Ge Refrigerator Evaporator Fan Motor Test

This section of the ge refrigerator fan motor page talks about noisy fan motors on ge electronic refrigerators.

Ge refrigerator evaporator fan motor test.

If your refrigerator isn t getting cool the fan is just one of many possible reasons. To test the evaporator fan motor in your freezer open the door and feel for cold air. Hold this down and listen for the motor starting. The refrigerator condenser fan plays an essential role in the refrigeration cycle but not all refrigerators have one.

Disconnect the evaporator fan wiring harness. If the evaporator fan is not working it will not circulate the cold air to the refrigerator compartment. Fresh food not cooling on ge dual evaporator refrigerators. Screw for the evaporator fan ground wire.

Remove the two 8221. If you have a dual evaporator model and you need to check the fresh food evaporator fan please refer to this page. 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. If this occurs the freezer may still get cold while the refrigerator will not get cold.

To determine if the evaporator fan motor is defective try turning the fan blade by hand. 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. 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. Remove the evaporator fan assembly.

If your freezer isn t as cold as it should be there might be a problem with your evaporator fan motor. To test the evaporator fan motor skip to the test procedure otherwise proceed further. Refrigerators that have. Evaporator fan bracket mounting screws located at either side of the bracket.