I have a Haier wine cellar model number HVTS18DABB. I had the unit for less than 1 year and a half. The upper ozone (white wine zone) doesn't cool. The lower one does. What parts would I need to replace?
Maybe not the answer for everyone, but I proved it was the fan by removing the back panel, removing the fan and finger guard, then placing a small desktop fan that was the same size as the top-rear fan on the wine fridge. Pumping air directly over the heat sink allowed the unit to attain the temperature set on the front panel. The old fan would either not turn at all, or too slowly to be effective. These fans are junk. Especially after finding articles such as this out in different forums for the same issue.
I have the HVTS18DABB model unit and the replacement fan is a simple 120mm square, 25mm deep 12V DC fan. Similar or the same as you see in computer chassis. Found some inexpensive, high CFM, low noise fans from the following site:
http://www.sidewindercomputers.com
Specific fan for my application was the model SY1225SL12SH. Although I did order a second fan that is similar in case the .5amps was too high and I popped a fuse. These fans are inexpensive folks, as long as you aren't afraid to get your hands dirty. Good luck.
http://www.sidewindercomputers.com/sc12slsy110c.html
Here are the details on my order:
Name Code Qty Each Options
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Yate Loon 120x25mm D12SH-12 1 5.99
D12SH-12 High Speed -
Black (88 CFM, 40 dBA)
Scythe 120x25mm SY1225SL12SH 1 7.95 Add Black Sleeving = No
SlipStream SY1225SL12SH -
110 CFM
Subtotal 13.94
Shipping 7.02
Tax 0.00
Best replacement fan to use is a Scythe S-Flex 1600RPM model. They're rated for a lifespan of 150,000 hours, and they don't use a low quality/low lifespan sleeve bearing like the stock Yate Loon fan or the SlipStream fan that was previously mentioned. The S-Flex are a lower amp fan, so now worries about blowing a fuse.
http://www.koolertek.com/computer-parts/...
did you have to use an adapter to connect the new fan? The fan I got is a 3 pin (3 wires) the old one is 3 pin but only 2 wires and the connector is small than the new one... I've been looking for an adapter but can only find 3 to 4 pin
Per bloodugly's suggestion i visited the site and ordered two fans even though only the upper fan failed. The replacement has three wires (red/yellow/black). I snipped off the original connector and spliced onto the Scythe replacement fan. I did not use the yellow wire. This was terrific advice and certainly worth the thirty dollar investment and 1 hour of effort. The fans do run quieter than the original.
My problem was the same as the one described above, and repaired per the procedure described by nomads15. I find that the 120 x 120 x 25 mm 79 cfm fan I bought at a local computer supply store is far more powerful than the factory fan. The total I spent on the repair was about $9.
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Fixed it the way nomad 15 did. Works great
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