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REPLACING THE FREEZER FAN
1. Fo l l o w S t e p s 1 th ro u gh 7 o f ch e ckin g
t he f r ee z e r f a n .
2 . R e mo ve t h e f a n b l ad e b y p u ll i n g it o ff
the shaft.
3 . R e m o ve t h e scre ws th a t se cure th e
mo t o r t o t h e m o u n ti n g b ra cke t.
4 . I ns t al l th e mo to r in th e mou n tin g
bracket.
5 . I ns t al l t h e
fa n
b l ad e o n
the
re p l a c e m e n t i n th e sa me p o si tio n a s
on t h e o ri g i n a l mo to r sha ft.
6. S e t t h e fa n m o to r asse mbl y i nto the
s l o t i n t he s t yro fo a m d ri p tra y.
7 . C o n n ec t t h e w i r e l ea d s a nd th e gr o u n d
w i r e to t h e m o to r.
8 . Re a s se m b l e t h ose p a rts p re vio u sly
re mo v e d a n d t e st th e u n it.
T h e f a n b l a d e i s p ro vi d e d wi th a s to p o n
t he f a ce o f t h e h u b . Wh e n the b la d e is
p o s i t i o n e d s o t h e sto p re sts a ga i n st th e
e n d o f t h e s h a f t i t i s p ro pe rl y i n sta l led .
FREEZER FAN
Side-By-Side Models
lf t h e t re e ze r f a n f a il s to o pe ra te , or r u n s
e r r a t i c a l l y , t h e r e d u c e d a i r c i r c u l a t i o n w i l l
ca us e
u n sa t i sfa cto ry te mp e r atu r e s
th r ou g h o ut b o t h f o o d co mp ar tme n ts. lf th e
fa n ru n s , b u t e rra ti ca ll y, you ma y no tice
th a t t h e c o m p r e ssor ru n time in cre ase s a s
th e f a n R PM d e c rea se s.
The f reezer f an is designed to draw air up
f rom
the
bottom of
the
treezer
c o m p a r t m e n t ; p u l l i t t h r o u g h t h e c o i l a r e a
a nd blow it out at t he t op agai ns t a
d i s p e r s i n g s h i e l d , t h u s c r e a t i n g a
p r e s s u r e c h a m b e r b e h i n d t h e s h i e l d , F r o m
here t he air is dispersed in thr ee
direct ions. The fan is wired to r un
s i m u l t a n e o u s l y
w i t h t h e c o m p r e s s o r .
CHECKING & REPLACING
FAN MOTOR
B efore checking the f an cir cuit f or defec ts ,
r e m o v e t h e d i s p e r s i n g s h i e l d a n d s p i n t h e
blade t o make sure nothing has l odged
a g a i n s t i t w h i c h c o u l d p r e v e n t n o r m a l f a n
o p e r a t i o n . l f t h e b l a d e s p i n s f r e e l y , c h e c k
the fan motor .
You can test a f an motor by connecting the
l e a d s d i r e c t l y t o a 1 1 0 v o l t s o u r c e . T o d o
this, pr oceed as f ollow s:
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