Evaporator fan not working (by 2 users)
posted by poch7 on Mar 08, 2008
GE PTS22LHR, 2004 model, compressor and condenser fan are working, but evaporator fan is not. I downloaded the service manual (published in 2001) only to find out the main board in the refrigerator is nothing like the one in the maual, nor like these website's replacement part. There is no ICs or SMT parts but only relays, chokes and connectors on my current main board, but the connector designations and wire color code matched service manual, any one knows what is going on?
Both freezer and fresh food compartment are 10-20F higher than the set temperature.
evaporator fan not working,not cooling enough
Both freezer and fresh food compartment are 10-20F higher than the set temperature.
evaporator fan not working,not cooling enough
1 Other User Has The Same Problem
Comment by Discslinger, posted on Apr 22, 2008
I had a technician come out and tell me that my evaporator fan was shot and that he needed to replace the circuit board as well because if he only replaced the fan it would short out if he didn't put in a new circuit board. He said that he had received this information in an email from GE. Is this true? Can't you just put in a new evaporator fan without replacing the circuit board?
Best Solution
posted on Mar 08, 2008
Wizhave you check the thermostat as follows ?
:
1. operation.
2. circuit from thermo switch (stat) to relay and the function of the relay, the stat should close and coild on relay should be powered, thus closing contacts to pull in evap fan.
assume you are carefull enough not to electrocute yourself in the process, short out relay contacts to see if fan runs. if it does and stat actually is okay. replace relay on board it may be faulty or may have anboard maufacturing fault such as dry solder joint etc.
alternatively if you have a good friend good al electrical work have him relace relay for you.
as an emergency fix , connect evap fan to supply, thus by passing control bard al togheter, ths should give you you 10 degress straight away and keep you rubnning till you solve board level problem.
in the process of changing
asuming you have af
:
1. operation.
2. circuit from thermo switch (stat) to relay and the function of the relay, the stat should close and coild on relay should be powered, thus closing contacts to pull in evap fan.
assume you are carefull enough not to electrocute yourself in the process, short out relay contacts to see if fan runs. if it does and stat actually is okay. replace relay on board it may be faulty or may have anboard maufacturing fault such as dry solder joint etc.
alternatively if you have a good friend good al electrical work have him relace relay for you.
as an emergency fix , connect evap fan to supply, thus by passing control bard al togheter, ths should give you you 10 degress straight away and keep you rubnning till you solve board level problem.
in the process of changing
asuming you have af
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