My washer is fixed now my fridge is going wwwwwwwwhrrrrrrrreeeeeiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii

[Diceman]

I am sure it's the evap fan motor, mainly on start-up after defrost. Wwwhhhheeerrrrrrrrrrrrrriiiieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.
The thing ain't that old, like 1.5 years or so. Damn Malaysians.
I have a Mfg extended warranty but ordered the little motor from the same joint that got me the part for my washer, I don't want some dumb ass repair guy in here fooling around with my stuff anyway

[honglo]

diceman,

That sound is a defective evaporator blower motor. The bearings are out of it.

Once, I knew a lady that called the fire department out to remove the poor little bird caught inside the wall behind the refrigerator. lol!

[Diceman]

As most of you know already, I am old and lazy, I hope it ain't hard to get it, looks like it is right near the light under the ice maker.

[me75006]

check to see that the fan blade hasn't worked back on the motor shaft so that its rubbing against something else.

[bootlen]

I don't know. Are you sure it's wwwwwwwwhrrrrrrrreeeeeiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii and not wwwhhhhhhhrrrreeeeeeeeeeeeeiiiiiiiiiiii?

[condenseddave]

Originally posted by Diceman
I am sure it's the evap fan motor, mainly on start-up after defrost. Wwwhhhheeerrrrrrrrrrrrrriiiieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.
The thing ain't that old, like 1.5 years or so. Damn Malaysians.
I have a Mfg extended warranty but ordered the little motor from the same joint that got me the part for my washer, I don't want some dumb ass repair guy in here fooling around with my stuff anyway

You've angered the DIY gods, with that washing machine experience.

You also got suckered into the extended warranty, most likely by some 14 y.o selling appliances. NICE.

[condenseddave]

1. All your friends are doing it.
2. It'll make you look cool.
3. I'm working my way through high school, and my grandma needs a hysterectomy, and just one more extended warranty commission would put me over the top!

C'mon, which was it?

[Diceman]

Originally posted by bootlen
I don't know. Are you sure it's wwwwwwwwhrrrrrrrreeeeeiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii and not wwwhhhhhhhrrrreeeeeeeeeeeeeiiiiiiiiiiii?

Hmmmmmmmmmm I better check it again.

[DeltaT]

Odd things happening at your house. Are you built over and old Indian burial ground or something? Maybe you need a priest. Something to think about.

[Diceman]

Actually Davey,,,,,,,GE sent me notice when the original warranty expired, so I went for 2 more years, in case the compressor or one of them newfangled controller smokes.
Generally speaking I never get an extended warranty on anything.
On my old fridge, they did come out once and change the comp and stuff, right after we bought it, worked great for 15 years after that.

[Diceman]

Originally posted by DeltaT
Maybe you need a priest.

Some shit made in Malaysia and Mexico broke, so what, I'm surprised it ran at all.
I ain't a horny altar boy.

[condenseddave]

Originally posted by Diceman
Actually Davey,,,,,,,GE sent me notice when the original warranty expired, so I went for 2 more years, in case the compressor or one of them newfangled controller smokes.
Generally speaking I never get an extended warranty on anything.
On my old fridge, they did come out once and change the comp and stuff, right after we bought it, worked great for 15 years after that.

Fell for the grandma thing, huh?
Damn. Works every time.

[appltech1]

Ive got a 1 and a half yr old GE sXs and last month i replaced the defrost heater. Some of these evaporator motors are DC voltage. IS yours?

[Senior Tech]

Thanks Dice...your appliance karma traveled to my house via the internet and my washer broke...agitater dogs need replaced, now I'm a hypocrite...I'm fixing it myself.

[bb]

Originally posted by Diceman
I am sure it's the evap fan motor, mainly on start-up after defrost. Wwwhhhheeerrrrrrrrrrrrrriiiieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.
The thing ain't that old, like 1.5 years or so. Damn Malaysians.
I have a Mfg extended warranty but ordered the little motor from the same joint that got me the part for my washer, I don't want some dumb ass repair guy in here fooling around with my stuff anyway

Slam the Ice tray into it forcefully. That "should" quieten it down a bit !

[Diceman]

I aleady tried the ice slamming routine.....it works for awhile.

[Diceman]

Originally posted by senior tech
Thanks Dice...your appliance karma traveled to my house via the internet and my washer broke...agitater dogs need replaced, now I'm a hypocrite...I'm fixing it myself.

I do have power beyond that of most normal humans.
Change the timer...........

[Diceman]

Originally posted by appltech1
Ive got a 1 and a half yr old GE sXs and last month i replaced the defrost heater. Some of these evaporator motors are DC voltage. IS yours?

Don't ask me such hard questions.....

[thehumid1]

Rather than replace the fan you could cut an opening in the fridge door and wire up one of those attic exhaust fans with a timer so when the defrost cycle ended the exhaust fan would come on which should pull enough air to spin the blades on the evap fan motor to get it started. Of course a little wd-40 on the motor shaft should be used as well. Once you confirm that works you will then need to buy a 2inch 4' x 8' styrofoam insulation sheet from Home Depot(just to be cool checkout on the line for Contractors). When you get that home then cut it to the size of the door you put the exhaust fan in and use a little of that duct tape from the GOOman guy then each time after the exhaust fan starts the evap fan shut off the exhaust fan and and tape the insualtion to the door so the cold air stays in.

See it is a simple solution to a simple problem who needs techs anyway?

[Timber]

We put all GE in our new house 2 years ago. All stainless.

Not impressed with GE. Ice maker was replaced under warranty.
But now part of the plastic chute broke off and ice comes pouring out way too fast.

I looked at the condenser coil and it was like some round looking contraption. Looked like a pain in the arse to clean, which I need to do...

GE = POS