It is located in the freezer compartment behind a panel.
If you open the door (either door) the fan should stop. When the door is closed the fan should start again. You may have to place your ear next to the fridge cabinet to hear it running and stopping etc. when the doors are shut then open. It will only run if the compressor motor is also running.
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You could also try manually operating the freezer door switch and listen or feel the air from the vent, inside at the back of the compartment, if the fan starts operating. The switch is not only for the light, it also signals the control board to turn off the evaporator fan because the door is open. By manually operating the switch you fool the control board into thinking the door is shut so it turns on the fan
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You could also try manually operating the freezer door switch and listen or feel the air from the vent, inside at the back of the compartment, if the fan starts operating. The switch is not only for the light, it also signals the control board to turn off the evaporator fan because the door is open. By manually operating the switch you fool the control board into thinking the door is shut so it turns on the fan and the light goes out
Do not confuse this fan with the condenser fan which is outside the compartments near the compressor. It can run whether the doors are open or not.
If you can’t hear the evaporator fan running at all, you have to check if the fan is iced up, faulty or perhaps the fan power circuit is faulty. Remove the panel inside at the back of the freezer compartment to expose the evaporator unit and the evap fan
If it is iced up it is a defrost problem. This could be a faulty defrost heater, blocked drain or faulty control board.
If it is not iced up you need to check the fan circuit, either the fan motor or the power to the fan
Hi @Paul Walsh
Can you hear if the evaporator fan is operating?
It is located in the freezer compartment behind a panel.
If you open the door (either door) the fan should stop. When the door is closed the fan should start again. You may have to place your ear next to the fridge cabinet to hear it running and stopping etc. when the doors are shut then open. It will only run if the compressor motor is also running.
You could also try manually operating the freezer door switch and listen or feel the air from the vent, inside at the back of the compartment, if the fan starts operating. The switch is not only for the light, it also signals the control board to turn off the evaporator fan because the door is open. By manually operating the switch you fool the control board into thinking the door is shut so it turns on the fan
Do not confuse this fan with the condenser fan which is outside the compartments near the compressor. It can run whether the doors are open or not.
If you can’t hear the evaporator fan running at all, you have to check if the fan is iced up, faulty or perhaps the fan power circuit is faulty. Remove the panel inside at the back of the freezer compartment to expose the evaporator unit and the evap fan
If it is iced up it is a defrost problem. This could be a faulty defrost heater, blocked drain or faulty control board.
If it is not iced up you need to check the fan circuit, either the fan motor or the power to the fan