GEAppliances REFRIGERATORS BEF13-02

2OO1ELECTRONICSXS AND
TOP.FREEZERMODELS
Park,Louiaville,
Appliance KY't{t25 FREEZERFAN NOISE

APRIL2OO2

Recommended
Repairfor Freezer
FarNoise DesignGhanges
Thepurpose is toinlormtechnicians . Modifiedmounting
of thisbulletin bracketdesign to reducefantilt
oftherecommended fieldservicerepa:rfor evapo- andadded holestoallowwaterto drain.
ratorlannoiseandtheavailability of a completefan .lncreased diameter olthefan-housing orifice
to
assembly including:evaporator fan,bracket,shroud, providemoreclearance to thefanblade.
blade,grommets, wiringandinstructions. .lmproved thewirerouting andbracketisolation.
. nedesigned motorrubbergrommets to prevent
Thisrepairwilladdress Ianlmolor noisesuchas motortrlt.
humming, loudwhirling, bladehittingiceandrattlinq . Redesigned motorbracket bumperslo prevent
or roaringsounds. motorbodytouchingbrackets

Causes Note:A moisture kitmnstheinstalledirlthe

Combinations ottheelements below: selectmodels belowin orderto ensurcthatnoise
. Bentorloosemounting bracketor mounting is conplelelyeliminaled.
Themoisture kitmust
screws. beordered seoaratelv-
. Freezerlan tihedcausinq thebladeto hitthe
housing. Recommended
FieldRepair:
. Fanbladeoutolbalance. Side-by-Side wilh melallinels:
rnodel$
. Wiresroutedsuchthattheytouchothercompo- 1.Foll0w 0rocedure inBulletin
REF12-02 forreduc-
nents{liner,brackets, anysurfaces}andrattle. ingfreezercompartment moistuae involving
. Excessive moisture inthefreezerresultingin ice installing ofthemaincontrol
thelatestversion
formingonthehousing andtheblade. board.anda newevaDoaator covet
. Excessive moisture inthefreezerresultingin ice 2. Installnew Freezerlanassembly
bridgingbetween thelan motorandthefanbrack- 25'useWR60X10100
ets.Thistransmits motorvibrationsto therestof 20'122'useW860X10101
therefrigerator.
Side-by-Side modelswilh plasticlircrs:
1. lnstallnewfreezerfanassemblv WR60Xl0t02.

ElectrcnicTop-Frcezer Eefrigelators:
1. lnstalimoisturekitWH49X10044 (Forserialtange
FAthroughTA0nly)perservicebulletinREFl8-01.
All unitsproduced outsideofthisserialrangehad
themoisture duringproduction.
kit installed
2.Installnewlreezerfanassembly WR60X10097.

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