Strange revving noise from a refrigerator
Few weeks ago, my 2 year old fridge started making strange revving noises. Freezing still works Ok, but the noise is troubling.
It's not possible to describe the noise with words, but a recording might help:
This noise seems to be coming from behind the bottom of upper compartment, above the freezer.
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Hi,
What is the make and model number of your fridge?
Is it an "upside down" fridge i.e. fridge on top, freezer on bottom?
Does the noise stop when you open the fridge door and start again when you close it?
Is the temperature OK in the fridge section, not asking about the freezer as you said it was OK?
Finally, does the fridge seem to run all the time?
von jayeff
Sorry, I didn't mention the make and model - it's GE PFE28RSHSS, bottom freezer. The strange noise comes and goes, opening doors does not seem to affect it. Both freezer and fridge section seem to operate normally. And fridge does not run always, it's totally quiet at times.
von Olga Larikova
Can I ask Jayeff? Yes, I have these symptoms. Temperature is set to high to safe energy. And this noise is mute when you open the door. Yes, “upside down"
von a_dlx
I have GE profile model, freezer in the bottom. Noise happens while refrigerator is running and does not stop when opening the door. It does stop when refrigerator is not running , all is quiet. Sounds like a fan trying to start and then stop.
von Rebecca
Rebecca @kroyal The condersor fan and the fans inside the refrigerator all run when the compressor is running. The ones inside the refrigerator stop when the door is opened. The condenser fan doesn’t stop when the doors are opened. The condenser fan is located behind the unit. It is near the compressor. You’d have to pull the unit away from the wall and remove the access panel at the bottom. If the noise is coming from this area, unplug the refrigerator and look for something that might be hitting the blade causing the noise. If there is dust and dirt, go ahead and vacumme it out. It should be cleaned yearly. If nothing is caught in the fan blade and the noise if from the fan, then the bearings are bad and you’d need to replace it. That fan is called the condenser fan motor. Things work their way under the fridge and can get caught in the fan. Hopefully that’s all the problem is and once you remove the object it will run just fine.
von LadyTech
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