Introduzione

This guide shows how to remove and replace the freezer evaporator fan or circulation fan in your Samsung refrigerator.

Some Samsung refrigerators have two evaporator fans, and this guide is for the fan in the freezer compartment. For the refrigerator evaporator fan, follow this guide instead.

The evaporator fan circulates cold air from the evaporator coils into the freezer compartment. If your freezer isn't cooling sufficiently or evenly (the back of the compartment gets much colder), you may have a faulty evaporator fan.

This guide will work for most Samsung Refrigerators . This guide is based on a model RF28R7201SG Refrigerator. If you have a different model, you may encounter some minor disassembly differences, but the overall repair process will be the same.

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    • Unplug your refrigerator before you begin your repair.

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    • Slide the freezer drawer fully open.

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    • Lift and remove all the freezer bins from the drawer.

    • You should be left with a freezer door attached by two rails.

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    • A plastic tab locks each drawer rail in place.

    • Use a flathead screwdriver to press in the plastic tab near the inner end of the drawer rail.

    • As you press the plastic tab, grasp the rail with your free hand and slide it towards you slightly to unlock the rail.

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    • Repeat the rail unlock procedure on the other drawer rail.

    • Once both rails are unlocked, firmly pull both rails to slide them out of the refrigerator wall guides.

    • Remove the freezer drawer.

    • To install the freezer drawer:

    • Push the geared torsion bar until it rests at the very end of the rails.

    • Align the drawer rails to the refrigerator wall guides.

    • Close the freezer drawer until the rails lock back in place.

    • If you don't hear a click, visually check if the plastic tabs have locked in place. You may need to push the rails in a little further with your fingers to set the tabs.

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    • Remove the screws securing the freezer evaporator cover.

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    • Don't try to fully remove the evaporator cover yet, as it's connected to the refrigerator by a few wires in the top right corner.

    • Use your hands to lift the bottom edge of the evaporator cover up to release the lower plastic tabs.

    • Swing the evaporator cover upwards to access the connected wires behind it.

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    • Use your fingers to squeeze and disconnect the fan cable connector from the back wall of the freezer.

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    • Remove the evaporator cover.

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    • Guide the fan cable from the evaporator cover clips.

    • If you have trouble getting the cable out of the clips, squeeze the clips with pliers to create a wider gap.

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    • Remove the screws securing the back panel to the evaporator cover.

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    • Use your fingers to pry and release the clips along the short edge of the evaporator cover.

    • If the perimeter foam insulation prevents you from releasing the clips, cut the foam with scissors.

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    • Lift and separate the back panel from the evaporator cover.

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    • Remove the screws securing the fan to the evaporator cover.

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    • Lift and remove the evaporator fan.

    • During reassembly, be sure to install the fan in the right orientation: the side with the center label should face down towards the evaporator cover.

Conclusione

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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Membro da: 14/04/15

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