Maytag Refrigerator Damper & Related

Replaced the damper control. It took only 10-15 minutes. Since replacement, the clicking noise has stopped. Very happy with the result. However, want to share that there was probably nothing wrong with the original damper other than the original faulty design. The flap opens and closes and believe the clicking noise was the result of plastic against plastic. Noticed the new damper control is exactly the same as the original except that one of the flap sides now has a thick piece of rubbery... Read more

After watching several YouTube videos on similar problem, I decided to replaced the air diffuser. Read more

• Fridge too warm
• Noisy

I determined that the motor that drives the damper valve that allows cold air into the refer was noisy. I ordered the replacement part from AppliancePartsPro.com. It arrived within 3 days and I changed the units out, which took about 10 minutes total. All is quiet with the refer now. Read more

I replaced the thermistor and the damper control. I couldn't have done it without the videos showing me how to get stuff apart Read more

The evaporator fan had stopped working and caused the entire area around it to ice up. No air flow was getting from the freezer to the fridge. I replaced the damper control (it was rusted, not sure if it was workign or not) and the evaporator fan. It was a very quick repair once I diagnosed the problem. The most time consuming part was taking all the compartments apart to get to the affected area. Read more

Checked air damper, it was blocked with ice. Replace it and defrosted it. Good to go. Read more

Removed & replaced baffle. Make sure you have a 1/4" nut driver. You can't see the nut that is at a 90 degree angle from the front of the refrigerator. There is a second nut hidden behind the air filter at the back of the compartment as well. Once you remove these two, the plastic housing comes off & the assembly (which is mostly made of Styrofoam) is easily replaced. Read more

This website had some information about how to access the thermostat in the freezer compartment. Along with some other Google videos I found. I got some good tips on what to do about the block of ice and how simple it was to replace the thermostat. The damper control didn't have much information on it but it's really not that hard at all. The damper unit failed and works sporadically so sometimes the refrigerator unit was warmer than normal and then sometimes things like my yogurt or frozen... Read more

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Parts came fast. All is well. Thank you Read more

Unscrewed the cover (just one screw using socket wrench), disconnected 4 cables, reconnected replacement part, re-covered unit. Done in < 5 minutes! Only 2 hurdles I had were: - green ground wire was difficult to pull off of old part. Had to use a small screwdriver to help pry it loose from connector. - while attaching one of the wires to the new part, I accidently pushed against the connector when it wasn't perfectly aligned, resulting in a bent connector pin ... with the result being the... Read more

Replaced the damper. Read more