I found the video for diagnosing, what parts are likely to cause it, and how to replace it. The fan motor was 67 dollars, and involved about 30 minutes time to replace. Then just out of curiosity I searched on the web for that part number and found replacement motors on Amazon as cheap as 15 dollars. We ordered one for 30 dollars and hope to have it in 5 days.
The site was very helpful, though very slow to load.
Thought it might be useful for those handy enough around the house to use for do it yourself appliance repair.
My appliances are old, like 25 years or older. But that's a good thing since I have a friend who does appliance repair and if he can get the parts for the appliance, he can fix it.
He doesn't even try to fix the newer appliances because they've become too digital and pretty much have planned obsolescence built into them.
I think the most I ever paid him was about $165 to replace the transmission in my clothes washing machine.
For you folks who may have had a leaking fridge door on an LG fridge with a French door, the culprit is likely one of two things, a loose hose going into either the small water chamber (allows for cold water to the first person who gets there in the morning), the valve for water, or the water chamber itself (two plastic halves). All these are accessible inside the left door bottom behind an easily removed plastic cover. After much back and forth with the warranty people, I fixed it myself with an original LG part for $45. It was the water chamber itself. Only figured it out when my wife suggested using a blue shop towel to wipe at different areas around the tubes and chamber. It was the seam in the chamber itself that was apparently separating.
As Red Green said, If you can’t be handsome, then you oughta be handy. (Or something like that)
Just had the same experience. My fridge was half working, I think not was going into a defrost mode, and I would have to jiggle the controls to get it to come back on.
So I had a service guy come check it, the defrost control board needs replacement. In addition they suggested I replace the thermostat control. Service call $100 and parts and labor to fix $550. They would have to order the parts. There unit is 11 years old and I don’t want to buy another.
So I looked into a DIY video on how to replace the board, very easy, 15 minutes tops. So I look online for a part. The main parts places wanted almost $300 for that board. I went to Ebay and found the same exact part for $25.00, it just came in today. So I will change it out myself and save $500.
I bought two just in case, so all in $50 for parts, my labor Zero.
I’ve used Parts Select to fix a refrigerator and my two wall ovens. One of the ovens has been fixed twice. It’s a great resource.
Thank you for posting that.
There are many advantages to DIY repair:
1) You care, and want it fixed right.
2) You aren’t making money on the repair, so you’re not looking for extra costs.
3) Your old “thing” may be better than the China-made garbage that would replace it.
Those are just a few, and there are certainly others, if you have the time and interest to repair.
I try to fix or replace most things, myself. My dryer runs on a replacement pulley I turned on a lathe from a piece of walnut firewood, for instance.
I have been finally driven to repair my home’s heat pump, myself, after going through every HVAC service in the phone book over a period of 10 years. I don’t think that there is much, if any, honesty in HVAC, and I thought the system should have been more reliable than what I was seeing. Watching previous repairs and the Internet help, but there is some weaselly stuff on the Internet, too. The “supply chain” crunch is real, too. Parts and tools can be hard to get.
My 30-year-old USA-made microwave finally died for good (likely) a few weeks ago. Some things can’t last forever. Now, the ONLY replacements are made in Chyna. I’ll be happy if it makes it through the warranty. If it dies, I’ll probably scrap it for parts to resurrect the old one.
Thanks again for posting that site. I’ll see if what I need for the old microwave is out there.
My brother and I recently went by the house we grew up in back in the early 70’s.
The current owner invited use in.
The copper colored refrigerator my dad and mom bought in ‘71-72 is still in use in the basement rec room.
Most evaporator fan motors are real easy to change, you just have to remove everything on the inside to get to it, but it all comes right apart.just buy it and change it should be $30-$60
Here’s another handy tip. I use Ryobi cordless tools a lot. When one of the batteries would die I’d go buy another one. Well, not anymore. There are videos out there showing how to bring them back to life and it’s very easy to do.
Another site to use is appliantology.org. Over the years I have replaced an ice maker auger motor, a gas dryer igniter and a drum bearing on the same dryer.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vkV8ehzlr2M
“Repairmen are often highly educated and are worth their pay.”
Oh really! Hmmm. If you believe that, you should use a service tech.
The amazon parts might fit, but they won’t perform. Buy OEM if you can find it.
Washing machine (many years old Whirlpool) had clutch fail. I was out of work at the time and had time on my hands, so I fixed it. Cost me about 70 bucks for the parts and I had to buy a D-ring plier. Still working today.
In my case the fan motor cost $45+Shipping at partselect.com but the same motor (mftr part # WR60X10220) cost as low as $16 new with free shipping on Ebay and $14 on Walmart. Guess where I placed the order. Thank God for such options.
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I had the same problem. Bought a box fan for 10 bucks and put it behind the fridge. Problem solved for at least ten plus years, best I know the fridge is still working. At least it was a few years ago then I sold the business.
Repair Clinic also has parts and videos. Fixed my microwave for $30.