Ge Refrigerator Evaporator Fan Noise

Unplug the fridge and take a look at the evaporator fan motor in the freezer compartment behind the back panel.

Ge refrigerator evaporator fan noise.

The evaporator fan is icing up on my 10 year old ge side by side refrigerator and making a very loud noise. Try turning it by hand. Your fridge s evaporator fan motor sits on grommets to keep it from rattling on the mounting bracket. If the refrigerator is noisy or loud especially when one of the doors are opened either the evaporator or condenser fan blade may be at fault.

How to check a refrigerator s evaporator fan motor grommets. Everything else is working fine and there isn t ice build up anywhere else. The two sounds are distinct but equally annoying. The evaporator fan cycles air over the evaporator coil to cool it.

If something is wrong with the refrigerator fan the freezer won t cool. To access the evaporator fan to check for damage to the blade look behind the air grille or evaporator cover first disconnecting power to the appliance. In time the grommets can become worn out or pull loose and then the movement of the fan on its bracket will make noise. One is a condenser fan located in the bottom of the refrigerator and the other is an evaporator fan in the freezer compartment.

When i melt the ice on the evaporator fan by using a hair dryer the loud sound goes away but in a few weeks it is iced up again and making the loud noise. Regular wear and tear can cause the grommets to wear or become detached which can increase vibration and cause excess noise. The evaporator fan motor grommet is used to isolate the motor from the mounting bracket and reduce vibration noise. There aren t many moving parts in a refrigerator but a bad ice maker auger can make your freezer sound like a live raccoon is inside trying to escape.

If you do hear noisy refrigerator sounds like squealing or chirping it may mean the evaporator fan is malfunctioning. First check out the evaporator fan blade in the freezer behind the back panel.