Freezer fan motor stops working
Kenmore 111.730 refrigerator. I've had to replace the freezer fan motor over 10 times in two years.never a frost issue, the motor just fails. I practically have the crappy motor on a subscription through Amazon. I test each motor once removed and it simply stopped working, the technical portion of the motor is potted so I can troubleshoot the motor itself. Any ideas appreciated. I've spent nearly $250 replacing these darn motors.
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Hi @thomaspasto
What is the full model number of the refrigerator?
Reason for asking is that there are 34 refrigerator models beginning with 111.730 and they don't all use the same model freezer evaporator fan.
How did you test the fan motor once it was removed e.g. applied appropriate voltage to the motor operate leads or use a DMM (digital multimeter) to measure the resistance of the motor winding?
If a DMM did it measure OL (or infinite) Ohms i.e. open circuit?
Does the old motor smell burnt at all?
Does the new installed motor run continually or stop occasionally (as it should when the set temps are achieved)?
by jayeff
Hello,
You came to the right website! We have the correct motors, too! Although, on a side note, the motors may be pulling in too much voltage.
by Theo Grefalda
Perhaps the problem is a power surge or a faulty electrical connection?
by Kolin Hillson