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Originally Posted by: gjbrennan  Hi, long time lurker....searching for info many, many times. On this topic. My fridge temp is OK, only 'issue' is the noisy damper control - really noisy. The damper control motor 'kicked-in" while I was talking to my brother when we were both in the kitchen...he stopped talking and his eyes got real wide, like OMG, what was that. Does it need replaced if it is only noisy?
Thanks for your help. Gjbrennan, The damper assemblies are known to get noisy,and still operate properly, for quite a while. Of course, you will need to replace it, eventually the assembly will stick closed or open and you'll have a cooling issue, but you'll be prepared, and ready. Good Luck and Thanks,
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Hi, long time lurker....searching for info many, many times. On this topic. My fridge temp is OK, only 'issue' is the noisy damper control - really noisy. The damper control motor 'kicked-in" while I was talking to my brother when we were both in the kitchen...he stopped talking and his eyes got real wide, like OMG, what was that. Does it need replaced if it is only noisy?
Thanks for your help.
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Hi, long time lurker....searching for info many, many times. On this topic. My fridge temp is OK, only 'issue' is the noisy damper control - really noisy. The damper control motor 'kicked-in" while I was talking to my brother when we were both in the kitchen...he stopped talking and his eyes got real wide, like OMG, what was that. Does it need replaced if it is only noisy?
Thanks for your help.
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Originally Posted by: Joe / APP Team Moomba,
Glad you're up and running, great job you did.
Nothing to test at this point.
Those auto dampers can be noisy, but as long as it's cold in the fresh food,and the auto damper opens and closes properly, you're good to go.
:D :D :D By testing I meant make certain the temps were proper. I want to thank APP for help with my refrigerator repair as well as help you previously provided for repairs to my dishwasher and convection microwave. It is satisfying to be able to make your own repairs and it's nice to save money too. The parts I've ordered from you came promptly and were cheaper than my local sources. Mucho Gracias!
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Originally Posted by: Moomba Pulled the damper cover over in the frdge compartment and the jackhammer noise is just the damper opening/closing. It is noisy but works. I tested good voltage to evaporator fan motor and it was not spinning. I bought a replacement fan and it powered up as soon as I connected it.
Ready to test.. Moomba, Glad you're up and running, great job you did. Nothing to test at this point. Those auto dampers can be noisy, but as long as it's cold in the fresh food,and the auto damper opens and closes properly, you're good to go. :D :D :D
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Originally Posted by: Moomba Same questions as above for my Kenmore Trio. Jackhammer noise, coils frosted over to a minor amount but there was a big chunk of ice on copper tubing that feeds the coils. Thawed with hair dryer. Put all back together and freezer went to 18 degrees but refrigerator was warm. Pulled freezer back panel off and no frost/ice problem but noticed the fan is not spinning. Is the fan my problem? Does the fan normally operate when the drawer is open? Pulled the damper cover over in the frdge compartment and the jackhammer noise is just the damper opening/closing. It is noisy but works. I tested good voltage to evaporator fan motor and it was not spinning. I bought a replacement fan and it powered up as soon as I connected it. Ready to test..
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I had the same problem with my GE fridge. It turned ou to be the circuit board. I had a repair guy come out and he looked at the board and you could clearly see one of the transiters was fried. It was like grey/black unlike the rest that have a clean paint finish on them. I looked at the board but did not know what to look for so I dod not spot the fired transister.
On ther hand I alo had a broken damper that caused the fridge to be too cold. I think if the damper is in tact look closely at the board for any fried circuts. it coould be the that blows the air in but the board tells the fan when to blow.
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GE designed the board with cheap drivers that fail whenever a load fails, usually drawing excessive current. If you have a meter, you can verify the board is bad by measuring the voltages to the motor. Some people replace the motherboard and not the motor and find out they just blew out the motherboard!
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Originally Posted by: Tenak My husband looked at the fan and it was not spinning so he manually pushed it and it started running slowly. It is making the soft jackhammer noise I originally heard. So it does look like that is bad.
Why would we also need to replace the motherboard?
Thanks Same questions as above for my Kenmore Trio. Jackhammer noise, coils frosted over to a minor amount but there was a big chunk of ice on copper tubing that feeds the coils. Thawed with hair dryer. Put all back together and freezer went to 18 degrees but refrigerator was warm. Pulled freezer back panel off and no frost/ice problem but noticed the fan is not spinning. Is the fan my problem? Does the fan normally operate when the drawer is open?
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Originally Posted by: richappy Pull the freezer back panel and check the evaporator fan motor, probably bad. You will need to order it and the motherboard. My husband looked at the fan and it was not spinning so he manually pushed it and it started running slowly. It is making the soft jackhammer noise I originally heard. So it does look like that is bad. Why would we also need to replace the motherboard? Thanks
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