![]() ![]() ![]() Access to the fan if necessary is through the door at the front and remove the panel If the fan is iced up this could be caused by a faulty defrost thermostat, faulty defrost heater or blocked drain from under the evaporator unit inside to the evaporator pan outside and under the compartment near the compressor motor. If you can’t hear the fan or feel the air from the fan there may be a problem with the fan being iced up, the fan motor, the door switch or the power supply to the fan. This fan can run whether the door is open or not. Does the freezer light turn off and on if you manually operate/release the door switch with the door open - switch is about half way up the door jamb I think? This switch also controls the evaporator fan as you don’t want the cold air being blown out through an open doorĭo not confuse the evap fan with the condenser fan which is outside the compartment near the compressor motor. With the door open, manually operate the door switch and check if you can hear the fan or feel the air blowing out of the vent. ![]() It will run as long as the compressor is operating. The evaporator fan will stop when the door is opened and start again when the door is shut. With the compressor motor running, check if you can hear the evaporator fan - part #4 running, inside the freezer compartment, behind a panel at the back. Normal household freezer operating temp is approx 0° F (-18° C) 14° F (-10° C) is still too warm, even for the bottom area of the freezer. ![]()
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