Aboutjohn t. borgman Expertise I work days, so I can only answer early in the day or later in the evening, I live in Oregon. I have been so good at all the other area's of hvac, I am probably the only hvac guy that does not know oil. ( lol ) I am very well versed in gas, electric and heat pumps and will only answer residential applications. I have been known the past decade or so, by my employers as the guy you send when no one can figure it out. Trouble shooting is my special. I understand the physics behind air flow, refrigerants and electricity. I understand programmable t-stats, zone controls, economizers, fossil fuel kits and the engineering thought process in the wiring and construction of residential equipment
Experience I was lucky enough to start in this field over 25 years ago as an installer, for a company that installed the best duct systems I have ever seen, even to this day. The best ,as far as understanding the way air really flows through a duct system, from the return air to the very last supply register . They also had great pride and the duct work was put in, not only to last 50 years, but to look exceptional. Then as I started doing service work, I was again fortunate that I found a 3 year engineering class being put on be a man that was the educational director for the Entire united states for a society called " the Refrigeration Service Engineering Society " And for the next 3 years I schooled at night and practiced what I learned during the day, a great advantage over schooling and then trying to remember it years later.. Versed in duct design manual J heat gain/loss calculations. Also experience in wine rooms and indoor swimming pool hvac & humidity controls
Publications I have 2 inventions that have gone through the process and been recorded at the National Institute of Standards and Technology from start to finish and thus been invited to national innovation workshops by the dept. of Commerce and the dept. of Energy. They are waste heat recovery devices that N.I.S.T approved as valid and am currently looking for marketing partners to get this product into the hands of consumers and make a BIG difference in Energy savings for every Household and Eatery and take a big bite in the the peak hours power consumption that face our Utilities companies.
Education/Credentials factory training in Lennox ,Rheem, Ruud ,Trane, Tempstar ,Carrier, Day&Night, Payne, Bryant, Coleman, Intertherm, Ultra boilers, Unico, Mitsubishi,Sanyo, Taylor, Nicewonger, . Associates degree in Refrigeration Engineering. Certified with Energy Department, Check-me Program, have N.A.T.E. certifications in gas, a/c & heat pump. Teach and apprentice at every company I work at.
Question I have a fridge (Maytag MTB2456gew) that started not working properly, so I tried to troubleshoot.
Food in the refrigerator was getting warm, and some of the food in the freezer (near the top) began to melt over a period of about 2 days.
I unplugged the fridge and let it sit open for 24 hours for any residual ice to melt.
After plugging it back in, the compressor is buzzing happily, and the metal cooling blades in the freezer get cold with a little frost on them. The circulation fan in the freezer does not come on, though. When I spin it with a flick of a finger, it starts going, and continues along fine. Then it stops with the compressor, and won't start spinning again.
I've put some machine oil just to see if that would help (the petrolium based type used on electronic clippers), however, it didn't. When the power is off and I move the fan manually, there doesn't appear to be any sticking or friction.
Could there be something other than the fan that is causing this problem? It definitely seems to be centered around the fan, but I don't know if it could be a thermostat, fuse, or control somewhere else that is acting up.
Thanks in advance-
Answer Mark,
FYI, I am just an expert volunteer on here. Looking to build my portfolio for making this type of consulting work into a business, but just free for now, thanks
