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Sub Zero freezer
Came in bus tonight and went to get some ice and freezer was at 34 warm so took front grill off and condensor fan had stopped , So pulled the pan out and gave fan a spin it started right up but it is going bad , so I replaced it with the new one I carry with me and all good now, started right up and is cooling great , now the ice maker water line is another story they use cooper line with a comp fitting on one end at control unit but the blue water line coming in to it to join the cooper they used a quick coupler like for air lines leaked like a water hose so took it apart cleaned cooper pipe end and cut off blue water line just a little and put new push in quick connect and all is great, it leaked because I took it apart to get the pan out to get to fan motor, all good now !!!!!!!!
Edit. The fridge and freezer is a Sub Zero
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Hers the fan motor with the fan blade removed from the old one -
very, very impressed with your ingenuity Peter. I would have been calling for Jeff. Sounds like you would be a great travel buddy to have around in a pinch! Great job..Curious how long all this took you.
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About ten minutes for motor after taking covers off about 5 mins then about 10 mins for water line and all good total time maybe one hour . I taught Jeff, LoL !!!!! Will be at Jeff’s in afternoon on Sunday, To visit my Friend and Buddy!!!!!!!!
I am like a spider monkey on crack LoL!!!!
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Life is SOOOOOOOOOOOOO easy when you know what to do.
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I have had three failures of that same motor.
Sub Zero paid for the last one, and the technician to replace it because I raised hell. The clue is the perimeter of the door opening is usually warm, by design. That eliminates condensation and it is warmed by refrigerant coming from the condensing coil. When the fan quits as Peter’s did the perimeter of the door opening gets relatively hot compared to the normal warm temp.
You don’t realize the condensing fan has quit often because it comes on with the compressor which makes enough noise so you don’t realize the fan has stopped.
Sub Zero quality has dropped to the point where we will never have another. Our Sub Zero at home has been equally poor, compared to our first which was bullet proof.
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Hmm, sounds like you boy’s miss your old tried and true Amana. At least back then you could expect about 12 years with occasional replacement of the Defrost Timer and Thermostat.
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The Amana I had in the last coach was a POS.
The Bosch we replaced it with was the best refrigerator we ever had and would replace the Sub Zero in a heartbeat if it would fit in the hole.
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My motor was 12 years old so good service out of it, we will see how long new motor will last!!!!
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Just like Jon, our old Sub Zero that we still have is bullet proof (1987 model). The unit was 9 yrs. old when we bought that house, now 20 yrs. later, we have had a few things repaired. Just recently a new thermostat for the freezer. At 12 yrs. old, Sub Zero replaced both compressors as they were still under warranty. Now, at 29 yrs. old, it’s still purring like a kitten.
At our main home, the newer Sub-Zero’s have all been repaired at one time or another. Both Sub-Zero fridges (a 2000 and a 2003) needed repair and a 2003 wine cooler w/refrigeration drawers had to be repaired so many times, Sub Zero made me an offer to get a new one at cost (in 2014), so I had it replaced.
When we were building the new coach, I specifically requested not to have Sub-Zero or GE. We chose Jenn Air as we had such good luck out of our 2007 model installed in our other coach. It bounced down the road for 7.5 yrs and 70,000 miles without even one hic-cup.
We’ll see if this new Jenn Air model is reliable, so-far-so-good at 15 months. And like so many things, they are all probably made by the same company.
Mark
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