How to Test the Fridge Fan on a Samsung Refrigerator

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9 жыл бұрын

In this video I show you how to remove and test the fan inside the refrigerator compartment on your Samsung Refrigerator.
If you have a fridge that is not getting cold, the fan could be the issue. This video will help you determine if the fan is bad and needs replaced or if the control board is the issue.
The refrigerator used here is a Samsung Bottom Freezer. This test will apply to Top Freezer Samsung Refrigerators as well.
The fridge compartment on this machine has it's own evaporator and fan to move air around, that is separate from the freezer section.
The resistance on the fan motor was about 160 Ohms. When I applied 120 volts AC to the motor the fan started spinning. This tells me the fan is good. If you applied the voltage to the fan and it did not spin, then the fan motor would be defective and need replaced.
If your fan was not working and it tested good, then the control board is defective and it would need replaced. There are relays on the control board that control all the functions of the refrigerator.
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@jamesnorton7113 8 жыл бұрын

i really appreciate how you show how to troubleshoot and test the part, not just how to replace parts. thank you!

@johnmcluckie484 2 жыл бұрын

Bill, thanks for all of your repair videos. You are a good teacher.

@bensappliancesandjunk 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video, Bill. Wish you were still with us to know how many people you've helped over the years.

@shadowhioshadowhippo6599 7 жыл бұрын

Great vid,exact same fridge as mine,120volt motor(it's written right on it)problem solved!

@richardwilliams9295 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you, this did the trick. Fan was iced up.

@emmarobbieus9107 5 жыл бұрын

I did exactly what you said. Thank God I was outside!!! Motor caught on fire. I threw it in my fire pit with some logs. Started right up!

@bigcrazewolf 5 жыл бұрын

I bought my Samsung almost 7 years ago and it's been a problem from very early on. I did buy the extended ins and it paid for itself, and now the frig fan broke. I will never buy a Samsung frig again!

@nehasathe3307 7 жыл бұрын

greatly explained

@BlakSand 6 жыл бұрын

Very useful video, as always. Thank you, Bill! Any way, I have may be stupid question. Can I find faulty part by running fridge self-test?

@ryanbdr9764 Жыл бұрын

Hi Bill: Excellent video. Just a suggestion, NOT all Samsung evap fans are 120VAC. Mine is in fact a 12 VDC. 120 VAC will fry it in a heart beat.

@josevega2851 2 жыл бұрын

thanks' for all your videos Bill, those are helpful you are with God now, thanks for everything and blessings for for all your family. thanks, thanks thanks thanks,,,,

@DON-yq2op

Great video

@freemanhsu5896 5 жыл бұрын

Please add a note to identify the part number of each fan motor, because some are 120V and some are 12 DVC. They are not universal and not compatible either. Thanks for your video though.

@pbmuels8181 7 жыл бұрын

Bill, I am getting a reading on my Ohmmeter of 149, and you mentioned we are looking for a reading of 160. Does this mean the fan is bad, or is their a zone it can be within, or does this mean it is shot?

@mikesheiladykstra7664 7 жыл бұрын

Bill, if only you had gone on to do the freezer next! That's my exact fridge, and I was able to disassemble the top after watching your video, but the bottom freezer rear panel removal is besting me. I can't seem to figure out how to remove the vertical divider between the ice making section and the rest. Help!

@glenmcneill4120 4 жыл бұрын

My fan was dead, but I was able to re-solder the magnet wire connections and it works fine and measures 168 Ohms. I work on automotive electromechanical designs and we outlawed dipped solder joints like these years ago...

@92camaro100 7 жыл бұрын

some evap fan motors are DC current on some models,so people are going to have to be carefull of using ac current. but other then that great video.

@oj488 Жыл бұрын

Hi, thanks for the video. Where can I get the exact evaporator fan motor or which other model support it? Mine is bad da31-00003n and haven't seen the replacement. Please help.

@Hearthglow 2 жыл бұрын

I have a situation where the fridge seems to be too cold, and it is on the same settings we've used for years. One of my questions was whether the fridge fan was running. I cut a square of toilet paper into ~1" strips, folded in half, and inserted into fan discharge vents inside at the top of fridge. Then I closed the door. I did this test several times, with and without the "fast Freeze" mode, and at a few different temperatures, and sure enough the tissue would be blown out when I expected it to. So now on to find why it's too cold...

@jacksparrow-xq2pq 7 жыл бұрын

So I pulled out the evaporator fan motor and apply 120 volts like the video suggested and then poof and some smoke and the motor fried turned out it was 12 volt fan motor thanks a lot