Will a refrigerator work without a condenser fan?
In order to produce cold air, your refrigerator depends on a condenser fan that draws in air over the condenser coils. This air than become cold by this act and is directed inside your refrigerator. However, if the condenser fan isn’t working, your refrigerator will still be drawing in air, just much less efficiently.
What causes fridge fan to stop working?
Faulty Fan Motor The motor that spins the fan blades of the refrigerator can become broken if struck or even faulty with time or leaking from the fridge. If the fan motor is faulty, the fan will stop working even if not obstructed and still connected to power.
Does a refrigerator condenser fan run all the time?
Air Flow. The condenser in a refrigerator is a motor, and like the one in your car it needs constant airflow to remain cool enough for the working parts to remain in working condition. This forces the condenser fan to work continually to try and disperse the heat.
Why is my Refrigerator not running?
Refrigerator: Not running. If the refrigerator has electrical power—the inside light turns on—but the compressor won’t run, possible causes include a control board failure, a wiring problem or a failed compressor.
How do you troubleshoot a refrigerator that is not cooling?
Look at the Fan. Another common problem when a refrigerator is not cooling is the fan. The fan is what directs the cooled air to the various parts of the refrigerator. Usually, extremely cold air is deposited into the freezer compartment; as the fridge section needs more cooling, the air is directed to that compartment via a simple fan.
Why does the fan in the freezer stop running?
The reason your fan had not been running was that most likely, your pump was not having to work very much while the freezer was frozen up, as the ice contributed greatly to maintaining the frozen condition in the freezer. Once you de-frosted it, the pump had to go back to working the way it was supposed to do, and the fan did as well.
Why is my Refrigerator not cooling but freezer works?
One of the main reasons for fridge not cooling but freezer works is that the evaporator coils are not working in proper order. The evaporator coils are filled with frost, so air doesn’t get space to pass through them to get cold. For a solution, you have to first remove the frost by blowing hot air. After removal, allow the fridge to run normally.