Thursday, April 28, 2016

Evaporator Fan Operation

This  is a evaporator fan motor that is located in the freezer of a bottom-mount refrigerator at a house in Boise. 

The evaporator fan motor is responsible for circulating cold air from the freezer to the fresh food side of the refrigerator.  All the cooling necessary to cool your food is supplied by the freezer evaporator.  The freezing air is blown upwards, in French-door or bottom-mount refrigerators.  The airflow is constant in most cases. 

The cold air is regulated to keep a steady temperature by the use of a damper and damper motor.  The damper is opened and closed based on the refrigerator temperature - as detected by a thermistor or thermostat.

When these fans go bad the fresh food will warm but the food in the freezer will stay frozen.  You may also hear strange noise, rumbling, coming from the bad fan bearing. 

When this happens, call a professional who has the necessary experience to complete your repair quickly and professionally.

Western Boise Appliance Repair  208-344-4893 

Thursday, February 25, 2016

Dryer with broken blower wheel.

This is a dryer blower wheel from a whirlpool appliance.  It is money on the motor shaft so when the drum turns the blower to circulate air in the drum.  
This blower was cracked right in half.  I've never seen one of these break because they are very durable.
I thought i have seen everything in Boise!!   For any appliance repair help, we can be reached at 208-344-4893

Sunday, January 3, 2016

Many times the front door of the oven will need to be removed to access the internal components.  When testing we will sometimes need to check the gas valves, ignitors, ignition wires, and DSI signals.  In this instance it's good to have a reliable light source as well.  It's harder to fix something when you can't see it.  :->

Western Boise Appliance Repair 208-344-4893