Frigidaire 309651003 Fan Blade OEM Part

I went on your site and very easily found the replacement and ordered it and it was shipped the same day. I received it the next day .I installed it immediately and had my A.C. going. The fan was easy to replace but to get to it {had to remove a lot of material. It took about 2+hrs.

This was a old Kenmore 12,500 BTU window unit with a slide out case. I recommend two people to remove from case (heavy). After removing from case, remove top panel over air outlet and control panel (two or three screws) accessing wiring for compressor. Using a screwdriver short out capacitor terminals to the case to make sure it is discharged. Remove red and white wire from capacitor to compressor and black wire from control board to compressor, noting positions for reinstall. Remove two screws on each lower side at base pan,two screws on either side of condenser, one next to compressor at pan, one or two on front of evaporator and lift entire fan assemble and shroud up to access fan blade. Install new blade and reassemble.

This is the third time I have replaced this fan. I finally figured out the root of the problem is the foam rubber strips inside that guide the water away from the fan had rotted away. The water backed up to the fan and various debris or whatever built up on the fan. The resulting imbalance made self destruction inevitable. I have pretty much destroyed the bottom of the unit to let the water drain out before it can accumulate. The hardest part of replacing the fan is getting the heavy air conditioner out of the wall. Then getting the coils out of the way so I could get to the fan required some prying and a moderate amount of force. This was rather scary but worked out OK. Of course the old fan was stuck on the shaft really tight so that took some hammering to get it off, which was also scary but also worked out. This was an excellent opportunity to clean a LOT of rust and stuff out of the inside of the unit, including around the coils and fins. The bottom line is that this was a lot cheaper than a new air conditioner and even a non-expert can do it. Be advised that the failed fan is a symptom and if you do not fix the root cause (in my case poor water drainage) you will be replacing the fan again in a year or two. Just be careful to not break anything copper and the thing should still work.