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Posted on Jul 22, 2011

I need to replace the evap fan motor. How do I get to it? I see the plastic cover in the center back of the freezer.How does it come off?

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Jan 09, 2009

SOURCE: freezer evap fan vibration and noise

I suggest you unplug the frige and clean the blades of the fan of any dirt. If the fan is mounted with bolts through rubber gromets or washers take a caulk gun with 100% silicone and shoot silicone into these gromets or washers filling any voids between the bolts and rubber. Allow enough time to dry and see if this helps. please rate me

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Ron Buice

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  • Posted on Jan 23, 2009

SOURCE: refrig & freezer not cold enough; ice forming; low air volume

If ice/frost is building up on the back wall of the freezer then you have a defrost system failure.

Defrost system; Evap Fan, Heater, Thermo disk, Timer.

Evap Fan - this should be running all the time except when it goes into defrost mode.

Defrost Timer - This part is hard to locate on some models, a call to a parts place with the model number can help you find it and tell you if this is the type you can mannualy turn to put in the defrost mode. If you can do this, take the back panel off in the freezer so you can see the cooling coils. The heater should be red hot and melting the ice. If so, replace the timer. If not, you need an OHM meter to check the heater and therma disk.

Un plug the Ref, locate the heater, usually looks like a heating element in an oven and runs across the bottom of the coils. Touch the meter leads to each end of the heater. If no reading, replace.

Therma Disk - located close to where the coils enter the freezer, small round disk clipped to the coils. Check the same as the heater but, you won't get a good reading unless the temp is below freezing. Any doubt, just replace, it's not that expensive.

This is a lot to do, hope this helps.

Anonymous

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  • Posted on May 25, 2009

SOURCE: Freezer fan noise

Remove the freezer panel to access the fan motor. Look for any obstruction around the fan or blade. Ice, misplaced wire etc.
Check the fan blade. Sometimes they slip down the shaft too far.
If you find none of these issues, replace the fan motor.

arikrom

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  • Posted on Jan 11, 2010

SOURCE: Whirlpool #ER2CHMXPL00- ice forming in freezer

use hair dryer but do it gently.
turn the unit off.
the drain is in the back wall of the freezer and its go all the way to the pan next to the compressor , use hot water and pump to clean the path.
good luck

geapptech

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  • Posted on Feb 17, 2010

SOURCE: plastic ice dispenser cover in freezer door

The door part # is 61005883 and the strick which holds the door is part # 61005886

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