporator fan motor with the manufacturer approved replacement part for your model.
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.
The most common reasons for replacin.
Open the freezer door and feel for cool air with your hand.
This video is intended to give you the general idea of the part replacement procedure.
First check out the evaporator fan blade in the freezer behind the back panel.
If the evaporator fan motor stops working your freezer will begin to defrost.