Any refrigerator with time could give you some problems, which you need to fix for normal usage. For example, an evaporator fan motor. If the evaporator fan is not working, it will not circulate the cold air to the refrigerator compartment. If this occurs, the freezer may still get cold, while the refrigerator will not get cold. To determine if the evaporator fan motor is defective, try turning the fan blade by hand. If the fan blade does not turn freely, replace the fan motor. Additionally, if the motor is unusually noisy, replace it. If you follow our simple instruction - you can replace the evaporator fan motor in the refrigerator GE Monogram ZISB480DMD and similar models. For replacing, you need some free time (about 1 hour) and some additional tools: work gloves, nut driver set.
Move your frozen food from the freezer to the refrigerator section during this repair. Remove the freezer shelf. Unplug the power cord from the wall outlet. Remove the spacer in the freezer shel. Push the shelf to the left to release the right side of the shelf from the holes. Pull the shelf out of the freezer. Remove the mounting screws from the evaporator cover. Pull the top of the evaporator cover down and unplug the evaporator fan wire harness. Push the evaporator cover to the left side of the freezer and disconnect the green ground wire and the ice maker wire harness from the evaporator cover. Pull the evaporator cover out of the freezer and lay it on a work surface. Remove the metal locking rings from the two upper tabs on the back of the fan cover. Push the evaporator fan cover up and disengage the 4 locking tabs. Remove the evaporator fan cover. Pull the fan blade off the motor shaft. Lift the 2 locking tabs on the fan motor retainer. Rotate the motor retainer counter-clockwise pull it off. Lift the motor out of the mounting bracket. Place the new fan motor in the mounting bracket. Reinstall the motor retainer and rotate it clockwise, engaging the two locking tabs in the mounting bracket. Reinstall the fan blade on the motor shaft. Position the evaporator fan cover on the front of the evaporator cover and push the 4 tabs through the rectangular slots. Push the evaporator fan cover down into position. Reinstall the metal locking rings on the two top fan cover tabs. Position the evaporator cover in the freezer compartment and reconnect the ice maker wire harness and ground wire. Push the evaporator cover to the center of the freezer compartment and reconnect the evaporator fan wire harness. Position the evaporator cover over the evaporator and reinstall the mounting screws. Push the shelf into the mounting holes on the left side of the freezer compartment wall. Slide the shelf to the right and reinstall the shelf spacer. Plug in the refrigerator to restore power.
Done! Now your refrigerator must cool like a new one. If you can’t replace evaporator fan motor alone - you can contact our customer support team and arrange an appointment at the convenient time.
