Ge Refrigerator Evaporator Fan Noise

One is a condenser fan located in the bottom of the refrigerator and the other is an evaporator fan in the freezer compartment.

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. 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. Your fridge s evaporator fan motor sits on grommets to keep it from rattling on the mounting bracket. The evaporator fan motor grommet is used to isolate the motor from the mounting bracket and reduce vibration noise.

First check out the evaporator fan blade in the freezer behind the back panel. In time the grommets can become worn out or pull loose and then the movement of the fan on its bracket will make noise. The evaporator fan is icing up on my 10 year old ge side by side refrigerator and making a very loud noise. If you do hear noisy refrigerator sounds like squealing or chirping it may mean the evaporator fan is malfunctioning.

The evaporator fan cycles air over the evaporator coil to cool it. 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 your frost free freezer is making a loud buzzing or humming noise it could mean the evaporator fan blade is damaged. Everything else is working fine and there isn t ice build up anywhere else.

A noisy refrigerator is usually due to a loud evaporator fan motor or a malfunctioning ice maker. Identify which area the sound seems to be coming from and then. Regular wear and tear can cause the grommets to wear or become detached which can increase vibration and cause excess noise. 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.

The two sounds are distinct but equally annoying. Try turning it by hand.