If the fan blade does not turn freely replace the fan motor.
Evaporator fan motor whirlpool side by side refrigerator.
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.
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.
Your appliance may differ depending on the manufacturer and model.
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.
If this occurs the freezer may still get cold while the refrigerator will not get cold.
The purpose of the evaporator fan in a refrigerator is to circulate cold air from the evaporator coils throughout the food storage compartments.
If the evaporator fan is not working it will not circulate the cold air to the refrigerator compartment.
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.
The most common reasons for replacin.
Try turning it by hand.
If the freezer isn t working you should be able to tell quickly.
Replace the evaporator fan motor with the manufacturer approved replacement part for your model.
If the freezer is cold there likely isn t an issue with the 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 evaporator fan motor stops working your freezer will begin to defrost.
Step by step instructions on how to replace a evaporator fan motor 4389144 for refrigerator made by whirlpool kitchenaid roper kenmore maytag estate.
If the evaporator fan motor isn t working the air in the refrigerator and freezer warms up.
First check out the evaporator fan blade in the freezer behind the back panel.