The evaporator fan in my Amana bottom-freezer refrigerator (Model #BR22S6L has been turning off intermittently for the past week or so. I can get it going by giving it a push/boost with my fingers, but I’ll find it off (and the fridge warm but the freezer working) within 12 hours or less. If I stop the fan with my hand, it’ll stop and rest, but after 2-3 seconds it’ll start up again with plenty of juice to get it going. The compressor fan and cooling system are working fine. Not much frost on the evaporator coils. With the compressor on, I removed the connectors to the fan motor and measured 120 volts with my tester. Thanks for any help!
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I would replace the fan.
“Not much frost on the evaporator coils.” is a bit of a concern but you may have checked them shortly after a defrost cycle so there would not be much frost.
Call them they may have a cross reference for a fan kit.
If not start a new post in this section asking if anyone knows of a fan that fits.
You may have to purchase a fan and a fan blade.
Thanks, Denman. Latest development: I unplugged the electrical connectors to the evaporator fan motor, plugged them back in, got the fan spinning with my fingers, and it was fine for a few days. It stopped again last night. When I tried to get it spinning again, I felt extra resistance. I blew hot air with a hair dryer on the motor/fan/shaft and the fan began spinning on its own after 10 seconds of hot air. I’m worried that if I go through the effort of buying a new fan and installing it, the same thing (icing up?) will happen again. Again, the evaporator coils are not icing up excessively (the defrost mode seems to be working fine). Thanks again…
You could try removing the fan and taking it apart.
If I am correct these fans come apart fairly easily.
Just note/make the parts so you get them back together the same way.
Then you could clean the bearings and armature shaft.
Put a small amount of oil on/in the bearings.
Most fans also have a fiber washer/metal bearing holder that can be oiled.
Use a light weight oil (sewing machine etc.)
Do not use WD40.
Thanks yet again, Denman. So, are you thinking it’s a motor seizing issue and not an icing issue?
Yes I think it is seizing but it could be moisture in the bearings that is causing it to seize.
We have received the replacement part for our evaporator fan/motor but no diagrams and/or instructions were included. We need help with the installation. There are four wires that are together and then there is a wire that is separate. How/where are these attached?