Elvis for Model Number RS2630SH Fridge just stop cooling one morning, pull fridge out to investigate and discovered condenser fan motor burnt. Ordered new parts from you guys, got it and installed. Plugged it in and run it for a while and still not cooling. Condenser is clean, fan is running, compressor makes clicking sound, humming and vibrating so I assumed it's running properly. Opened the evaporator panel to check, evaporator fan is running but it seems like the only two upper part of evap tube are slightly cool and the rest downward are warm. What does this indicate? What else do I have to check? Also before all these happened the side and front of the ref were always warm which I thought was normal. I don't know either how long the condenser fan was out before the fridge stop working. How long will the fridge work without a condenser fan? Will it affect the compressor operation? Please help, let me know if I can still get this fix and what parts I still need to replace to get this working. I don't really want to spend $1000.00 for a new one if there's still hope to get this fix. Respectfully, Elvis
Answer Elvis, The first thing that should be checked is the start relay on the compressor. If the you hear a clicking every couple of minutes from the compressor then the relay is most likely faulty and would need to be replaced. What happens is the compressor overheats when the condenser fan is not running or if the condenser coils are not clean. This in turn will cause the compressor to overheat and kick out on overload. If this continues to happen continuously over a period of time it will cause the start relay to burn out from constantly trying to start the unit. Read More... Answered by AppliancePartsPros.com | Thursday, July 10, 2014