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Just installed yesterday. Seems to cool fine. Motor running constantly and every 10 seconds or so it makes a short revving sound, like when you rev your car. Sounds like a fan trying to kick into a higher gear but not making it. Very annoying and distracting when trying to watch tv in the next room. Will call for a service call because I can’t keep an appliance that sounds like this. Just wondering if anyone has any ideas. And YES I read the whole manual and it doesn’t describe this noise.
Hi @jackie113, With new refrigerators when turned on for the first time after being installed, it can sometimes take between 12-24 hours for the compartments to reach their set operating temps as the whole interior of the compartments i.e. compartment linings etc have to be cooled down as well as the air inside so maybe this is why the compressor is running continually, but after this time it should only start when the temps go above their set operating temp range and then turn off once they’ve reached it. Also the refrigerator should enter the auto defrost cycle approx once every 8-10 hours to auto defrost the evaporator unit in the freezer. During the defrost cycle both the compressor and the evaporator fan are turned off. The defrost cycle lasts for about 20-25 minutes. Then the compressor and evap fan are turned on again to get the temps back to their set operating range When the “noise” occurs try opening a door (either one) and check if the noise stops. If it does it is the evaporator fan as the compressor (and the condenser fan if running) do not stop when a door is opened but the evaporator fan does so as to prevent cold air being blown out the door. It will start again when the door is closed. If the refrigerator is still under warranty get it checked out under warranty and don’t void the warranty by trying to fix it yourself.
