Freezer ICE Cold but Fridge Warm | SOLVED | Frigidaire, Kenmore Refridgerator FIX 

My airways were blocked by ice but we realized it was becuz the fan wasn't working. Spent 21 dollars on Amazon and used this video and saved us hundreds. Ty

Thank you so much. Writing from Jamaica 🇯🇲 and found your video after calling a few repair men gave a huge assessment cost. My husband and I followed ur instructions on our Blackpoint refrigerator and found that the ice build up prevented the fan from spinning. Defrosted, fan started spinning and solved the problem. MANY THANKS TO YOU

Huge thank you for this video! You saved us from having to purchase a new fridge for something so simple.

I ended up needing a different motor for my fridge model but the steps you laid out were essentially the same. I couldn't have fixed my fridge without your video. SUPER helpful! Thank you!! My fridge is working perfectly again!

Thank you! The world needs more people like you. Your video was great. Easy to follow. Took me literally 10 minutes, And the fridge is working again. Much appreciated.

You are so informative! My coild were frozen completely! I defrosted the whole fridge, plugged it back in and noticed the fan was not turning. You saved me tons of money. Thank you!

JJ Thank you so much for this video. I have the same model and it was only cold on top. I had ordered a new fridge from Lowes just before I watched this video, Needless to say I canceled it and ordered the part from amazon. It came the next day and it took me 20 minutes to fix. You saved my family $1,000 that we couldn't afford. Again Thank You

Although my fridge didnt have the same problem, you did help me figure it out! The freezer was so frozen it froze something going to the fridge. I just opened the freezer let it thaw out and it started working again. true story lol THANK YOU!!!!!

My fan still worked but the passage was blocked with ice. Your video saved my bacon!

This is by far the best RU-vid “how to” video I’ve ever seen. Thank you so much!!

You’re video gets right to the point! Thank you so much you saved me a $125 trouble call plus labor

THANK YOU!!! I’ve literally been researching for a week! And your video was exactly what I’ve been experiencing!

Thanks! Saved me hundreds and this was just the info I needed to repair my fridge!

THANK YOU!! This video saved me hundreds of dollars! The only thing that confused me, other than learning how to use a drill for the screws in the tight space holding on the ice maker 😂, was the model number. I ordered mine next day from Amazon, as it seemed no one locally had one, which was also $100 less than the manufacturer, and my model number ended in 06, not 04, but everything I found pointed to 04 being the part, so I bought it. Well, now I know why some things seemed less than perfect taking off the ice maker. Someone already replaced this part! And the model number and the new unit are identical to the one I replaced. So, who knows how many years I’ll get out of it, but I’ll at least know what I’m doing in a couple years when it goes out again! And that’s still worth the $100 savings on the part alone! Not to mention a service call and days without a fridge, albeit secondary! First world issues!

My fridge is about 99.8% identical. I planned to swap out the fan motor anyhow, because of the racket it made, but your video really helped with demonstrating the various clips and disassembly techniques. I would have NEVER guessed some of those procedures. Thanks!

You saved me a service call…thanks so much!!

Hey thanks J J , I removed the motor and found out a new one was$131,00 so I decided to take the motor apart and cleaned the contact's of the motor winding and it is working great, I USED SAND PAPER.

Thank You! My freezer was fine, but the fridge wasn’t cold damper channel was blocked and fan motor was out, 3 months after warranty ran out. It had a rattle when the freezer fan came on since the day we bought it, and that was the main give away that the fan motor had stopped working and the fridge was too warm. I ordered the fan off amazon for about $20, took 4 days to get here, and about an hour to replace, cleaned the freezer and removed the ice dam from the channel and while the fridge was pulled out I vacuumed the vents on the back and took some canned air and blew off the condenser coils and fan at the bottom of the fridge. Cold air is blowing from all the right places and it’s humming away! THANK YOU!😊 Your video saved me almost the cost of a whole new fridge since I live out in the boonies and they gouge the crap out of us for service calls and parts. Truly appreciated. Gonna give it a little bit to cool down and make sure it’s doing what it should. But so far so good!

Thank you for this video. We just ordered the part and have total faith that we can fix it with your great instructions.

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! This video is exactly what I needed to fix our two year old fridge! I actually called to have someone look at it before finding your video, and they tried to upsell me on a bunch of warranty cost for other things that I didn’t need. I actually ended up hanging up on them. Your instructions were so clear and easy to follow, I had the fridge fixed in about 15 minutes once the $22 part came from Amazon overnight. You are awesome!😎 Thanks again!😁

My fan is out and you basically save me 800, THANK YOU!!!!!!

Thanks alot had my fridge put n storage for almost a year fan was turning but slow then stop put some dw40 now works like a champ

I’ve had a very productive conversation with this creator that I can reference for other issues. What I notice with my fridge and I hope it helps someone: If the fan works, The freezer works Then lower the temperature of your fridge. The ice build up might have blocked the return vent. You will have to remove the panel and see for yourself. It’s right under the “radiator fins. If ice is blocking it then their is your problem! 😊First thaw out all the ice, let it melt. If you remove the light dome fixture you can set a small jug inside to catch the water as it will be a lot. There is a knob inside the bottom part of the fridge. If you are building too much ice inside your freezer DO NOT set it on the “recommended” setting. Set it half way or 1/4” of an inch before the recommended side. Get closer to the recommended as needed. You might have to monitor your temperature so your food doesn’t go bad. Also, the knob that’s inside the freezer actually controls how much air flows to the bottom. It’s not a electrical setting. It just opens the vent wider. If you leave it to the coldest setting most of the cold air will stay in the freezer. I set it the the lowest that way the cold air can also go to the bottom of the fridge.

Dude thank you for making this video! My Frigidaire is an exact match and I bought your recommended replacement motor. Followed your clear, concise steps and Shazaam! chilly freezer air is now blowing into my fridge! Saved my fridge and my groceries. Thanks!

As was the case with many others in the comments, the fan was working fine and I just needed to defrost and clear the ice build up that was blocking the channel. I would have had no clue where to begin if not for this video, and thought for sure I was going to have to purchase a new fridge. Thanks JJ!

I almost gave up on our fridge. Same situation freezer was good, bottom was not cooling. You saved me so much time and money. Your video helped me fix it. The motor on ours was just stuck, it was turned off for a year. Our old refrigerator works again. Thank you so much for posting this video!

thank you for the video. you saved me some money. I took my fridge a part and thought that was the Defrost Timer issue, but when I watched your video I looked at the fan it was not spinning and the cold air didn't passing through to the cooler. i bought the Blower Motor and it is working fine the cooler is cold. thanks again.

Excellent production!

Thank you! Love your video. Excellent explained, step by step.

Thanks man, this saved me alot of money and it was super easy

I am going to try this on Saturday my day off and see if I can get it working thank you so much a

Great video!

Very helpful thank you! We Saved some money

Thank you for sharing!

Nicely done

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Thank you for your video Sir. Do you have any idea why do those little plastic fans break just like that?

Thank you for share this important information was really helpful to me

Thanks for your Video

My only complaint about this video is that nothing comes off as easily as is shown the first time and some of the clips and parts are more fragile than they look (especially when still frozen). But thank you for helping fix my fridge.

Thanks!

Nice video, what could cause the fan not to spin fast enough ? Having a similar problem

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Do you have a video on how to remove ice maker from this freezer? Thank you!1

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I luv you brother I mean it Thanks for the clear and concise directions and most of all for saving me money honey. I have that exact refrigerator but I have to remove the ice maker 1st, do you have a video on how I remove it?

Hello my problem is the bottom fridge is freezing every food , it’s the same temperature in top and bottom , how can I do ?

Need to do this cuz my landlord sucks n taking to long to get someone to fix

Have the identical refrigerator as of today, I am going to order the part and see if that was my age will follow through later 🤞🏽

Thank you for the video. The motor costs $160 from the local supplier. I ordered 2 from Amazon at $29 each. I'll wait for 4 days to get the parts. The outdoor temperature here is below 0 C. We use our garage as a big fridge and keep frozen food in the freezer in the basement.

I have a question I repair my freezers thermostat sensor and the heating element does turn on and I also replace the defrost timer but it still keeps icing over do you think that I have a short somewhere in the temperature control knob this all started when the lightbulb socket went out

Your Frigidaire has the exact same back panel that is in my freezer! I am ordering the part assuming it's identical. I knew I needed to make sure it wasn't ice blocking the vent tubes, so I made sure to leave the refrigerator off for 24 hours and also use a air jet to clean off the compressor and coils. I'm expecting a great outcome! Now to fix the ice maker not filling with water. Maybe the solenoid or maybe the switch in the ice maker. Do you have a video for ice maker trouble shooting?

Notes: This video was on how to replace the evaporator fan motor. Note the two metal oval shaped rings he turned one quarter clockwise to be able to get the evaporator fan motor off. The fan blade itself actually just came right off by pulling outwards with just his fingers. There was also a plastic piece that he had to turn one quarter counterclockwise to get the fan motor off. A little experimentation should be all it takes to figure it out and a little luck not to break any thing for this model of refrigerator.

What tool are you using to take the screws out ?

What tool are you using to take the screws out

Any ideas why else it is not blowing enough air. I just bought a brand new GE refrigerator and got food poisoning because my refrigerator isn’t cold enough because of air flow. Tech found a piece of foam blocking the vent and replaced the fan for good measure. HOWEVER, the air flow is still not enough to cool the refrigerator appropriately. When I open the fridge door I feel no coolness like in my previous models. I have it set at the highest setting. I bought a refrigerator thermostat and it shows it is not cold enough for safety. Tech cane again. Stuck his hand in the fridge and said it’s cold enough. 🤨

The Beko I am dealing with has no air channel between the two what system is this split evaporator?

Thanks for the video!!! I would like to ask you, my freezer is cold and things gets frozen, but not as it should be. and my fridge totally warm, is it the same problem?

I have the same issue but with a 3.2 CU.F mini-fridge with a separate freezer and refrigerator section (2-door model). There is no removable back panel inside the freezer (or the refrigerator portion either), it's all one continuous molded piece of plastic and so there also is no "air-channel" going from the freezer to the lower refrigerator section and no fan. The top freezer section gets VERY cold (-20 F or colder) and bottom refrgerator section is between 57 F to 65 F. No apparent removable panel in the outside back of the unit either other than the bottom rear open portion where the compressor and tubing as it. So I'm stumped as to why the refrigerator section isn't getting cold.

good video, my kenmore looks quite a bit older, does that fan fit any model?

I have a Frigidaire Top Mount sort of like this one and the fridge doesn't get to cold, but the freezer does. I checked the evaporator fan and it does spin, although I don't believe it spins as the one in this video. Can a fan run slow? Or could it be something else? The compressor, defrost timer, and condenser fan all work. Any thoughts? Model FFTR1835VW0

What ifs forming ice in that little place where it blows the cold air through?

Before the probe Len was freezer was freezing and fridge not cooling and now it’s both of them not cooling. Would this fix work?

Don't see the link to amazon part

My fridge looks a lot like this one. My fan is running, but it just doesn't seem to be blowing very hard down below - so maybe the fans not blowing hard enough. No ice blockage.

I have the same problem. But the fan is working fine. Do you think I should replace the Bimetal sensor? That's my guess. Could you please reply... 🙏🙏🙏🙏

Hey just wanted to clarify , my fridge serial number is FFTR1814QW4A, I didnt see it on the list but the fridge you showed in the video is almost exactly the same , just wondering if the motor you have in the link would work for my fridge aswell , thanks

I have this same problem but the lights in both the freezer and refrigerator are also out. If I unplug the unit and plug it back in the lights come on for awhile but goes out abut 15 minutes later. What is your advice on that particular problem.

my refrigerator is toshiba 2weeks ago the freezer was working but the fridge wasn't working and i fixed it by serching on internet but now it's oppisite can someone tell me why???

Hi JJ, I replaced the fan but the fan is still not turning on. Any ideas what it might be?

I have the same problem any way to check if the fan works without a voltage meter?

Surely check the fan isn't working prior to buying a new one;it could be a no power to fan situation.

How to use the defrost button.?

My freezer is cold, but won't freeze, the refrigerator side not cold at all. Please help

How do I check the fan if it is bad? I don’t want to just throw a random part in and not fix it but I do suspect the motor everything was clear and cleaned

I need the link for replacement parts anyone have a clue how much it would be

I have a new refrigerator since I bought it, and it does not cool at all in the summer, and the freezer section is very light...in Saudi Arabia I bought a second one with the same problem, what is the solution? Tnx

What about the fridge not using fan & the freezer ice & fridge not cooling ?

What if my freezer is freezing fine and the fan is spinning and blowing air but the bottom is still not cold enough ? Freezer is at -6 degrees & bottom is at 38 degrees

Repairman replaced fan and refrigerator is cooler but still not cooling in 38 degree range. It is running at 45- 46 degrees. Very frustrating.

Hi, the blower fan is working in the freezer. I can heard the blower fan is running. However,the fridge is not cooling. There is no cold air blowing down from the freezer. Should I still buy the replacement part to replace it? Please help

My problem is the opposite of this video. I can’t find an answer to my problem. The top freezer is too cold( ice cream rock hard/ fridge is normal. I found the button to slide up and down in the freezer to adjust the coldness. It won’t move!! Is there a truck to this or something???

the freezer is working the fan is working the refrigerator is not cooling. where do i go from here. please reply

You should have defosted everything in there before reinstallation

I just replaced the fan, but still doesn’t work. Freezer fan works just fine. But cooling fan still doesn’t, even though its brand new.😢

dead end is the fridge

I've had a guy over twice because my refrigerator wasn't getting cold. Ice was built up in freezer He unthawed the freezer with heat gun. Came back a week later. Doing the same thing, now freezer constantly running. He realized my fridge door gasket was bad. Turned off for 24 hrs. Seemed ok. But freezer fan is constantly running. Coils are clean. What else could it be

My fan works, there is nothing blocking tha passage but the tan isn’t pushing any air towards the bottom 😤

I the exact same problem, but my brand name is LG (from India). Can you check if the same replacement motor will work for me too? Thanks.

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