Whirlpool W10124096 Refrigerator Condenser Fan Motor Kit OEM Part

Unplugged refrigerator and removed access panel from back of fridge. Have had this panel off many times for dust removal. Panel is a cheap piece of glorified cardboard on this Whirlpool model, which is a shame given that it was a $1000 refrigerator. Fan motor is mounted on stamped sheet metal bracket which I removed from cabinet with old fan attached to it. Metal bracket held in place by 4 1/4 inch hex head sheet metal screws. Two outermost screws can be removed with nut driver but access to inner screws blocked by plumbing so used small 1/4 inch box wrench to remove them. Once unscrewed, the bracket plus old fan can be angled out of the cabinet. When bracket was out, removed old fan motor and washed 20 years of dust off bracket. Then pushed new fan onto new motor shaft. A firm push is required. Be sure to match configuration of new fan on new motor to that of original fan on motor so your fan won't be blowing backwards. Used large socket wrench over plastic fan shaft to distribute force and avoid breaking plastic fan. Pressed until gap between new fan and motor matched gap of original fan to original motor. Then attached new motor and fan assembly to bracket. Will only go one way for holes for 3 attachment screws to line up. Angled bracket and new motor back into cabinet and attached to mounting point with original 4 screws. Plugged new motor into original electrical plug with adapter plug that came with new motor. Can only go one way so you can't mess this connection up. Plugged refrigerator back in and fan started immediately, blowing in the correct direction with no ugly noises.

We began to hear a grinding hum coming from the fridge. Never having worked on a fridge before, I decided to see if the problem was something obvious that I could fix. I removed the engine cover and immediately found the source of the noise. I went to appliancepartspros.com, entered the model number of my fridge, and did some research. I found the part I needed and ordered it. It arrived 2 days later on a Saturday. I then watched the installation video and installed the part in about 30 minutes. Problem solved! Our fridge is now quiet again. I did not get an estimate on this repair but I did check the price of the part with a "brick and mortar " store and appliancepartspros.com saved me $40 on the part alone. I estimate a service call would have cost me in the neighborhood of $200-250 when you add labor, trip costs, etc, not to mention having coordinate schedules to be home to meet the repairman. Applicancepartspros.com is the way to go! My only advice would be to do your research and be safe by knowing your DIY limits. This was a simple repair that saved me time and money!

Determined that condenser fan was not turning. ordered condenser fan motor kit from AppliancePartsPros.com. Part arrived in 3 days. In the meantime, I placed a small fan on the floor in front of the fridge with the front grill removed and the fan blowing toward the condenser. This helped to reduce the heating of the door edges. When the part arrived, installation was fairly easy especially after watching the video. Problem solved.

I put the two parts in myself withou a problem. Easy

Replaced the motor and fan.