The evaporator fan motor draws cold air over the evaporator coils and circulates it throughout the freezer.
Maytag refrigerator not cooling but freezer is working.
Cold air is drawn and circulated inside the freeze r by the evaporator fan motor.
To determine if the evaporator fan motor is defective try turning the fan blade by hand.
If the evaporator fan is not working the freezer or refrigerator will not cool adequately.
If it s just been installed you ve recently loaded in a lot of food or the doors have been opened a lot that day you may need to wait up to 24 hours for the temperature to drop back down.
If the fan blade does not turn freely replace the fan.
Some refrigerators need to be manually turned back on after a power outage or power surge.
If they aren t you need to replace the motor.
If the evaporator fan is not working the freezer or refrigerator will not cool adequately.
One of the main reasons for fridge not cooling but freezer works is that the evaporator coils are not working in proper order.
Also consider signs like motor making any unusual noise or blades are not moving.
The refrigerator could also accidentally be turned off during routine cleaning.
The evaporator coils are filled with frost so air doesn t get space to pass through them to get cold.
The evaporator fan motor draws cold air over the evaporator coils and circulates it throughout the freezer.
If the refrigerator is not cooling properly check to make sure the refrigerator is turned on.
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You can use volt ohm meter to check the defrost sensor for continuity.
Etermine if the evaporator fan motor is defective try turning the fan blade by hand.
The refrigerator isn t cooling or is too warm.
Replace the defrost sensor if it shows no continuity at around 0 degrees f.
To determine if the evaporator fan motor is defective try turning the fan blade by hand.
There may be a simple reason why your fridge isn t as cold as you expect.
Check it by a multimeter test if windings are in continuity.
If the fan blade does not turn freely replace the fan.
If this occurs the freezer may still get cold while the refrigerator will not get cold.