Thanks, I'll check, but I don't honestly recall there being any screws when I was in there giving the old bugger a good scrubbing.
On Jan 25, 2008, at 6:36 PM, Max Robinson wrote: > In the refrigerators I have taken apart, access was through the food > compartment. Take everything out and look for the screws that hold the > panel in place. Going in through the back would mean removing the > insulation, usually not a good idea. > > Regards. > > Max. K 4 O D S. > > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Transistor site http://www.funwithtransistors.net > Vacuum tube site: http://www.funwithtubes.net > Music site: http://www.maxsmusicplace.com > > To subscribe to the fun with tubes group send an email to, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Scott Howell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, January 25, 2008 7:29 AM > Subject: [BlindHandyMan] noisy fan in fridge > > > Folks, I have a Maytag side-by-side that I think a fan might be > going > > bad. It sounds louder than normal and of course I don't know much > > about the unit or really what I'd need to look for. I was going to > try > > and order the fan for the freezer, but want to see if I can test > to be > > sure it's that first. What I wanted to do is disconnect it and > restart > > briefly to see if this is the issue or not. So, would that approach > > make sense and to get at it would I likely just have to remove the > > entire pannel from the rear of the unit? The unit is probably seven > > years old so I surely do not want to replace it yet cause my wife > will > > want one similar and these babies aren't cheap. I think they run > > around $1,600 or so and maybe a little less, but she'll want the > water > > and ice through the door and such. If it does decide to crap out on > > us, can anyone make any recommendations on what is a pretty reliable > > unit? I hate to think I'd have to replace it anytime soon and I'm > sure > > the cost of hiring someone to fix it won't be cheap, but I'd like to > > try and resolve any issues myself. I'm fairly sure it's a fan inside > > the freezer portion that's going bad just cause it sounds louder > to me > > than it used to. I keep the coils and fan underneath clean so sure > > that' not the problem. Also, is it possible a control board could be > > going bad? If so, are these generally easy to replace? > > > > It seems to be working fine otherwise so maybe I should just leave > > well enough alone until it gets worse? Just trying to work out my > > options. > > > > tnx > > > > Scott Howell > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > > > To listen to the show archives go to link > > http://acbradio.org/handyman.html > > or > > ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ > > > > The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. > > http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday > > > > Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From > Various > > List Members At The Following address: > > http://www.jaws-users.com/JAWS/handyman/ > > > > Visit the archives page at the following address > > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > > > If you would like to join the JAWS Users List, then visit the > following > > address for more information: > > http://www.jaws-users.com/ > > For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind > Handy Man > > list just send a blank message to: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > No virus found in this incoming message. > > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > > Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.19.11/1244 - Release Date: > > 1/25/2008 7:44 PM > > > > > > > Scott Howell [EMAIL PROTECTED] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
