Ryan D Cedar Springs , MI January 09, 2016 Appliance: Model DWC283BLS Danby dwc283bls wine fridge loud fan noise From what I could see It appears the fridge has 3 different fans. One in the upper back of the unit and 2 in the temperature control unit that resides between the red and white wine sections. The fan that was the issue for me was the larger fan in the rear portion of the temperature control unit. I figured out which fan it was by waiting until I heard the loud fan and then taking a plastic straw and sticking it into the fans to stop them and find the noisy one. Once I found the bad fan I was able to locate a parts list from the model # and locate the fan I needed. Getting to the fan was not as difficult as I expected it to be. This whole process took me a little less than an hour including the time to empty the fridge and refill it. The materials I needed were the replacement fan, phillips screw driver, wire cutters / strippers, soldering iron & solder, heat gun & heat shrink tubing, and duct tape. 1. Unplug & Empty the wine fridge 2. Remove all the shelves - they are held in place with plastic tabs on either side held in place with a screw. I loosened mine enough that I could spin them 180 out of the way. I actually ended up just tightening them this way so that I can now pull all of the shelves completely out whenever I want to. 3. Remove the 6 screws from underside of temperature control unit. 2 along each side & 2 across the back. 4. Open the wine fridge door fully out of the way. You should now be able to slide the temperature control unit forward an inch or so. 5. Remove the 2 screws from the top front of the temperature control unit. You should now be able to slide the metal cover towards you and remove it from the temperature control unit. 6. Good luck on this next part. You need to remove the very thin styrofoam cover from where the fan resides. This is what I had to use the duct tape for later to piece it back together. It is extremely thin and brittle. 7. Remove the one screw from the top of the fan that is holding the temperature sensor in place. Remove the 4 screws from the underside of the fan that are holding both the fan and fan guard in place. Other than the wire going under the styrofoam enclosure the fan should now be free. 8. Unplug the fan wiring harness from the circuit board, cut the wires close to the broken fan since you will need to reuse the wiring harness. 9. Feed the wires from the new fan under the styrofoam enclosure in the same manor as the old wires. 10. Solder and heat shrink the wires of the new fan to the old wiring harness and plug harness back into circuit board. 11. Reattach the fan with fan guard & 4 screws. Screw the temperature sensor back in place on top of fan. 12. Replace styrofoam cover on enclosure, like I said earlier I used duct tape to piece it back together the best I could. 13. Slide metal cover back onto the top of the temperature control unit and fasten back in place with the 2 screws. 14. Slide temperature control unit back into fridge and fasten in place with 6 screws underneath unit. 15. Replace shelves in fridge, you can replace the retaining clips as well if you feel the need and then plug the unit back in. With any luck yours will run nice and quiet again like mine now does. Read More... 21 People found this story helpful Do-It-Yourself Rating: Repair Time Estimate: 1-2 hours Tools: Screwdrivers
Alejandro H Palm City , FL January 21, 2021 Appliance: Model WCR683DZD Avanti wine cooler fan motors I have an older Avanti Dual zone wine cooler and the fans were not functioning as necessary anymore preventing the proper circulation inside the unit. The mfg. no longer offers the replacements and found these at Appliancepartspros.com. The fan descriptions expressed that they were comparable replacements and they were right on the money! Same dimensions and connectors so the task was much easier than expected. It took a little bit longer than anticipated because all sliding shelves had to be removed as well as the back panel to access the fans however once these were removed, the change outs were a breeze. We are chillin once again and plan on buying a back-up set from them. Thanks! Read More... 2 People found this story helpful Do-It-Yourself Rating: Repair Time Estimate: 2+ hours Tools: Screwdrivers
Ralph M Freehold , NJ July 18, 2015 Evaporator fan in avanti wine cooler was making noise Replaced fan. Read More... 1 People found this story helpful Do-It-Yourself Rating: Repair Time Estimate: 15-30 minutes Tools: Screwdrivers
Thomas O The Woodlands , TX August 04, 2014 Appliance: Model AVANTI WINE CHLLLER WC1500DSS Fan motor very loud bearing was going out Took off cover and snapped motor in place. Read More... Do-It-Yourself Rating: Repair Time Estimate: 15-30 minutes Tools: Screwdrivers