Frigidaire French Door Refrigerator - Loud Noise - Quick Fix 👀

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  • Try this before you start replacing parts. This is an easy fix for the ice maker in the Frigidaire 26.8 cu. ft. French Door Refrigerator in Stainless Steel. It can be a lot of work to defrost a refrigerator. So I am just going to defrost the ice maker. It can take a month to defrost but it takes almost zero effort to fix this ice cube maker.
    If you don't want to take all the food out to fully defrost your refrigerator than just take out the ice tray. Even with the doors closed and the refrigerator still on this will eventually defrost the ice maker.
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  • @stephaniejohnson3612
    @stephaniejohnson3612 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    OMG! This totally worked. I only had to keep the ice tray out for 5 hrs and it worked. My fridge was making the moaning noise for a few weeks but last night it started making a flapping noise when the door was closed. My refrigerator is now quite as a mouse. Thank you!

    • @ThatHobby
      @ThatHobby  8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Glad it helped!

  • @gaberlv
    @gaberlv 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    It’s 4:20 am. Thank you for your video! I thought a helicopter was landing on my house 🙄😂 Thanks again!

    • @ThatHobby
      @ThatHobby  7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      That's great! I am glad you got it to work. That fan can get pretty loud when it has all that ice built up on it.

  • @Reddex0427
    @Reddex0427 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Dude, THANK YOU. I was pulling my hair out with that annoying buzzing noise. Saw your video, and checked behind the ice tray and there was a huge ice block on the ice maker module. Used my heat gun to quickly defrost and it went away instantly.

    • @ThatHobby
      @ThatHobby  หลายเดือนก่อน

      That's awesome! Yeah a good defrost will do the trick.

  • @EllenSmith-iw7cl
    @EllenSmith-iw7cl ปีที่แล้ว +7

    That was extremely helpful, pulled the ice bin held my heat gun on middle setting (could use a hair dryer) pushed button and in 3 minutes presto!

    • @ThatHobby
      @ThatHobby  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That's Awesome! They say a heat gun is better than a hair dryer. You have a little more control with a heat gun. But yeah if you get to it quick enough it's not that tough of a fix.

  • @CoryKetchup
    @CoryKetchup ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I was watching hockey and literally heard this problem happen. Found your video pretty quickly. 4-5 hours of that ice tray out. Also I turned the freezer setting down to the lowest. But thank you so much, you alleviated the panic right away and that alone was huge.

    • @ThatHobby
      @ThatHobby  ปีที่แล้ว

      Glad it helped

    • @anthonyvoutier
      @anthonyvoutier 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Oddly enough I was just watching hockey and noticed my fridge started doing the same thing 😂

  • @rosita5256
    @rosita5256 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Gracias por su video, en 1 hora o menos se dejo de escuchar el ruido 🙏🙌, gracias por ayudar a otros con su experiencia 😊

  • @iQuizSage
    @iQuizSage 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Thank you very much! Our Freezer was making a loud noise!

    • @ThatHobby
      @ThatHobby  9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Yeah that fan noise can be kind of loud.

    • @iQuizSage
      @iQuizSage 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Yes all we had to to is remove the ice tray lol!@@ThatHobby

    • @kurrves
      @kurrves หลายเดือนก่อน

      I just started hearing the noise.And I removed the ice tray but it still buzzing really loud

  • @scooodlescorn4070
    @scooodlescorn4070 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Good stuff! Thank you.

    • @ThatHobby
      @ThatHobby  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      You bet! Your welcome

  • @nikolaispence4370
    @nikolaispence4370 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Thanks this worked great!!

    • @ThatHobby
      @ThatHobby  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      You're welcome! When the heating elements stop working properly a good defrosting will help to get it back on track.

  • @melissam.8995
    @melissam.8995 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Worked perfect!! Thank you!!

    • @ThatHobby
      @ThatHobby  ปีที่แล้ว

      You're welcome!

  • @deenaramos8191
    @deenaramos8191 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    This exact video, I need

    • @ThatHobby
      @ThatHobby  7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Awesome!

  • @benb5893
    @benb5893 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I can't thank you enough sir! This sound is so annoying, thanks to you is gone! 👏

    • @ThatHobby
      @ThatHobby  ปีที่แล้ว

      You're welcome!

    • @louisletourneau3429
      @louisletourneau3429 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ​@@ThatHobby but do the sound come back periodically ?

    • @ThatHobby
      @ThatHobby  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@louisletourneau3429 Yes this is just a quick defrost. It will freeze up again. But if you have time to plan out a full defrost that will last longer.

    • @louisletourneau3429
      @louisletourneau3429 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@ThatHobby the sound we have is more like a valve that periodically open to fill water . But it's too frequent to be that ....

  • @vannydakong3012
    @vannydakong3012 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I did this and it worked! However, now it isn’t making ice cubes do you know why that might be?

    • @ThatHobby
      @ThatHobby  8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Yeah it probably has a lot of ice built up behind the ice maker. The water line is probably frozen.

  • @mowomedia4801
    @mowomedia4801 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Thanks! I can stop banging on the fridge to make the noise go away.

    • @ThatHobby
      @ThatHobby  6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      This will start the defrosting process too. If you bang on it that could break up some of the ice on the back of the refrigerator and that could help a little but it really just needs to be defrosted.

  • @TheCrawlspaceCraftsman
    @TheCrawlspaceCraftsman 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Good Tip!!! Thanks of sharing!

    • @ThatHobby
      @ThatHobby  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks for watching! Some people say you should defrost your fridge every 6 months but that seems like a lot of work. So I just do this every once in a while when it starts acting up.

  • @charlescavanagh597
    @charlescavanagh597 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    A month?! Nuts 😊

    • @ThatHobby
      @ThatHobby  ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah that was pretty bad. But after that it worked fine for about 6 months and then I had to defrost it again. I think it can get a lot of ice built up in there and if that happens it will take a while to defrost.

  • @lisagrace8909
    @lisagrace8909 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you very much 👍

    • @ThatHobby
      @ThatHobby  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      You are very welcome. This has worked for me a few times. I still want to empty the fridge out and give it a full defrost. But that can be a bit of a chore. So this is a good compromise.

  • @gilbertmartinez856
    @gilbertmartinez856 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    So….just take the ice tray out? No need to unplug or leave door open?

    • @ThatHobby
      @ThatHobby  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Yes that's right you don't have to unplug it or even leave the door open. This is a easy way to defrost the ice behind the fan motor. It can be a real chore to take everything out of your fridge and defrost it. So this is quick fix. But some people say they defrost their fridge every year or even every 6 months. So if you have the time a full defrost and a good cleaning would be a great way to go.

    • @gilbertmartinez856
      @gilbertmartinez856 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thank you for your help and reply!!!!

  • @ChynaRe
    @ChynaRe 12 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Omg such a lifesaver! Quick and easy, no fluff! Thank you!

    • @ThatHobby
      @ThatHobby  12 วันที่ผ่านมา

      You're welcome!

  • @Yahuah-Ahavah-Shalom
    @Yahuah-Ahavah-Shalom ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Mine is making that noise but I don’t have any water hooked up to it. What do you think is the problem?😢

    • @ThatHobby
      @ThatHobby  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      The freezer can still form ice around the fan. Even without the water on. So it probably just needs a little defrost to clear out ice build up.

    • @Yahuah-Ahavah-Shalom
      @Yahuah-Ahavah-Shalom ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@ThatHobby oh okay thank you

    • @Yahuah-Ahavah-Shalom
      @Yahuah-Ahavah-Shalom ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@ThatHobby sorry to be a bother, but to defrost it all I need to do is remove the ice tray?

    • @ThatHobby
      @ThatHobby  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Yahuah-Ahavah-Shalom Yeah that is the quickest way to defrost it. Just take out the ice tray to defrost the ice maker. You don't have to leave the refrigerator door open or anything like that. Just taking out the ice maker tray should be good enough. Also make sure you don't have a lot of bulky items stacked up next to the ice maker.

    • @Yahuah-Ahavah-Shalom
      @Yahuah-Ahavah-Shalom ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@ThatHobby thank you for your wisdom. Good bless you and your family.

  • @KiaPresley
    @KiaPresley ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Do I leave the lever down for it continue making ice?

    • @ThatHobby
      @ThatHobby  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I don't have a lever on mine. I just took out the ice tray to help the ice on the fan defrost. Once the noise stops and it starts making ice again I put the ice tray back in.

    • @mississippioutlaw71
      @mississippioutlaw71 ปีที่แล้ว

      No it will look almost all the way down...

  • @tpm2637
    @tpm2637 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What sound is it making? I woke up tonight with mine making a knocking noise

    • @ThatHobby
      @ThatHobby  ปีที่แล้ว

      The first sound I get is from the blades hitting ice build up in the back of the ice maker. The fan makes a airplane sound. Once it defrosts a little that sound goes away. The knocking noise kind of sounds like ice is dropping. I get that sound sometimes too. The other day I opened the bottom freezer and some ice chunks fell out. So I am thinking some ice chunks are falling down into the freezer from the fan causing a knocking or dropping sound.

  • @kaylanew1522
    @kaylanew1522 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Do I shut ice maker off??

    • @ThatHobby
      @ThatHobby  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I didn't shut it off. I don't have a shut off on mine. But if you can shut it off that would be better. I just took out my ice tray and let the ice maker defrost. Then I put it back in once it started making ice again.

  • @johnozarchuk2128
    @johnozarchuk2128 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Got a brand new unit yesterday and it’s doing this already. Annoying

    • @ThatHobby
      @ThatHobby  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      If you have a warranty they can send a tech out to check the thermostat. There is a heating element in there that should turn on to keep the ice from building up. I had mine repaired when it was still under warranty. They put a new heating element in it. The tech said the thermostats and the heating element go bad all the time. After he fixed it every thing was fine until the warranty ran out. Then it started acting up again.

    • @glennwallace9203
      @glennwallace9203 ปีที่แล้ว

      ours was 3 weeks old.

  • @ChristopherColdness
    @ChristopherColdness ปีที่แล้ว +1

    worked almost immediately

    • @ThatHobby
      @ThatHobby  ปีที่แล้ว

      That's great! That noise can be a real pain. Our TV is in the family room right next to the kitchen and when the fridge starts acting up it can really wreck whatever I am watching.

    • @ChristopherColdness
      @ChristopherColdness ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@ThatHobby it’s definitely the fan blades hitting the ice. i didn’t take the panel off to remove the ice build up this time. the defrost worked, but i think i should remove the panel next time to make sure all the ice is gone.

    • @ThatHobby
      @ThatHobby  ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ChristopherColdness Yeah I have done this a few times to defrost it but taking the panel of to get the ice out may be a little more work but it will be worth it in the end. Defrosting can take a while.

    • @louisletourneau3429
      @louisletourneau3429 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@ThatHobby when it defrost , is there a lot of water in the ice cube compartment after ?

  • @ViDZ-el9km
    @ViDZ-el9km 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Dope!

    • @ThatHobby
      @ThatHobby  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks this tip may seem pretty simple but it really helps. I have done this a few times now and it works ever time.

  • @denislabine5846
    @denislabine5846 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I unplugged the fridge and left the doors opened and the next day… no ice

    • @ThatHobby
      @ThatHobby  ปีที่แล้ว

      I need to do that too. I keep saying next time I need groceries I will take what's left in the fridge out and defrost the hole thing.

  • @Blayze1017
    @Blayze1017 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Mine sounds like a jack hammer

    • @ThatHobby
      @ThatHobby  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      You might need to defrost it if there is a lot of ice in there.

    • @Blayze1017
      @Blayze1017 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@ThatHobby I defrosted the ice buildup behind the ice maker. Was Good for about 10 hrs then started back again

    • @Blayze1017
      @Blayze1017 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Any suggestions?

    • @ThatHobby
      @ThatHobby  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@Blayze1017 You could try to defrost the whole refrigerator but if that doesn't work there is a heating element behind the ice maker that could have gone bad. I had mine replaced when it was still under warranty.

    • @Blayze1017
      @Blayze1017 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@ThatHobby ok i sure do preciate it.