[douville]

not sure of the age however refrigerator is not cold and the freezer is working at about half of what it should, not sure what to look at first, did not see the fan in the back of the freezer turning, felt that it should be, have shut it off for now any idea's.

[jdman]

If the condensor fan motor is not working, you found the problem.

[douville]

the condenser fan does work the fan located in the freezer portion of the refrigerator has not come on do not know what triggers it but believe it moves cold air to the refrigerator portion and circulates the cold air inside the freezer part also believe this may be the problem but do not know how to check it

[jdman]

Originally Posted by douville

the condenser fan does work the fan located in the freezer portion of the refrigerator has not come on do not know what triggers it but believe it moves cold air to the refrigerator portion and circulates the cold air inside the freezer part also believe this may be the problem but do not know how to check it

With the door open the evaporator fan will not run. You will have to oudh in on the door switch with your finger to see if it will come on or not.

[douville]

tried holding the switch and it does not come on

[jdman]

Before you shut the unit down and noticed that the fan was not running did you notice ice on the evaporator. You can chech the motor for continuity or you can unwire fan and wire to jumper cord to test. I beleive your motor has gone bad

[douville]

i reached in the freezer part and thru the grate that covers the fan turned it with a round file as it was the handist thing anyway it moved a little and i kept turning it and it started to spin slowly at first than at a faster speed it now is running at i think normal speed maybe it needs a drop of oil or has gummed up for some reason. will run it and see what it does

[jdman]

Glad you found the problem. Normally though when they start acting like this they are at the end of there life. You might want to order a motor and have it on hand. Then when it quits, you won't be down while your getting a motor. They are not expensive or hard to change out.

[douville]

jdman thanks for your help it is nice to have it running again a new fan has been ordered.