Testing Samsung Evaporator Fan Motor

Condenser coils needed cleaning defrosts were frozen or the motor fan was not working properly.

Testing samsung evaporator fan motor.

The partly twisted wire goes one each to red power and blue signal sorry put the fan back in and forgot to get a pic. The evaporator fan motor draws cold air over the evaporator coils and circulates it throughout the freezer. Hold this down and listen for the motor starting. The fully twisted wire goes to white or groud.

After doing some research it seems that there were three possible reasons as to why it wasn t working properly. If the evaporator fan is not working the freezer or refrigerator will not cool adequately. Locate the door switch that s pressed when the door is closed. How to test the evaporator fan in your refrigerator.

The freezer fan is responsible for supplying air over the evaporator coils while the compressor is running. That s the procedure for a samsung refrigerator fan noise fix according to. If the evaporator coils are frosted over test each component of the defrost system. In this case the fan motor with part number 241509402 has a blue yellow red and brown wire which two wires do i use to check the resistance so i can determine if the fan motor is good.

To test the evaporator fan motor in your freezer open the door and feel for cold air. The fan needed a positive supply a signal supply to signal it to run and a negative to return to so only twist the wire on the positive side half way. The fan in the freezer is what forces the a. 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.

If this fan is not running your refrigerator will not cool. To inspect the evaporator fan and motor unplug your refrigerator and remove the evaporator fan cover to check with a meter if needed. Read below for more. If your freezer isn t as cold as it should be there might be a problem with your evaporator fan motor.

A loud blowing sound from the motor doesn t mean it s bad either. To test the evaporator fan motor of a refrigerator i know you can just test the resistance of the fan motor. The fridge side is not cooling properly while the freezer is doing it s job fine. 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 samsung evaporator freezer fan and motor is in the freezer compartment. My samsung fridge seems to have a problem. According to repair clinic other possible reasons include dirty evaporator coils a faulty thermostat or a bad evaporator motor compressor. In this video i show you how to remove and test the fan inside the refrigerator compartment on your samsung refrigerator.