Refrigerator making loud buzzing humming noise not normal - DIY fix
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 14 ต.ค. 2024
- A loud Buzzing or Humming noise coming from your refrigerator is not normal. In this video, we show you a possible item that can cause these unfriendly sounds!
Wow, what a easy fix. Thanks for posting this video. Just had the unit delivered last week and they Know there was no water line, and yet, They didn't think to turn the switch off! I'm really glad I didn't have to call them back for that
Perfect diagnosis, you saved me alot of money. When you said "wakes you up in middle of the night. I knew you were correct.thankyou.
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Bro thank you sooooo much that was driving me crazy when I slept in the living room. You solved my problem
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Was getting ready to plunge into multiple 10 minute+ videos to find my problem. Decided to look at your 2:13 minute one and was so glad I did! Solved the problem. Thanks!
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OMG you are a lifesaver. Had this awful noise for a few months now, Super loud cranking. Did not even realize there was an ice maker. I just noticed the settings, small, medium, large icecubes? and a button next to it. I turned it off and it kicked into the regular sound. I had a ton of stuff in the freezer during the Holidays so something accidentally pushed against the button and turned it on. So happy it was not the compressor going bad.
Excellent. That is exactly what had happen. Thank you, Michael. My wife or someone else, or me, maybe bumped it to the "on" position.
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We are happy to help. Accidentally bumping it is very easy to do and that’s what happened to us as well. Great to hear you’re back up and running properly.
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Wow - thank you for the video! Turns out that our ice maker had accidentally been turned on by food we had piled up in the freezer. Every hour or so it would make a loud electrical/buzzing/crunching noise like something was trying to turn on but it couldn't, and I was worried that it was on its last leg (it's only 4 years old). Very happy with this "fix"... as easy and inexpensive as it gets!!! :)
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Dude! Your awesome for posting this. My elderly mum has this exact refrigerator and she just said she noticed it was making an intermittent buzzing noise. She has never hooked up nor utilized the ice maker. She had accidentally bumped this switch with food. Fixed! Much thanks 👍
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THANK YOU! My fridge went out a few months ago and ever since I fixed it, it has been making that buzzing sound. I must have flipped the switch because that is exactly what it was. I'm kicking myself over something so simple keeping me awake
You are very welcome, we have all been there. It’s very easy to flip that switch on accidentally when adding or removing frozen foods from the freezer.
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Thank you for this outstanding video. May God bless you always for your altruism.
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Check for an ice chunk buildup on the rotating mechanism of your evaporator fan/motor. That would make an imbalance and cause buzzing/humming noise.
Evaporator fan stops when you open the freezer door.
To get to the evaporator, you’ll probably have to empty out entire freezer, remove some shelf rails, and remove the back panel cover.
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Thank you!!! Easy fix, couldn't get help from brand, glad to get a quick fix.
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Why are there so many down votes? I don't see any negative comments. Someone must have it in for this man.
Barry Kelly
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Thank you omg!!! I just bought a fridge and I'm like WTF is that sound woke me up throughout the night
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A sudden noise just woke me up in few minutes and I quickly went to switch off. I’m now here and let me switch off the ice maker because I have checked the ice maker was on hope it resolves my issue 🙏
Thank God this man help me fix my fridge 🙏
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We stuffed a bunch of school fundraiser sweets boxes in the freezer recently and it hit the button on! Same fridge/freezer too. Thank you! Probably saved us a ton of money calling someone out.
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Thank you! 5 seconds in and buzzing sound fixed!
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Thanks man !!! New fridge was making that click and then buzzing noise.
Sure enough Ice maker was turned on. Thanks for the video 👍🏼
You are very welcome steve, so happy to help. Glad it was just the switch.
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SOLVED! My Ice-bucket, low-ice detection bar got pushed down in the freezer, but I don't have my fridge hooked up to the water for ice. Took a shop vac and leaf blower to the bottom of the fridge before I found this video but the sound every 18 minutes had been persistent. At least I got under the fridge cleaned! THANKS!
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That’s great to hear. 😁👍 that sound can get pretty annoying, especially when trying to sleep.
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Very nice, well conducted choice of words... nice and simple...
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You are the man and my hero!! The intermittent buzzing noises were scaring me. I was reluctant to call a repairman and get ripped off again. Yes the switch somehow got turned back on accidentally a month ago.
(Previous dishwasher repair cost $350+ for a new pump. It ended up being a blocked dishwasher drain/filter that I fix the second time using another DIY video in 5 min by removing a bit of plastic clogging it)
Good morning Erin, welcome to the DIY Raptor Club. We are happy to hear the video was helpful, & saving money is a bonus... especially around the holidays.
That little switch can be accidentally turned on extremely easily and it has happened to all of us at some point. 😁
Hopefully many stress free days ahead for you.
Omg, I can't thank you enough for this video! I swear I thought my refrigerator was possessed!
Good morning, you are very welcome. A possessed refrigerator is not good...😆
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Think you so much !! This video save us money!!!
You are very welcome, thanks for watching.
omg thank you!! we bought this brand new frig and that buzzing noise was driving us nuts.
Wow, what a easy fix. Thanks for posting this video.
Very helpful!!Saved me money from calling for service
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Awesome! Was exactly what the issue was! I was starting to panic that I'd have to replace my refrigerator right before Christmas!
Thanks for watching & that’s great news. You can keep that money in your pocket. 😁
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Geeze I don't believe this. I've been trying FOR MONTHS to find out what was causing this annoying loud intermittent buzzing noise in my fridge, I even changed out the black 'compressor starter relay thingy', thinking that was the problem (it obviously wasn't!). In desperation I came back to YT tonight at 2AM because the switching on & off noise was driving me nuts, and I found your video. And in 10 seconds, the problem is fixed! Yup, it was my icemaker with the arm set in the down 'on' position, and the fridge has no water line to it. I'll fix that water line later, but at least now I can sleep at night and not worry about when my fridge is about to explode or just die! 🤣
THANK YOU for posting this little gem of a solution for us dummies who can't figure these things out ourselves! And from the comments, I can see I'm not the only one! Cheers!
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what if you dont have an ice maker? is it safe to say that my fridge is just haunted? thoughts on burning sage in the freezer? could use your help, thanks mike
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Thanks for watching, it’s very possible that your compressor is weakening. How old is your Refrigerator?
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I think that did it! Thanks!!!!! Hopefully I have not done permanent damage to my brand new fancy fridge.
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Thanks worked for me !!!!!
Thank you for sharing this, that’s great. That buzzing can get pretty obnoxious.
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My Maytag makes a loud buzzing sound coming from the back when the water is coming into the machine to fill the ice maker.
I believe that it is the water value. I also discovered that the installers connect the water line to the hot water side of a source although it is a long distance away from the frig. Is that a problem? It doesn't seem to effect the ice itself.
Thanks for watching & we appreciate you reaching out to us. Your water line feeding water to your refrigerator will travel through a hard copper line to a shutoff valve.
What color is the valve?
@@DIYwithMichaelBorders I can see the water valve on the back of the unit. The water line enters the back of the machine about half way up from the floor and there is no access to any part of the back. I also can’t see any access from the inside of the unit. I had expected to find a valve near the bottom. Not so.
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Thanks for the reply. Does it feed into the floor? Do you have a drop ceiling on the floor level below the floor at which your refrigerator is on? If yes, you can gain access to the lower plumbing that feeds through the floor.
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Yes it feeds into the floor. It’s a direct line to the water pipe beginning with copper, then braided hose and then plastic into the rear of the frig. Shut off is at the water pipe 30 feet away. Previous frig with ice maker it not make the loud buzzing during water flow.
Correction. I can not see any valve on the back of the frig. The back is completely enclosed.
Worked like a charm. Thanks......
thank you this video helped a lot fixed my problem
Great to hear Amir, thanks for watching & sharing this. Hope all is well.
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Thank you to the moon and back! This solved our problem! No more buzzing! We decided to disconnect the water line for the fridge. Never liked the taste of the water or ice, plus filters are stupid expensive. I kept hearing our fridge buzzing, but the fridge isn't that old and still works like it should (knock on wood). I've been worried I would come home to a warm fridge and spoiled food. It's cold 🥶 as it has always been. I made sure the ice maker was off and it was indeed on. 🤦♀️ Ours has the wire arm that springs down to turn on the ice maker. You can pull up the wire bar to turn it off, but it can easily fall down if slightly bumped turning it back on. I guess if it falls down again, I'll rig it up and tie it up somehow so it doesn't fall down into the on position. Stupid design on our fridge. Just incorporate a toggle switch like on the fridge you have. Thanks again.
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Worked for 2020 GE fridge. Thanks!
I have had my French Door Whirlpool maybe 10-12/yrs. Just this morning 1/17/20 I started getting this noise. I am going to hope pulling it out, and if I can get back cover off, see if it needs a vac.
Never know what can bring the noise or it is part going bad.
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How long after turning it to the off switch, should the buzzing noise go away? Mine was on (water line was never installed) and started making this noise 2 days ago and it’s been driving me crazy! 😅
Thanks for watching, sound goes away after about 10 minutes. 😎👍
four days hearing the crunchy noise, just bought it, thanks very much,
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1/17/20 I unplugged it at two different times, now 10:33am. Just went back to check and Humming gone. Lets hope it stays running good. Don't care to spend on a new frig.
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Omg!! I think this just might do the trick - thank you! Fingers crossed!
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@@DIYwithMichaelBorders it’s been 2 days and haven’t heard a thing!!!! Thank you sooooooo much! God bless!
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Enjoy your upcoming weekend Patille.
@@patille did the buzzing noise go away immediately after turning the switch to off?
@@Bella_0303 it sure did!!
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Hey man! I’m having some long buzzing with a stop click. I replaced the condenser motor fan as it wasn’t spinning. And I don’t have any water hooked up tot he fridge, so no ice ever. Do you think it might be the evaporator motor fan? Or a something else?
I’ve been told it could possibly be a relay issue.
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Your evaporator fan blades may be making contact with its housing or ice buildup.
Please keep us posted, looking forward to hearing back from you.
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Man thank you so much
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My ice maker was off before plugging LG Frig. I did not hear a sound for four or five days now I hear a humming sound. Checked the icemaker off button and it is still off. I guess I must call LG/Home Depot for a repair call. Thanks for your video.
Chef Bambu
Thanks for watching & we hope the video helped. Is LG refrigerator brand new? If yes, did you allow the new refrigerator to sit upright & stationery not plugged in...aka “unplugged” for at least 3 hours. This is required in order for all of the internal fluids to properly settle.
If plugged in before this time period, you will experience these symptoms...& this is for all manufacturers...not just LG.
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@@DIYwithMichaelBorders Yes, Frig sat for a couple days with icemaker off and unplugged. However, the humming sound is now gone. Appreciate your reply. - Jack
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Thanks...fixed issue in 5 seconds
Awesome!!!! 😁
A 5 second DIY fix is wonderful! Thanks for sharing.
So how long after I switch it on does the noise stop? It seems like I overstuffed the freezer and knocked it off. But the buzzing noise is still happening. I think I broke something.. it’s a ge
Did you eve me find an answer?
Thanks, that's what I'm going to ✔️ check tomorrow.
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Wow that was it! I have a digital switch and when the light is on that means that icemaker is off. I thought it was the other way around. It's been bugging me for a week! Thank you so much!!!
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Thank you I was having same issue then realized the ice switch was on and we don’t use it and no line is connected. It kept making that loud buzzing noise like every 2-3 hrs only had it for a month I just turned it off hopefully that fixed issue.
Can’t thank you enough! It’s been bugging me for a week and now it’s silent.
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We just bought New Samsung Frost free Double Door fridge 5in1 convertible. Nothing inside fridge and freezer. After say 4/5 minutes of turning on this digital inverter RT45M5538BS 415 litre fridge, it is making constant humming high pitched (but not solo loud, just electronic noise) noise/sound is coming. It is just half an hour the fridge is running so far. No Ice maker switch here in this model. But I switched off the freezer compartment. Will look for the noise after that, and will try to keep ice maker in it. Just your opinion needed sir. Love from India❤️
Jalgaonkar Vijay
Thanks for watching & sharing your experience. After your new refrigerator arrives, it is recommended to allow the refrigerator to sit in the unplugged/off position for a minimum of 3 hours.
This allows all the refrigerant & parts to stabilize prior to adding power. This may be causing the humming/vibrating sounds.
You may need to unplug refrigerator for a bit & try it again.
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Just checked, I have exact same sw, and it is ON. Thank you.
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I don't have an ice maker and my NEW Frigidaire hums like a million-watt transformer. Meanwhile the 35 year old Kenmore in the garage is quite as a church mouse.
Thanks for watching & that’s no fun. By chance did you allow the refrigerator to sit stationary and unplugged for several hours after it was delivered?
By doing this, you ensure that all the internal fluids properly balance which alleviates many problems when being plugged in for first time.
Below is a link to a video that talks more about the importance of this.
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I know this is a very late pose but the past weeks my fridge which is exactly like yours was making noise in the middle of nights and now the fridge stopped working I checked and somebody had turned the ice maker to on for the past few months without water hose attached any idea how to fix this problem thanks.
Thanks for watching & we recommend verifying ice maker is turned off. Next, you may need to perform a system reset. Below is a link to our video showing this procedure with a different refrigerator.
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Omg thank you I was about to call for repair! I have a Whirlpool and it was not set right. Mine has a bar so you can hit it really easily.
Sereina Marie
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Whirlpool 340 liters refridgerator making loud noise like vibration sound.... Not continuesly..... But that noise making me very iritation.....please give me advice how to stop that noise. And is it any problem to mmy refridgerator
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Thanks for watching. How old is refrigerator. Have you verified ice maker is not making the mentioned noise. Hope to help.
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My fridge is humming like a Tiajuana lady of the night. Appears to be from the freezer side (not the compressor or condenser fan). Any ideas?
utseay
Thanks for watching & sharing your experience...a humming appliance is not good in most cases! 🤔
Have you checked your Ice Maker power switch shown in this video? If it’s on & you have no water flowing through system...it’s going to make some interesting sounds...we recommend turning it off before it damages the Ice Maker.
Keep us posted!
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My idea is that you’re a gross idiot who thinks it’s funny to joke about prostitutes :)
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I bought the fridge last week. I disconnected my water line because i need to get a new kit. There was a super loud hockey goal buzzer noise in the middle of the night. Happened twice. I checked the switch and it was on, so i switched it off. Do you think it is ok until i hook up the water line?
YES! it does sound like a vintage hockey goal sound LMFAO. I'm dealing with a loud fridge right now and i thought i heard that sound somewhere. GO SHARKS btw lol
Easy peasy we will be shutting that sucker off for sure, thanks AGAIN you are AWESOME !!
gjax57
Very cool, that’s exactly what we did! We bought a separate nugget ice maker and we love it 😁 if you’re curious what the nugget ice maker is, we have attached a link below.
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Below is the link to the nugget ice maker it’s pretty awesome we will be honest! 😃
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Said the same thing twice. Did not offer a solution if in fact, as in my case, his simple solution was not the problem.
Thanks for watching and sharing your thoughts. Well…we can alleviate the option shown in this video as your cause…as you mentioned…😎👍
It may be as simple as shifting food a bit so the vents are not blocked. Blocked vents can cause back-flow and vibration.
If that doesn’t help, next common cause is ice buildup on vents. You may need to shift some food a bit to gain access to the vents that push ice cold air into freezer to maintain it’s temperature.
If you see any ice buildup, you will need to CAREFULLY remove ice. Keep us posted and hey if you’re into crypto trading, check out our newly launched DIY ecosystem.
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I have bought a brand new Indesit fridge freezer I have just put it on and it is making a very loud whirring noise
Thanks for watching, congrats on new refrigerator. Do you have a waterline hooked up to unit?
@@DIYwithMichaelBorders Hi thanks for responding what is a waterline? All I did was plug it in at the mains electricity. I have it in my living room.
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Thanks for the reply. In most cases, the waterline will be hooked up to the back side of refrigerator prior to pushing refrigerator into designated space.
Waterline feed water into refrigerator for ice maker and drinking water faucet…if installed.
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It worked brother.
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I hate loud sounds, so I freaked out when I heard the sound. I thought it was going to explode or something 😭
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😲 Thanks for watching! We definitely understand your concern. What’s your update? Were you able to turn off icemaker and eliminate the humming/buzzing sound?
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Hahahahahahahahha OMG im so stupid))) this was such a simple fix))))) thank you
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Ahhh, what a simple fix. Thanks for the post.
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Thank you!! My fridge has been making a sound like a transformer kicking off for the past 4 days. Somehow the icemaker had been turned on. My worrie$ are over.
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what if the fridge doesnt have an ice machine/maker at all?
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It’s likely that there’s ice buildup on the internal condenser fans and vents. Carefully scraping ice away from vents to increase air-flow might be all you need to do.
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I just brought a fancy fridge a couple of weeks ago. It's working great but I kept hearing this wwwwweirddddd humming noise every few hours. I would look all over the fridge trying to locate the darn humming noise with absolutely no-luck. And I can only return the thing in the next two days. Sooooo I decided to ask the omniscient Google god for help & you popped-up. Yeapppppppppppppp, the icemaker was on & I just turned it off. Tomorrow we'll see if that's it. Thk you & omniscient Google
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PS: Hopefully I don't have to now sacrifice a goat tomorrow to the omniscient Google god (butttttttttt you never know).
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What’s the update, did this help solve your humming noise?
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Same problem for few weeks.Thanks youtube !!!
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Update on the. Noise?
Bingo! The ice maker turned itself on to send me a not so subtle message that, after 3 years of procrastinating, I really should drill that hole through the wall and plumb some water to the fridge. :)
So hopefully that this works. I don't have a switch buy an arm that goes up and down according to if I want ice or not. I flipped it on to make ice. We'll see wha t happens. It's still buzzing but not as loud.
IT WORKED! Thanx for saving my sanity! And no expense!
Karen Kaza
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I have a mini fridge thats making a noise like the one you described. Still trying to figure it out since it doesn't have an ice maker.
Nicolas Cuenca
Thanks for watching & sharing your experience.
Did you just recently purchase this mini fridge brand new?
If yes, how long have you had it?
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DIY With Michael Borders I just came on here bcuz I’m trying to figure out how to get rid of that noise it’s a mimi fridge as well and i got it from offer up.... how can I get it to stop
love that song, what is the title of it
Johnny Cleus
Thanks for watching, which song are you referring too? Hope this video helped. Us fellow DIY’ers need to stick together. Many more helpful videos to come!
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DIY With Michael Borders yes the Video helped me, just fixed my fridge with that stupid noise. I was talking about your intro song
Johnny Cleus
Thanks for the update, this is an iMovie tune.
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Do you have video about how to change water filter in Refrigerator?
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Cannot thank u enough!! That noise was sooo frustrating.
Thanks for watching, you are very welcome.
It worked instantly..thanks bro
Frank Austin
Awesome Awesome & thanks for sharing your comment! That little ice maker can make some very odd sounds as it attempts to make ice with no water 😜
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It worked.. Thanks
jessy joseph
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Done
jessy joseph
Awesome Awesome & thanks!
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if i turn the icemaker off will it cause any issues to my water filter?
Thanks for watching. When turned off. The system will not allow water into the ice maker. Your filter will operate normally for your water system. Let us know if you have any questions. Us fellow DIY’ers need to stick together.
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@@DIYwithMichaelBorders thank you Michael, nice to know that the water filter will be normal and running as usual and we can still use it, just one last quick question if you don't mind, the filter water that comes out from the fridge - was that made from like water from outside/drainage, should we boil that to be safe or not needed?
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Thanks for the reply. The water entering your filter is same water that makes it to your sink faucet. Hope this helps.
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@@DIYwithMichaelBorders thank you so much!
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What if your switch is off but you are still hearing a humming and buzzing?
Thanks for watching. A common cause for that is ice buildup around your vents and condenser. Some viewers have shared with us that they unplug refrigerator for a few hours to allow ice to melt to a point where they can break it free from vents.
I would never be dumb enough to buy an LG appliance.
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THANK YOU!!!
You are very welcome, thanks for watching.
That was it! It was the icemaker. Thanks!
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Hopefully many stress free days ahead for you.
my fridge does not have a switch on/off button for ice making. what should i do?
Thanks for watching & welcome to the DIY Raptor Club. If no switch, you should have an adjustable lever built into ice maker.
Shifting lever up should deactivate ice maker.
@@DIYwithMichaelBorders Thanks! I went ahead to unplug the fridge for 5 hours. See if the problem will go away.
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@@DIYwithMichaelBorders It works!👍👍👍Thanks a million. The fridge runs with no noise issues today!
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What if there is NO ice maker!!??
Thanks for watching, did you remove ice maker?
Sure as shit, that is what happend. I don't have the ice maker hooked up, but it was turned on by accident due to popsicles, lol.
Ripley7t
Thanks for watching & sharing your experience! 😃. We hope your refrigerator is feeling good now that the ice maker is off. Keep us posted on any questions you may have down the road, we are here to help!
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Those pesky Popsicle's haha
It was the ice machine!
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What about those with icing components without switches
Mwebembezi Albert
Thanks for watching & great question. You may have a compressor causing the humming/buzzing noise. How old is refrigerator?
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@@DIYwithMichaelBorders 4 months old. It's a hisense 120L fridge.
Mwebembezi Albert
Thanks for the reply. 4 months old is very young. We’d be shocked if the compressor is weakening.
Did you allow refrigerator to sit 3-5 hours upright & unplugged prior to plugging in for the first time? This is important as it allows all of the internal fluids to properly set.
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@@DIYwithMichaelBorders No I didn't.
Mwebembezi Albert
Thanks for the reply & it’s possible that unplugging it & allowing it to sit for 3 to 5 hours to allow internal fluids to settle and then re-plugging refrigerator in may help.
We recommend doing this on a day that you have very little inside your refrigerator and freezer. Keep us posted.
I have a Samsung fridge. Fridge was setup by the guys who delivered it. When the compressor is on it is loud. It's a brand new fridge with a manufacturer date of 3 months ago.
Tyler Elliott
Thanks for sharing your comment. By chance...when the refrigerator was delivered, they should have advised you that the refrigerator must sit level, stationary, & unplugged for a minimum of 3-5 hours. This allows all internal fluids and refrigerant to properly settle prior to being plugged in.
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Tyler Elliott
If the refrigerator was dropped off and immediately plugged in....this will lead to improper stress on the compressor.
@@DIYwithMichaelBorders so should I turn it off and let it sit for a while?
Tyler Elliott
Thanks for the reply & it’s probably a better step to take this early in the refrigerator’s life.
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So, i just buy brand new Samsung fridge.We can delivery yesterday and we plug in today and it's making buzzing sound.Any help and the is no option for ice maker in Samsung fridge.
Thanks.
Sara
Thanks for watching. We recommend contacting customer support and letting them know that there is a buzzing sound. It’s important to do that now because if you wait too long...they may not be as helpful.
Customer support may tell you to wait a few days & see if the buzzing goes away. Some refrigerator’s work themselves out after an hour or two however several days of buzzing is NOT NORMAL. 😬
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Is it normal for a fridge to make a loud vibrating noise continuously?
verity mabunda
Thanks for watching. It depends on the severity of the humming. Loud noises...no.
When refrigerator temperature drops below the preset temp, the compressor turns on & begins the cooling process. That makes a little bit of noise however nothing that would make you think...hhhhmmm that’s not normal.
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why this problem causes, mine refrigerator has ice beam door cooling technology.
फ्रेडी खंबाटा
Thanks for watching. With no water being supplied to Ice Maker, the internal parts that require water will begin to grind & overheat...causing failure.
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My freezer is making a drilling sound🙆🏻♀️🤷🏽♀️
No it’s not the compressor, it’s new and it’s cooling
TheBluegrasslady1
Thanks for the reply, that’s great to hear...how new is it? If it was just delivered, it’s very important to allow your refrigerator to sit in the unplugged & off configuration for a minimum of 5 to 7 hours before plugging in.
This will ensure that all internal refrigerant and components properly settle.
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Video won't play it starts buffering exactly @00:10 and won't continue to play further at all
Luna Amore
Thanks for watching & sharing your comment. We just tested video & it played full through. You may want to give it another try. It might be helpful to connect to LTE, 4G, or WIFI.
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My LG noise is loud buzzing noise , but idont have a problem make ice. It’s ok, there’s not even a switch there anyways.
TheBluegrasslady1
Thanks for watching, you may have an issue with your compressor. As they age & weaken, they make some fun noises. 😲
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I can't find a on/off switch on mine but I'm thinking that is what is goin on with my frig
Thanks for watching & welcome to the DIY Raptor Club. Your design may have the lever similar to the older designs rather than button. The lever will usually be plastic & be about 3” long.
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@@DIYwithMichaelBorders you are right, it does! It was down. I pushed it up. Fingers crossed it stops. I'll update later today. Thank you for responding!
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Thanks for the reply, looking forward to hearing back from you!! 👍
it workss!!