There is an [https://www.searspartsdirect.com/product/3n105oywnj-0046-363|evaporator fan #410] behind a panel inside the freezer compartment that should be running to cool the fridge down to the required temp. You should be be able to hear the fan stop and start as you open and close a door.
if you can’t hear the fan it is either faulty or may be “iced up'‘ preventing it from turning. If it is iced up there may be a problem with the defrost system, e.g. defrost bi-metal thermostat or the defrost heater
-
There is also a [https://www.searspartsdirect.com/model-number/gne29gmhdes/0432/0161000.html|temperature sensor #511] that should tell the control board whether to keep cooling the fridge or whether to stop the compressor as the correct temp has been reached.
+
There is also a [https://www.searspartsdirect.com/model-number/gne29gmhdes/0432/0161000.html|temperature sensor #511] that should tell the control board whether to keep cooling the fridge or whether to stop the compressor and the evaporator fan as the correct temp has been reached.
-
The part numbers were taken from this [https://www.searspartsdirect.com/model-number/gne29gmhdes/0432/0161000.html|link - freezer section]
+
The part identifier numbers were taken from this [https://www.searspartsdirect.com/model-number/gne29gmhdes/0432/0161000.html|link - freezer section]
Hi @deslauriersj ,
There is an [https://www.searspartsdirect.com/product/3n105oywnj-0046-363|evaporator fan #410] behind a panel inside the freezer compartment that should be running to cool the fridge down to the required temp. You should be be able to hear the fan stop and start as you open and close a door.
if you can’t hear the fan it is either faulty or may be “iced up'‘ preventing it from turning. If it is iced up there may be a problem with the defrost system, e.g. defrost bi-metal thermostat or the defrost heater
There is also a [https://www.searspartsdirect.com/model-number/gne29gmhdes/0432/0161000.html|temperature sensor #511] that should tell the control board whether to keep cooling the fridge or whether to stop the compressor as the correct temp has been reached.
The part numbers were taken from this [https://www.searspartsdirect.com/model-number/gne29gmhdes/0432/0161000.html|link - freezer section]